Force file download

[cyrus]

Ok. I have some code:

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<?
  global $HTTP_USER_AGENT;
  $path = "video.wingit.boadway.ca/rubik.mov";
  $file=basename($path);
  $size = filesize($size);
  header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
  header("Content-Type: application/force-download");
  header("Content-Length: $size");
  // IE5.5 just downloads index.php if we don't do this
  if(preg_match("/MSIE 5.5/", $HTTP_USER_AGENT)) {
    header("Content-Disposition: filename=$file");
    } else {
      header("Content-Disposition: attachment;filename=$file");
      }
  header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
  $fh = fopen($path, "r");
  fpassthru($fh);
?>


My problem is that it won't download remote files! They have to be local. So:
HOW DO I FORCE DOWNLOAD A REMOTE FILE?

Thanks

[Oleg Butuzov]

http://php.spb.ru

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<?
     
     $so = fsockopen("php.spb.ru", 80, &$errno, &$errstr, 30);
     fputs($so,"GET /files/notepad.exe HTTP/1.0\nHOST: php.spb.ru\n\n");

     while(fgets($so,2048)!="\r\n" && !feof($so));
   
     unset($buf);
     while(!feof($so)) $buf.=fread($so,2048);
 
      fclose($so);
      echo "Download fine, size ".strlen($buf)." bytes."; flush();

     $f=fopen("download.tmp","wb+");
     fwrite($f,$buf,strlen($buf));
     fclose($f);
   
?>