script not terminating immediately

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I have a script that lets the user download files (stored in a blob field after doing a bin2hex() )

function hex2bin($h){ ... }
// code to get $filecontent,$filesize,$uploadname from database
header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
header("Content-Length: $filesize");
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.$uploadname.'"');
echo hex2bin($filecontent);

everything is working fine, except the browser is taking 3 to 4 seconds after downloading the file to finally terminate the http session.

Any clue whats causing that.

thanks. Pari

Thanks Greg & svens turns out i was doing a ob_start("ob_gzhandler") in one of the include files, which is causing the delay. I turned it off and the download script is working fine now. thanks for the help folks. — Pari
– Pari, Commented Oct 23, 2009 at 9:09

Pari · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-23 09:10:06Z

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Turns out there was an ob_start("ob_gzhandler") in one of the include files. Removing it solved the issue.

thanks everyone. Pari

answered Oct 23, 2009 at 9:10

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GabiMe · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-23 08:47:21Z

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Probably the "code to get $filecontent,$filesize,$uploadname from database" is the problem. Show it

answered Oct 23, 2009 at 8:47

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