This script is useful in downloading files unto a webserver.

download

<?php
  // Enter URL of file to download here.
  $f = 'https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz';

  $dest_file = fopen (basename($f), "w");
  if (!$dest_file) {
    echo "<p>Error: Unable to open for writing.\n";
    exit;
  }
  $src_file = fopen ($f, "r");
  if (!$src_file) {
    echo "<p>Error: Unable to remote open for reading.\n";
    exit;
  }
  // Write the data here.
  while (!feof ($src_file)) {
    $line = fgets ($src_file, 1024);
    fwrite ($dest_file, $line);
  }
  fclose ($dest_file);
  fclose ($src_file);
  echo "File succesfully downloaded<br/>";
?>