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  download a file after user enters some data in php Nagender <nagender.goldenslash@gmail.com> - 2012-10-16 07:21 -0700
    Re: download a file after user enters some data in php The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-16 15:27 +0100
    Re: download a file after user enters some data in php Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-10-16 12:15 -0400
    Re: download a file after user enters some data in php Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2012-10-16 09:46 -0700
      Re: download a file after user enters some data in php Nagender <nagender.goldenslash@gmail.com> - 2012-10-17 03:46 -0700

#7332 — download a file after user enters some data in php

Hi to all,
In my working website user has to download a pdf file once he submits some information.
No hyperlinks has to show directly file has to download.

I have the idea using hyperlink, that means once user enter details ,it will redirects to another page.
this is not case.
It has to download there it self.

Please any one has idea, let help me.
 I am searching for this since  last 4-5 hr's.

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#7333

Nagender wrote:
> Hi to all,
> In my working website user has to download a pdf file once he submits some information.
> No hyperlinks has to show directly file has to download.
> 
> I have the idea using hyperlink, that means once user enter details ,it will redirects to another page.
> this is not case.
> It has to download there it self.
> 
Do you mean you want to go to another page after downloading?


> Please any one has idea, let help me.
>  I am searching for this since  last 4-5 hr's.


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#7334

On 10/16/2012 10:21 AM, Nagender wrote:
> Hi to all,
> In my working website user has to download a pdf file once he submits some information.
> No hyperlinks has to show directly file has to download.
>
> I have the idea using hyperlink, that means once user enter details ,it will redirects to another page.
> this is not case.
> It has to download there it self.
>
> Please any one has idea, let help me.
>   I am searching for this since  last 4-5 hr's.
>

OK, so in order to submit the information, the user has to submit a 
form.  When he/she submits the form, it goes to a PHP script on your 
page which validates the inputted data.  If the data is valid, it then 
sends the file to the user, with the appropriate headers, i.e.
(Off the top of my head - not checked for syntax):


// $filename contains the complete path and filename of the pdf to send

header("Content-type:application/pdf");
header("Content-Disposition:attachment;filename='".basename($filename) 
."'");
header("Content-Length: " . filesize($filename));  // Optional but nice
readfile("$filename");

Note: ensure NOTHING (including white space) is sent before these calls.

You can get more examples from the manual at php.net, look at the 
header() function.

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#7335

In article <79a88c4d-32a2-4545-86d3-02ec367f365f@googlegroups.com>,
 Nagender <nagender.goldenslash@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi to all,
> In my working website user has to download a pdf file once he submits some 
> information.
> No hyperlinks has to show directly file has to download.
> 
> I have the idea using hyperlink, that means once user enter details ,it will 
> redirects to another page.
> this is not case.
> It has to download there it self.
> 
> Please any one has idea, let help me.
>  I am searching for this since  last 4-5 hr's.

I'm not sure, based on your broken english, what you're trying to do.

You have a form that the user fills out.  Then clicks SUBMIT.

And you want that form to download a PDF file to the user's browser?  Or 
do you want to display a page that has a link where the user can 
download the PDF file?  Or something else?

Doing an automatic download is pretty simple once php has control of 
interaction, which it will after you click SUBMIT.  Send the proper 
header, mime-type, then open the PDF file you want to send and output it 
to the browser as a binary file.

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#7336

Thanks for your reply.

I will find a solution with this information.

Thanks and Regards
Nagender.

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