PHP automatically download file

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Is it possible to have PHP download a file from a remote server and save it in a local folder?

EDIT

I didn't know this was a duplicate question. Before posting I did search, but was searching for "php automatically download file" and was getting results on how to force a browser to download a file instead of opening it.

Dupe. stackoverflow.com/questions/1006604/saving-file-using-curl — 000
– 000, Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 6:05
I tried searching before I posted but wasn't sure what to search for. — Sherwin Flight
– Sherwin Flight, Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 6:08

Ryan · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-14 06:05:09Z

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        <?php
    // set url "http://
           curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "<your url>"); 

          //return the transfer as a string 
         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); 

         // $output contains the output string 
         $output = curl_exec($ch); 

         // close curl resource to free up system resources 
          curl_close($ch); 

    file_put_contents($output,"<file>";
    ?>

answered Apr 14, 2012 at 6:05

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Brendan Long · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-17 22:20:39Z

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Use file_get_contents.

edited Apr 17, 2012 at 22:20

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answered Apr 14, 2012 at 6:02

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