Calling a pdf file with php

[bradyal]

I'm new to php and am developing my web site. Using DW5, I want to call a pdf file of my resume to download using the following code

<a href="resume_pdf.php"><img alt="Download PDF" src="images/pdf_download_button.gif" /></a>
&nbsp; &nbsp; Alan's Resume<p></p>

The resume_pdf.php file reads:

<?php
header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename=/ab_files/abResume2011e.pdf');
header('Content-type: application/pdf');
readfile('/ab_files/abResume2011e.pdf');
?>

When in my web page and I click the pdf download icon, I get the following message from adobe acrobat:

Acrobat could not open '_ab_files_abResume2011e (2).pdf' because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for example, it was sent as an email attachment and wasn't correctly decoded).

To create an Adobe PDF document, go to the source application. Then print the document to Adobe PDF.

I've checked the file on the server and it is fully functional

What am I doing wrong. Is my code wrong and what do I do to download the file?

[Weedpacket]

Have you tried looking at the file you're downloading to see if it really is the PDF it should be - and not, for example, an error message?

[bradyal]

Yes, I checked the file by opening it in acrobat.

[Weedpacket]

Which said it's not a valid PDF file. Which doesn't go very far towards telling you what it is instead, which is why I suggested you try looking at the file - using something else so that you could see what it is or how it's damaged. You don't even need to open it to see what size it is, for example.

I should also point out that [man]readfile[/man] expects a file name, not a URL.