How can I create a script to allow users to download files from my website that are stored in a database?

To allow users to download files from your website that are stored in a database, you can create a PHP script that retrieves the file data from the database and sends it to the user's browser as a downloadable file. You will need to set the appropriate headers to specify the file type and enable the file to be downloaded. 

```php
<?php
// Connect to your database
$pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=your_database', 'username', 'password');

// Retrieve file data from the database based on the file ID
$fileId = $_GET['file_id'];
$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM files WHERE id = :id");
$stmt->bindParam(':id', $fileId);
$stmt->execute();
$file = $stmt->fetch();

// Set the appropriate headers for file download
header('Content-Type: ' . $file['file_type']);
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $file['file_name'] . '"');

// Output the file data to the browser
echo $file['file_data'];
```

Make sure to replace 'your_database', 'username', 'password', 'files', 'id', 'file_type', 'file_name', and 'file_data' with your actual database information and column names. This script will allow users to download files from your website that are stored in a database.

Keywords

PHP file download database script user interface

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