getMimeType(); if (!$mime) { $mime = "application/octet-stream"; } $filename = $file->originalfilename; // fix for IE https issue header("Pragma: public"); header("Content-type: $mime"); if (strpos($mime, "image/") !== false) { header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=\"$filename\""); } else { header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"$filename\""); } $contents = $file->grabFile(); $splitString = str_split($contents, 8192); foreach ($splitString as $chunk) { echo $chunk; }