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@NogDogJan 06.2009 — #You can send the following headers:
@NogDogJan 07.2009 — #Note that, iframe or not, the link needs to point to a server-side script whose only responsibility is to supply the download (as per the code in my first reply); you cannot simply put the download code in the middle of a script that is doing other outputs (such as the HTML page display).
main_page.php:
download_file.php:
Force download
Is there a way to force a download, prompt a save to download, or open in new window when a button is clicked or when a page is loaded?
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@NogDogJan 06.2009 — #You can send the following headers:[code=php]
<?php
$file = '/file/you/want/downloaded';
header('Content-Length: '.filesize($file));
header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream'); // change this if you know exact mimie type
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.basename($file).'"');
header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
readfile($file);
exit;
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@NogDogJan 07.2009 — #Note that, iframe or not, the link needs to point to a server-side script whose only responsibility is to supply the download (as per the code in my first reply); you cannot simply put the download code in the middle of a script that is doing other outputs (such as the HTML page display).main_page.php:
[code=php]
<?php /* this is the main page */ ?>
<p>blah blah blah
<a href="download_file.php">Download file</a>
blah blah blah</p>
[/code]download_file.php:
[code=php]
<?php
/* This file only does the download, nothing else. */
$file = '/file/you/want/downloaded';
header('Content-Length: '.filesize($file));
header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream'); // change this if you know exact mimie type
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.basename($file).'"');
header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
readfile($file);
exit;
[/code]