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October 6th, 2012, 05:28 PM
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Help with redirect or alternative solution
I have this form a user fills out.
The data is sent to a script that processes the data and creates a file stored on the server.
The page redirect to a thank you message that is being shown and the file automatically be server.
As it is now the proccessing file redirects with
PHP Code:
header(location: thanks.php);
The thanks.php file is shown as long as I dont have the file served to the user - using this code
PHP Code:
<?php
header('Content-type: application/powerpoint');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downloaded.pptx"');
readfile('presentation.pptx');
?>
When I add this code to thanks.php the page will not be displayed.
I tried to use the header redirect method in thanks.php to redirect to a file called download.php but that will not work since the function will create a new header and bypass the html content of thanks.php
I guess the reason why thanks.php is not shown when above code is present is because a new header is created and the html content therefor bypassed?
What should I do?
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October 6th, 2012, 06:12 PM
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What precedes the headers? There can be nothing, not even whitespace, before the headers or they will be ignored.
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October 6th, 2012, 06:18 PM
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Quote: | Originally Posted by gw1500se What precedes the headers? There can be nothing, not even whitespace, before the headers or they will be ignored. |
right now nothing
PHP Code:
<?php
header('Content-type: application/powerpoint');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downloaded.pptx"');
readfile('02presentation.pptx');
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>.....
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October 6th, 2012, 06:28 PM
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Seems like that should work then. Did you check the httpd log for any PHP errors (assuming you have errors turned on)?
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October 6th, 2012, 06:38 PM
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Quote: | Originally Posted by gw1500se Seems like that should work then. Did you check the httpd log for any PHP errors (assuming you have errors turned on)? |
there is no relating errors
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October 6th, 2012, 06:47 PM
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Well, as I mention the file is being served for download when thanks.php is loaded. It is the html content that is not being displayed
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October 6th, 2012, 07:11 PM
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I don't think you can get both. You either download the file or output the page.
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October 6th, 2012, 07:38 PM
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Quote: | Originally Posted by gw1500se I don't think you can get both. You either download the file or output the page. |
Then how would I alternativly do this?
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October 6th, 2012, 08:05 PM
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Lost in code
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On your thanks.php use JavaScript to redirect the user to download.php.
You can't serve a download and output HTML in the same request.
You can send a Location header and output HTML in the same request, but most browsers will not show the HTML.
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