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File download with speed limit
<?php
// local file that should be send to the client
$local_file = 'test-file.zip';
// filename that the user gets as default
$download_file = 'your-download-name.zip';
// set the download rate limit (=> 20,5 kb/s)
$download_rate = 20.5;
if(file_exists($local_file) && is_file($local_file)) {
// send headers
header('Cache-control: private');
header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
header('Content-Length: '.filesize($local_file));
header('Content-Disposition: filename='.$download_file);
// flush content
flush();
// open file stream
$file = fopen($local_file, "r");
while(!feof($file)) {
// send the current file part to the browser
print fread($file, round($download_rate * 1024));
// flush the content to the browser
flush();
// sleep one second
sleep(1);
}
// close file stream
fclose($file);}
else {
die('Error: The file '.$local_file.' does not exist!');
?>
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0xnbk commented Oct 8, 2010

This snippet shows you how to limit the download rate of a file download.

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BassemN commented Jan 17, 2016

Thanks :)

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