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copied!<p>What I'm trying to do is to change a file with user's input and upload updated file back to user.</p> <p>for now i have some java script that collects data from inputs :</p> <pre><code>$('#collectButton').click(function() { var inputs = $('#someDiv input').get(); </code></pre> <p>Since I collect data I need to send it to my PHP code, it's done by ajax Post and JSON (array transfer).</p> <pre><code>$.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "Some.php", data: {postedData:JSON.stringify(inputs)}, success: function() { alert('done!'); } }); </code></pre> <p>Firebug console confirms data transfer and here comes the problem:</p> <p>In response I see the changed file (simple txt) that SHOULD be uploaded back, but it's not.</p> <p>PHP that I use is:</p> <pre><code>if (isset ($_POST['postedData'])){ $changes = (json_decode( $_POST['postedData'])); .... some changes done by for loop .... header('Content-Description: File Transfer'); header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.basename($nwFile)); header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary'); header('Expires: 0'); header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0'); header('Pragma: public'); header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($nwFile)); ob_clean(); flush(); readfile($nwFile); // deletes file right after fclose($nwFile); unlink($nwFile); </code></pre> <p>How to do it correct??</p> <p>Why the "header" part of PHP ignored?? </p> <p>PS</p> <p>Stand alone PHP file works grate.</p> <p>problem appears only in "calling PHP"</p>

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