How to force file download in PHP
Here is how you can force a client to download a file.
$text = 'force me to download';
header('Content-Type: text/plain');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=downloadme.txt');
This will force browser to download/save the file named 'downloadme.txt'
You you want to download other types of files here is a small list of types of files that you can use in Content-Type field:
- "pdf": "application/pdf"
- "exe": "application/octet-stream"
- "zip": "application/zip"
- "xls": "application/vnd.ms-excel"
- "ppt": "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"
- "gif": "image/gif"
- "png": "image/png"
- "jpg": "image/jpg"
