Re: File Download NOT open

jerryyang_la1@xxxxxxxxx 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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