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[SOLVED] Force download with HTML content


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Hi,

I'm trying to get this script to work, so that it still outputs the HTML of the page, and then sends the download.  The overall effect is that once the page (HTML) is dowloaded, the File is sent so that the information on the html page is viewable ( it contains information regarding licences and passwords within the file being downloaded).

* this code does force the download - just doesnt output any of the HTML.  It is called as the last like after all the HTML.  I am using output buffering so my code goes:

ob_start();HTML outputdownload();ob_flush();

 

thanks

 

function download() {      if(is_file(FILE))     {        // required for IE        if(ini_get('zlib.output_compression')) {         ini_set('zlib.output_compression','Off');      }  

      $mime="application/vnd.ms-excel";      header('Pragma: public');   // required        header('Expires: 0');       // no cache        header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');        header('Cache-Control: private',false);        header('Content-Type: '.$mime);        header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.basename(STATIC_NAME).'"');        header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');        header('Content-Length: '.filesize(FILE));    // provide file size        readfile(FILE);       // push it out     }

 

 

*** Un fortunately for some reason the CODE tags didnt work.

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the best way to do this..

 

is send the user to a landing page(page with passwords etc).. then open a new window @ the download url with javascript or maybe an iframe could work aswell.. THAN the download box will promt.. and that page won't close..

 

because when you output the headers to force download.. then add html to the bottom of it.. you're only corrupting the file you want to send.. so do it the way I mentioned :)

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