Adding filename to downloaded file

Hi,

I'm using php to generate a csv file and want to force the user to
download it to their local PC.

Trouble is, when I use:

header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"download.csv\"");

the browser wants to save the file as download.csv.php

Any suggestions as to how I can get rid of the .php? I'd rather not tell
apache that it should pass csv files through php.

Thanks,

Russell.

Russell <null@null.noemail> wrote in message news:<xkGwb.6455$K%5.3715@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>...
> Hi,
>
> I'm using php to generate a csv file and want to force the user to
> download it to their local PC.
>
> Trouble is, when I use:
>
> header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"download.csv\"");
>
> the browser wants to save the file as download.csv.php
>
> Any suggestions as to how I can get rid of the .php? I'd rather not tell
> apache that it should pass csv files through php.

IE needs specific headers. Always refer manual before posting any
questions http://in.php.net/header

<?php
$file_name = 'xx.csv';
header('Content-Type: text/comma-separated-values');
//IE need specific header...
if (strstr($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'MSIE'))
{
header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="'.$file_name.'"');
header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
header('Pragma: public');
}
else
{
header('Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename="'.$file_name.'"');
header('Pragma: no-cache');
}
?>


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R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah wrote:

> Russell [wrote]:
>
> > I'm using php to generate a csv file and want to force the user to [...]

There is no "force", despite what Skywalker'd have you believe.

> header('Content-Type: text/comma-separated-values');

Perhaps the MIME media type text/x-comma-separated-values or perhaps
text/x-csv or perhaps something else prefixed with "x-"; there is no
text/comma-separated-values registered though.

Is the operation going to the PHP page in question a POST or a GET? I
have run into problems with IE before using a POST to launch a
download.

Try adding this line:

header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");

Also.

Russell <null@null.noemail> wrote in message news:<xkGwb.6455$K%5.3715@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>...
> Hi,
>
> I'm using php to generate a csv file and want to force the user to
> download it to their local PC.
>
> Trouble is, when I use:
>
> header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"download.csv\"");
>
> the browser wants to save the file as download.csv.php
>
> Any suggestions as to how I can get rid of the .php? I'd rather not tell
> apache that it should pass csv files through php.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Russell.