Download file instead of showing it

[Jens Müller]

Hello,

is there a http-header to tell Firefox/IE to force to download a file (show
"save as" dialog) instead of showing the contents (e.g. a .txt file)?

How can this be done with Apache?

Thanks!

 

[Adrienne Boswell]

Hello,

is there a http-header to tell Firefox/IE to force to download a file
(show "save as" dialog) instead of showing the contents (e.g. a .txt
file)?

How can this be done with Apache?

Thanks!

You would have to change the content type. Probably the best thing to do
all around is put the txt file into a zip file and offer that.

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

Hello,

is there a http-header to tell Firefox/IE to force to download a file
(show "save as" dialog) instead of showing the contents (e.g. a .txt file)?

How can this be done with Apache?

PHP

$filename='somefile.txt';
header('Content-Type: text/plain');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $filename . '"');
echo $fileContents;

 

[Newzie]

Hello,

is there a http-header to tell Firefox/IE to force to download a file (show
"save as" dialog) instead of showing the contents (e.g. a .txt file)?

How can this be done with Apache?

Thanks!

Remove the mime type