function file_get_content_headers

file_get_content_headers($file)

Examines a file object and returns appropriate content headers for download.

Parameters

$file: A file object.

Return value

An associative array of headers, as expected by file_transfer().

Related topics

File

includes/file.inc, line 2553

API for handling file uploads and server file management.

Code

function file_get_content_headers($file) {
  $name = mime_header_encode($file->filename);
  $type = mime_header_encode($file->filemime);

  return array(
    'Content-Type' => $type,
    'Content-Length' => $file->filesize,
    'Cache-Control' => 'private',
  );
}