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Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content

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On 02 Oct 2022 at 11:14:13 BST, "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote:

> On 01/10/2022 21.44, Tim Streater wrote:
> 
>>>> ob_clean ();
> 
> This will just clean out the output buffer, so the max size would then
> be limited of the buffer size, think you need to switch to use
> ob_end_clean() which disables the output buffer and is recommended in
> the php documentation for readfile.

This solved the problem.

>>>> readfile ($file);
> 
> By the way, what value does the readfile return?
> Also do you get an exception?

I think I must have got a real error or exception at this point, as code after
the readfile to check the readfile return and also compare with filesize() was
not executed. I've not heard back from the hosting provider at this point.

Thanks for your help.

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Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2022-10-01 14:50 +0000
  Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2022-10-01 18:47 +0200
    Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2022-10-01 19:44 +0000
      Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2022-10-02 00:18 +0200
      Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2022-10-02 12:14 +0200
        Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2022-10-02 15:57 +0000
  Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content Jerry Stuckle <stuckle.jerry@gmail.com> - 2022-10-01 12:57 -0400
    Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2022-10-01 19:48 +0000
      Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content Jerry Stuckle <stuckle.jerry@gmail.com> - 2022-10-01 19:13 -0400
        Re: Downloading strangeness: downloaded file has no content Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2022-10-02 16:01 +0000

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