Re: How can the Surfer download

On Friday 25 January 2002 02:16, daniel wrote: > Todd- > > > When I use the following code, I am not asked if I want to Save the file > > or Open it. Instead, the contents of the file are displayed in the > > browser. I am sure that I have missed something simple!! > > > > Todd > > > > <?php > > $len = filesize("test.pdf"); > > header("Content-type: application/pdf"); > > header("Content-Length: $len"); > > header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=test.pdf"); > > readfile("test.pdf"); > > ?> > > The code you are showing should work... therefore it may be > something to do with your browser. Try changing the Content-Type > to something that there is no way you could have ever registered in > your browser: > > header("Content-Type: x-this-is-a-test/for-php"); > > And see if that changes the way it handles it. Of course, > application/pdf is the CORRECT MIME type, so if this NEW MIME type > does solve the problem, you should attempt to fix your browser, and > put the script back the way it was. I just want to point out that some versions of IE are notoriously buggy (what's new ;-)) and would try to display any type of file regardless of what you have for the Content-Type. So if you have a buggy version of IE you need to upgrade it. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk /* Accident, n.: A condition in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body is better. -- Foolish Dictionary */