[FX.php List] Forcing a browser to download a text file

[Alex Gates]

Hi Bob-

I've never tried this before - but a google search brought me to this:

http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread475396.html

Whatever you end up using, make sure to test it on multiple browsers.

If nothing else, why not just instruct to right click and 'save as..' ?

Alex

Bob Patin wrote:
> How do I force a browser to download a text file rather than to display 
> it in the browser? I've written an upload script for a client so that 
> they can upload text files, but when I click on the links for the 
> uploaded files, they display rather than download.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob Patin
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