RE: [PHP] Re: download a pdf file

If the PDF file is publicly accessible via a web server, you should be able to simply do: header("Location: http://www.server.com/file.pdf"); -----Original Message----- From: kaab kaoutar [mailto:kaab_k@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 7:47 AM To: ftakle@online.no; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: download a pdf file Maybe ?! I tried it it gives me an error in that line header("Content-Disposition: filename=\"$file\""); But how when i click on a button, the dialog box for downloading appear? Thanks >From: "Fredrik Arild Takle" <ftakle@online.no> >To: php-general@lists.php.net >Subject: [PHP] Re: download a pdf file >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:35:38 +0200 > >Like this? > ><?php > >header("Content-Type: application/download\n"); >header("Content-Disposition: filename=\"$file\""); >$fn = fopen("$file" , "r"); >fpassthru($fn); > >?> > >Best Regards >Fredrik A. Takle >Bergen, Norway > >"Kaab Kaoutar" <kaab_k@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:F162Q1N8Pik3Y8pEBtK00001cdf@hotmail.com... > > Hi > > I looked in the php manual for how to download a file > > bbut in vain. > > Thanks > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To >contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net