Re^5: File download tool, file size issues, cgi-application

[rhesa]

The only hint you'll likely be able to get is the reported download size. The log should say something like

#ip address  ...  request                   status code  size  ...
10.10.10.10  ...  "GET /your/file HTTP/1.0" 200          65536  ...

The "size" field gives you the bytes sent. If the connection was broken mid-way, that value will be lower than your file size.

See Apache access log for the full details.

[salvix]

Also watch out for status code 206, it is the "Partial Content" status code.

In other words, it means the browser asked for a byte-range of data because it already had some data (e.g.: if the connection was interrupted during the download). So your log may also have a status code 206 and the size won't match the total file size...

Oh, wouldn't it be easier if your ISP allowed "full" CGIs?? :-P

[cupojoe]

Very good.

Thanks for your help!