File Download NOT open

[jerryyang_la1@yahoo.com]

I have a php page that reads files links from a Database.
This works well, but when we click on the link the file starts to open.

Is there anyway to force the file to SAVE not open ??

thanks

[Erwin Moller]

Re: File Download NOT open

jerryyang_la1@y ahoo.com wrote:

I have a php page that reads files links from a Database.
This works well, but when we click on the link the file starts to open.
>
Is there anyway to force the file to SAVE not open ??
>
thanks

Yes,

You should send the right headers so the browser knows it should safe the
file.
Here is a piece of code that seems to work for me.

---------------------------
$file_name = 'myexport.csv';

// Create headers for save-as dialog
header('Content-Type: text/comma-separated-values');
//IE need specific header...
if (strstr($_SERVE R['HTTP_USER_AGEN T'], 'MSIE'))
{
header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="'.$fi le_name.'"');
header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
header('Pragma: public');
} else {
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.$fi le_name.'"');
header('Pragma: no-cache');
}


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That example was just for a csv file.
You need another content-type for other kind of files.

Maybe reading up here will help a bit:

http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/function.mime-content-type.php

Good luck!

Regards,
Erwin Moller

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: File Download NOT open

jerryyang_la1@y ahoo.com wrote:

I have a php page that reads files links from a Database.
This works well, but when we click on the link the file starts to open.
>
Is there anyway to force the file to SAVE not open ??
>
thanks
>

Jerry,

You can't force them to save it. That's up to the browser settings the
user has entered, and you can't override those (which is a good thing).

As Erwin indicated, if you are actually generating the files in PHP
code, you need to set the headers appropriately. But if all you're
doing is pointing to an existing file on the server, the server itself
should set the appropriate header.

They can always right click on the link and select "Save Link..." (exact
wording depends on the browser). I'd recommend you add a note to the
effect "To save the file, click your right mouse button on the link and
select Save".

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[Kim André Akerø]

Re: File Download NOT open

Jerry Stuckle wrote:

jerryyang_la1@y ahoo.com wrote:

I have a php page that reads files links from a Database.
This works well, but when we click on the link the file starts to
open.

Is there anyway to force the file to SAVE not open ??

>
[snip]
>
They can always right click on the link and select "Save Link..."
(exact wording depends on the browser). I'd recommend you add a note
to the effect "To save the file, click your right mouse button on the
link and select Save".

Something that's gonna be a slight problem for people using a Mac.

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[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: File Download NOT open

Kim André Akerø wrote:

Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>

>>jerryyang_la1 @yahoo.com wrote:
>>

>>>I have a php page that reads files links from a Database.
>>>This works well, but when we click on the link the file starts to
>>>open.
>>>
>>>Is there anyway to force the file to SAVE not open ??

>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>They can always right click on the link and select "Save Link..."
>>(exact wording depends on the browser). I'd recommend you add a note
>>to the effect "To save the file, click your right mouse button on the
>>link and select Save".

>
>
Something that's gonna be a slight problem for people using a Mac.
>

Isn't there an equivalent operation for Macs?

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[Chuck Anderson]

Re: File Download NOT open

jerryyang_la1@y ahoo.com wrote:

I have a php page that reads files links from a Database.
This works well, but when we click on the link the file starts to open.
>
Is there anyway to force the file to SAVE not open ??
>
thanks
>
>

Here's what I use for a PDF file. Create a script and "present" the file
through it.

<?php

header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
header('Content-Type: application/pdf'); // change this to your mime type
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file) );

// to download
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=' . basename($file) );

// to open in browser
// header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename=' . basename($file) );

readfile($file) ;
?>

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[Kim André Akerø]

Re: File Download NOT open

Jerry Stuckle wrote:

Kim André Akerø wrote:

Jerry Stuckle wrote:

jerryyang_la1@y ahoo.com wrote:
>
I have a php page that reads files links from a Database.
This works well, but when we click on the link the file starts
to open.

Is there anyway to force the file to SAVE not open ??
>
[snip]
>
They can always right click on the link and select "Save Link..."
(exact wording depends on the browser). I'd recommend you add a
note to the effect "To save the file, click your right mouse
button on the link and select Save".

Something that's gonna be a slight problem for people using a Mac.

>
Isn't there an equivalent operation for Macs?

Ctrl+click, I think. (Hold the CTRL key and click)

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