[SOLVED] Downloading php file rather than indicated pdf file.

[Kurrel]

I am trying to download a generated pdf file from the server to the local machine.

 

However, when running the script :

 

header("Content-type: application/pdf"); 
		header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=driverpdf.pdf"); 
		header("Content-Length: " . filesize(FIRSTBASE."/images/graphs/driverpdf.pdf"));
		header("Pragma: no-cache"); 
		header("Expires: 0"); 
		readfile(FIRSTBASE."/images/graphs/driverpdf.pdf"); 

		return;

 

It downloads 'index.php'.  Has anyone seen this and do they possibly know what could be going on?  I don't understand why it's doing this, and can't find an explanation.

[~n[EO]n~]

How are you downloading , through a link or ? I don't see any errors,  I have that exact thing and it is working for me... better you keep that in a separate file and a link from where you want to make it download

mine is like this

download.php

<?php
$filepath="userdownloads/verso.pdf";; // change your dir path
$filename="verso.pdf"; // change your file name 

downloadFile($filename,$filepath);
function downloadFile($filename,$filepath)
{

header("Content-type: application/pdf"); 
    header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=".$filename); 
header("Content-Length: " . filesize($filepath));
   	header("Pragma: no-cache"); 
    header("Expires: 0"); 
    readfile($filepath); 
return;
}
?>

and from the page where i want to download

<a href="download.php">Click here to download the pdf</a>

[Kurrel]

Okay, that works so far as not throwing errors, but the pdf is then empty, containing no data.

 

Double-checking, the original remains working and has all details in it but not the copied version.

 

I wonder if the constant FIRSTBASE and file path are not coming through correctly?

 

<?php
$filepath=FIRSTBASE."/images/graphs/driverpdf.pdf"; // change your dir path
$filename="driverpdf.pdf"; // change your file name 

downloadFile($filename,$filepath);
function downloadFile($filename,$filepath)
{

header("Content-type: application/pdf"); 
header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=".$filename); 
header("Content-Length: " . filesize($filepath));
header("Pragma: no-cache"); 
header("Expires: 0"); 
readfile($filepath); 
return;
}
?>

 

Also, the new file is named to driverpdf-1.pdf rather than remaining the same as the original.  Is this significant?

[Kurrel]

The issue was that the constant was defined in index.php and did not exist in the new .php file.

 

Fixing that has resolved the issue and it now downloads sweetly.

[raybanz21]

hello sir!

 

I dont know if I am related to this topic. But I have my problem in opening a pdf file. my issue i opposite to this topic. I want to open my pdf link into a new browser not to have an option for downloading it...

 

can you help me with this issue?

 

thanks

 

BonBon