Save/open box

[weapher]

I have several pdf files people can download from my site. When they click on the file, how do I give them the option to either save or open rather than it just opening up in adobe? I believe it is a pretty simple script to create the options box...I guess

[ray326]

No, it's a rather prickly situation that depends on the user's browser configuration.

[griff777]

I have several pdf files people can download from my site. When they click on the file, how do I give them the option to either save or open rather than it just opening up in adobe? I believe it is a pretty simple script to create the options box...I guess


The link is the key. If you use http://somesite.com/somefile.php then you will evoke either view or save (usually), but if you use ftp://somesite.com/somefile.php, then you should get a save as dialog box. FTP is the protocol, and "IF" you have ftp enabled on the site, it's no big problem... Hopefully...

Give it a try. It will either work, or not.

[Kravvitz]

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.header.php#48538