Rename pdf file to be downloaded on fly
file, php, rename
Solution
Something like this:
<?php
// We'll be outputting a PDF
header('Content-type: application/pdf');
// It will be called downloaded.pdf
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downloaded.pdf"');
// The PDF source is in original.pdf
readfile('original.pdf');
?>
Problem
Given: All the uploaded pdf files on server are prefixed with timestamps. Later user can download these files again. These (ugly)filenames would never change again on server. Question: When I give the option to download PDF file, name of the file looks ugly and lengthy. How can I change this name to something sensible, so that when user downloads this file, name doesn't look weird? Do I need to make a copy, since renaming the original file is not an option? Wouldn't it be extra overhead for each downloadable file? Obviously deleting the copied file would be another extra step? Is it possible to rename file once file is completely downloaded on client side? What do you guys suggest?