Force PDF Download (not open in Browser)
Question by WebHorn | 2014-09-15 at 19:26
I would like to provide some PDF documents in the download section of my website. When linking the corresponding files directly in HTML (using "a href"-links), the file is always opened in the browser directly instead of that a download is started.
Is there any possibility to force the browser to download a file instead of opening it? If possible, I would prefer a general solution that is not only working for PDFs but also for other file formats.
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To ensure, that the browser is offering a file to download instead of displaying it, we have to change the header which our server is sending to the requesting browser together with the file.
There are several possibilities for that:
Perhaps, the HTACCESS solution is a bit simpler, while the PHP solution offers more options for adaptation. Have a look at both solutions to see which way is fitting better in your case.
2014-09-16 at 23:41