Correct header?

[Anon]

Hi, i'm generating a csv file from a mysql query, so when the user clicks on a link it will call the script that builds the file, the problem is that it gets open on the browser window and i want it to ask to save the file to disk, any idea?

[Anon]

Try using the following:

$TheFile = basename($File);

header( "Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
header( "Content-Length: ".filesize($File));
header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".$TheFile."");
readfile($File);

This code sends any documents to the browser telling it that this file must be downloaded. You can even try with .pdf, images and almost any kind of file.

Hope it helps

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