Download button - to download a PDF file

Hello,

I need to offer some pdf download options on my site.
Pointing to the .pdf file only opens it.

I would like a "download" button with the options where to download the file instead of opening it.
Is there a HTML code for that?
Can anyone help?

Thanks

Attila

You have to options.
1. Tell users to right click the link and click save as.
2. Use PHP headers to give a download prompt.

The first would be easier, but the second is more professional.

Does your server support PHP?

Thanks!

I would prefer the professional option...
However:
My server does support PHP... but I dont... I mean, I never used it.

If there is a simple code I can insert on the pages what I would like to direct the visitor back, that would be great !

I guess the page name needs to be stored somehow, and to be able to call back later...


But... how?

Very simple, in fact it's the example on the PHP manual.
Save the following as download.php

PHP: Select all

  <?php
// We'll be outputting a PDF
header('Content-type: application/pdf');

// It will be called downloaded.pdf
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downloaded.pdf"');

// The PDF source is in original.pdf
readfile('original.pdf');
?>

Change original.pdf to the filename of the PDF you want to offer.
You can also change download.pdf in the following to the name you want the user to download the file as: filename="downloaded.pdf"
and then use the following to offer a download:

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<a href="download.php">Download the PDF</a>

Hello, just came across this thread and I think it's the code I need...
Am trying to do the same thing with an mp3...
Could anyone confirm I am doing this right? So far I have made a file called download.php that looks like this:


<?php
// We'll be outputting an mp3
header('Content-type: application/mp3');

// It will be called shoveit.mp3
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="shoveit.mp3"');

// The PDF source is in shoveit.mp3
readfile('http://www.smiledownuponus.org/audio/shoveit.mp3');
?>

and then I made an image map link on the page looking like this:

<area alt="download" href="http://www.smiledownuponus.org/download.php" shape="rect" coords="228, 416, 383, 446">

Seems not to work - when you click on it, it just says I am trying to access a forbidden document.

HELP! Ta...