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non-standard HTTP header supported by Apache to offload the process of serving large static files from dynamic scripts (eg: PHP, Python, Perl) after they have performed the necessary authorization or restriction logic.

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How can I get mod_xsendfile to guess the MIME type of the file to serve?

I am using mod_xsendfile to serve static files using Apache. However, I cannot find a way to get Apache to set a Content-type header based on the extension of the file it serves using xsendfile. This seems a little odd, since Apache is able to do…
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Alternative of send_file() in flask on Pythonanywhere?

I am new to python and still learning. I created a small python 3.6 Flask webapp on pythonanwhere and found out that send_file() is not working on pythonanywhere servers. I am actively looking for an alternative to download an excel file directly on…
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mod_xsendfile for Win x64?

I'm trying to install the mod_xsendfile Apache Module on Windows (7) x64 (using Apache 2.2) -- yes I'm doomed from the get-go, I know :-). Apparently there is : a) No Win x64 binary for mod_xsendfile, just a Win32 binary from the module's…
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PHP - How to find out if X-Sendfile is available and installed?

Basically, I would like to send a header X-Sendfile to the browser to send a file, but I don't want to call this if the X-Sendfile is not available or installed on the server. How can I check for this in PHP?? Or if this is impossible to check in…
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X-SendFile on Apache2 (PHP) serving 0B file, no errors though

I installed mod_xsendfile and it seems to have been successful; xsendfile.load appears in /etc/apache2/mods-enabled, and I've found no errors when running my test script. However, every time I run it, I get served a 0B file. Here's my test…
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Apache mod-x-sendfile but for remote url

I'm writing a PHP application where users can download some files. Not all files can be downloaded by all users and some complicated rights-checking is going on behind the scenes. Because of this rights-checking I don't want to expose the url where…
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Nginx: X-Accel-Redirect not working in files with know MIME extension

I am developing a webapp and X-Accel-Redirect header works fine only in files without extension. For some reason, if I add an extension to the file name the X-Accel-Redirect doesn't work. Working example: X-Accel-Redirect:…
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xsendFile downloads have 0 bytes

On LAMP stack, I can not get xSendFile to work. The problem is that the downloads have 0 bytes. In order to be sure that I have xSendFile installed, I have added this to my .htaccess file: SetEnv MOD_mod_xsendfile…
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HTTP File Download: Monitoring Download Progress

I am in a situation, when I have to implement downloading of large files(up to 4GB) from a Web server: Apache 2.4.4 via HTTP protocol. I have tried several approaches, but the best solution looks to be the usage of X-SendFile module. As I offer…
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What's The Deal With X-SendFile?

In asking around and doing some research, it seems like many people are really pushing X-Sendfile as the preferred method of serving large downloadable files to a browser-based client from a PHP script. Some methods I've been looking into…
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Why am I receiving an HTTP 412 status error in React Native on subsequent downloads of a specific file?

I have created a React Native App that allows me to download Zip packages to my app. In most cases it has worked, I can download the zip package, delete a zip package, and re-download it again. However, with one of my zip files I am encountering the…
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Nginx + node.js + x-SendFile

I currently have a node.js server behind a nginx reverse proxy. I would like to know if there is any performance benefits to using x-sendfile, rather than express "static" middleware or "sendFile" express method. I'm also curious about the reason…
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Saving animated GIFs using PIL (image saved does not animate)

I have Apache2 + PIL + Django + X-sendfile. My problem is that when I save an animated GIF, it won't "animate" when I output through the browser. Here is my code to display the image located outside the public accessible directory. def…
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How to use Nginx X-Accel with Symfony?

I would want to use Nginx X-Accel with Symfony, for the moment I've this code. $request->headers->set('X-Sendfile-Type', 'X-Accel-Redirect'); $request->headers->set('X-Accel-Mapping', '/var/www/html/files/=/protected-files/'); …
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Capistrano & X-Sendfile

I'm trying to make X-Sendfile work for serving my heavy attachments with capistrano. I found that X-Sendfile is not working with symlinks. How could I handle the files inside a folder symlinked by Capistrano so? my web server is apache2 +…
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