PHP: Fetch files from above the web root.

fetch-files.php

<?php
/******************************************************************
* This script will stream files that are stored above the web root.
* Public domain. Author: Sherri Wheeler. SyntaxSeed.com.
* Provided "as is" with no warranty.
*******************************************************************/

// CHECK FOR MEMBER LOGGED IN HERE, or include this into a file
// which already checks for member logged in.

// ****** Array of Private Files*******

$privateFilesPath[1] = "/home/username/privatedocs/file1.doc";
$privateFilesName[1] = "file1.doc";
$privateFilesMime[1] = "application/msword";

$privateFilesPath[2] ="/home/username/privatedocs/file2.txt";
$privateFilesName[2] = "file2.txt";
$privateFilesMime[2] = "text/plain";

// *************************

$index = intval($_GET['id']);

if(array_key_exists($index, $privateFilesPath)){

	$filepath = $privateFilesPath[$index];

	header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
	header("Content-type: ".$privateFilesMime[$index]);
	header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".$privateFilesName[$index]);
	header("Content-Length: " . filesize($filepath));
	header("Cache-Control: private"); // Required for IE6 opening PDFs.

	if(ob_get_length()){
		ob_clean();
	}
	flush();
	readfile($filepath);

}else{
   echo("File Not Found.");
}

exit(); // Remove this if including this script into another file.