The pdf download option should appear

Question

I need code to download a PDF file.

what i mean is ok when we give

like this href = "./downloads/Intake Sheet rev 4-1-10.pdf"

which will open the PDF in the same window, I don’t want this, I need to be downloaded, so I need the download window to be displayed.

I am using php to develop my site.

Please give me some idea.

thank

Answer 1

This behavior is usually controlled by the user, but you can build a “PHP gateway” to force the download of a PDF file:

<a href="download.php?file=Intake Sheet rev 4-1-10.pdf">Download</a>

And in download.php:

header('Content-type: application/pdf');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downloaded.pdf"');
readfile($_GET['file']);

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