i have a file called test.csv on my webserver and i like to download it:
<a href="test.csv">CSV Download</a>
But the file will be opend in a browser and not downloaded.
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Refer finalwebsites.com/forums/topic/php-file-downloadAnkur– Ankur2012-09-27 13:48:39 +00:00Commented Sep 27, 2012 at 13:48
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Create an .htaccess file and write this in it:
AddType application/octet-stream .csv
This should tell apache to force the browser to download the file instead of open it.
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here is the code,
$cfile = "path/to/filename.csv";
header('Content-Type: text/csv; charset=utf-8');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='filename.csv');
@readfile($cfile);
put this one as a function and called this when you click the download.
answered Sep 27, 2012 at 13:57
Ravichandran Jothi
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Unless the client has some sort of "parser", you are unable to do it by default.
You will have to create your own php service or otherwise, to echo the contents of the file.
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I think you have to set the Content Type check http://php.net/manual/en/function.header.php
