Code to download PDF file to hardrive

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Hi,

I need to create a link that will download a PDF file to the viewers hardrive instead of opening it in the browser?
A simple link like this:

<a href=“http://www.mysite/pdfs/pdf_file.pdf”>Download Brochure</a>

…just opens it in the browser but this is for a company brochure and I need it to go on to the viewers hardrive.

Any clues, or should I have posted this Thread in the Javascript catagory.

Thanks

Erdy

2

The only way to do it without changing the headers usung a server side language is to place instructions in your page telling your visitor to right click and select to download from the menu.

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If you have PHP on your server, you could use something like this:


<?php
$filename = "brochure.pdf";

header("Content-Length: " . filesize($filename));
header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=brochure.pdf');

readfile($filename);
?>

Name this file brochure.php.

Then use a link to to brochure.php, and then php will start the download process in the browser.