Re: Downloadable files without mod_rewrite

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:28 AM, WhyNotSmile <sharongilmore78@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to create a link on my page to download a file.  However,
> the server won't let me use mod_rewrite, and I'm having problems
> getting the download to work.  I googled the problem, and made some
> progress.
>
> So far, I have:
>
> In the view, the link to download the file is:
>
>    <?php echo $this->Html->link('Download File', '/downloads/
> download', array('class' => 'bluelink'));?>
>
> I have a controller called downloads_controller.php which contains:
>
> <?php
> class DownloadsController extends AppController {
>
>  function download () {
>  $this->view = 'Media';
>  $params = array(
>   'id' => 'constition.pdf', // hard-coded for now
>   'name' => 'constitution',
>   'download' => true,
>   'extension' => 'pdf',
>   'path' => APP . 'files' . DS
>  );
>  $this->set($params);
>  }
> }
>
> The file is in the directory 'app/files'.
>
> When I click on the link in the view I get:
>
>     Not Found
>
>     Error: The requested address '/downloads/download' was not found
> on this server.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what else I should be doing?

Set debug to 2 in core.php. Cake throws a 404 when it encounters an
error and is in production mode.

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