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dabuda
dabuda

Reputation: 101

PHP: How do you change the name of the PDF when you download it from viewing in Chrome?

I am having trouble with Chrome and the name Chrome gives a PDF on download.

The button: Chrome PDF Download Button

The file name as read by Chrome: PDF Name

The name of the file when I click the download button: ControlFile.php

I have narrowed it down to an issue with Chrome PDF Viewer. Altering the headers and URL bar have no effect. If I disable the plugin, it downloads with the correct name.

I have been unable to find a way to change the name that gets generated. Is anyone able to assist me in this?

As requested, here is the code where the content is being named:

header('content-type:application/pdf');
header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename='.$name . '.' . $format);
echo $output;

I checked the headers before the echo using headers_list(). The issue is only for displaying PDFs on screen and downloading them using the button that appears in chrome, not for when downloading without displaying.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4071

Answers (2)

Rick31
Rick31

Reputation: 89

Just add the filename to end of URL, it works fine for me

ex:

ControlFile.php/Myfilename.pdf

Upvotes: 1

Marcos Pérez Gude
Marcos Pérez Gude

Reputation: 22158

I think you've missed the quotes and the type of the content (attachment):

header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.$name . '.' . $format.'"');

Upvotes: 1

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