PHP5.0.4 readfile buffer BUG

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If your hair is gradually coming out as you grow older, hope this saves the remaining ones:

If you are baffled as to why no php download script can be used to serve a file > 2Mb in size when using

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readfile($filename)

, see this known bug with php5.0.4 on various OS, including XP, SUSE, Debian.

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=32970

the work-around is posted there too.

(affects latest XAMPP build based on 5.0.4)

have fun.

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