Re: force download with header()

Are you using Internet Explorer? Then it's a "feature" of IE--it ignores the disposition headers sent by your server because its registry tells it that PDF files must be "viewed" inline. There's a way around it, although it's a bit kludgy--I wrote a small article about it that you can find here (it's in PDF format, as well): http://www.phparch.com/issuedata/2002/december/sample.php Essentially, you're telling IE to download a file with the extension ".pdf " (not the space) so that it can't match the MIME type anymore and will follow your suggestion of downloading the file instead of displaying it inline. Hope this helps! Cheers, Marco -- ------------ php|architect - The Magazine for PHP Professionals The monthly magazine dedicated to the world of PHP programming Check us out on the web at http://www.phparch.com!