CODEWITHSUNDEEP
phpbrowserfpdf
user1806296
user1806296

Reputation: 41

how can we give option to download dynamically generated pdf file in browser

I am generating PDF file by using FPDF library with PHP. PDF file getting generated and showing in browser perfectly.

However instead of it showing in browser I want forcefully save option instead of showing it.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2442

Answers (3)

user2864247
user2864247

Reputation: 1

Yeah, you can do this with .htaccess as well.

Just add the following line: AddType application/octet-stream .pdf

Upvotes: 0

seymar
seymar

Reputation: 4063

FPDF has a download function build in, use the D argument:

// At the end of your PDF generation code:

$pdf->Output('file.pdf', 'D');

Upvotes: 1

IanPudney
IanPudney

Reputation: 6021

To do this, you need to send the appropriate content header:

<?php
header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
header('Content-disposition: attachment;filename=MyFile.pdf');
readfile('MyFile.pdf');

To implement this, simply cause the user's browser to open a page with the above headers, where MyFile.pdf refers to your pdf file's location (you can use cookies, sessions, form submissions, or whatever to figure out that file location). In this example I left off the closing ?> tag; this may or may not be neccessary.

Upvotes: 0

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