Need help with translating ASP code to PHP

[why-not]

Hi

To do this your way, which is not the best way do this!

do this!

PHP Code:

        header ( 'Location: ../DOWNLOADS/' . $_REQUEST['asset'] );

        exit (); 


To do it so that you validate the request (don't do something if something does not exist)

Then you would this!!!

PHP Code:

<?
    // system path to files windows full path ie: 'c:/www/docs/files/'

    $system = './http_docs/files/';

    // url to the files directory!

    $url = '/downloads/';


    if ( ! empty ( $_REQUEST['asset'] )  && is_readable ( $system . $_REQUEST['asset'] ) )
    {
        header ( 'Location: ' . $url . $_REQUEST['asset'] );

        exit ();
    }
    else if ( empty ( $_REQUEST['asset'] ) )
    {
        echo 'no valid file request sent';
    }
    else
    {
        echo 'file not found';
    }
<?

Sonia