Passing file download via php very slow

Question

I have a window 2003 dedicated server, i have installed xampp on it.

So i tried to pass download using PHP script such as zina from pancake.org, phpIndexer php functions such as fread, fgets, file, file_get_contents;

If i download let say from apache mod_dirlisting, the speed is 1mbps however on same server with using php, the speed dropped to 30kbps.

Any idea what causing it? should i tweak any php.ini to reflect?

Also, can you elaborate on what you mean by "download from mod_dirlisting"? You mean a direct file download from apache (without PHP)? — Pekka, Aug 11 '10 at 10:20
i tried various PHP download script available on net to test, its all same, 30kbps and so. Example, http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fread.php#84115 — newbieUser, Aug 11 '10 at 10:37

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 14 '11 at 08:06

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You could try to use readfile function (see PHP doc). fread or file_get_contents read file to memory then you send it by print or echo, readfile reads the file directly to the output buffer, should be faster.

answered Apr 14 '11 at 08:06

Serty Oan

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