.exe web pages?

[silentkiller]

Any idea how do I display a webpage before a file download begins?

For example, someone downloads the file directly from www.abc.com/file.exe

A page will be displayed to the user and the download will begin in like a 5 or 10 seconds.

Sorry if i failed to explain myself clearly

 

[mch]

I think you need to use mod_rewrite in Apache to redirect all www.abc.com/file.exe requests to www.abc.com/download.php?file=file.exe. I've never used it but I'm sure you'll find more than enough tutorials on it.

 

[silentkiller]

Thank you! I get the idea..

 

[Eric]

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^(.*).exe$ /dl_file.php?file=$1.exe

Could use something similar^ for redirecting. Which whatever.com/somefile.exe etc will all be directed to whatever.com/dl_file.php?file=somefile.exe.

Then the actual pause in the download can be done in dl_file.php. Make any sense? Sorry if not, 5 am..no sleep