RE: [PHP] Downloading a file
| From: | dan rossi | Date: | Sat, 03 May 2003 13:43:10 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Downloading a file | ||
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Header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
Header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename='.$filename);
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel R. Anderson [mailto:dan@mathjunkies.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 10:17 PM
To: shaun
Cc: php-general@lists.php.net
Subject: Re: [PHP] Downloading a file
I forget the exact specifications off my head, but you can write a PHP
script to send out a header that basically says download this file and
save as _____. Check out header() for more info (The type to just
download is octel/stream i /think/)
-Dan Anderson
On Sat, 2003-05-03 at 07:52, shaun wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have the following link on my page:
>
> <p>click <a href="/files/test.txt">here</a> to view the
> document</p>
>
> When I click on this link it opens the file in the same window, how can I
> make sure that the link opens a dialog box asking me if I want to download
> the file?
>
> Thanks for your help
>
>
>
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