Forcing to download a file using PHP
download, http, php
Solution
.htaccess Solution
To brute force all CSV files on your server to download, add in your .htaccess file:
AddType application/octet-stream csv
PHP Solution
header('Content-Type: application/csv');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=example.csv');
header('Pragma: no-cache');
readfile("/path/to/yourfile.csv");
Problem
I have a CSV file on my server. If a user clicks on a link it should download, but instead it opens up in my browser window. My code looks as follows ``` <a href="files/csv/example/example.csv"> Click here to download an example of the "CSV" file </a> ``` It's a normal webserver where I have all of my development work on. I tried something like: ``` <a href="files/csv/example/csv.php"> Click here to download an example of the "CSV" file </a> ``` Now the contents of my `csv.php` file: ``` header('Content-Type: application/csv'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=example.csv'); header('Pragma: no-cache'); ``` Now my issue is it's downloading, but not my CSV file. It creates a new file.