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? asked in Computers & InternetProgramming & Design · 8 years ago

PHP script could not find file download?

Hello, I'm new to PHP so sorry if this seems rather basic but after downloading the script codes from this website: http://www.webvamp.co.uk/blog/coding/creating-one-...

I am now at the stage where I am told "We couldn't find the file to download."

I have tried specifying the exact URL of the download folder but still not luck.

The code is currently set to:

$strDownloadFolder = "/downloads/";

So, does this download directory mean "example.com/downloads/" is the directory where the download file should be hosted if index.php is in "example.com"'s root directory?

Sorry if I don't make much sense.

Thanks,

TMX boxburn

Update:

@Just Call Me AJ the "../downloads" worked perfectly, thank you so much! Hopefully as I get more used to web coding I'll become more aware of this kind of thing. I'll vote you best answer later when the option is available.

Thanks yet again.

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  • Just Call me AJ
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    yes you are correct.

    Try changing the folder to "../downloads/" and see if that works. If not try it without the final /

    That's all i can think of.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    check that the script is not appending and prepending the forward slashes.

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