Re: How to inform apache that a particular text file needs to be downloaded instead of showing on browser itself

[Andrew Punch <andrew.punch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

You can configure apache to send back a content-disposition header for your file.

e.g. Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=fname.ext


Set an environment variable based on the filename (see SetEnvIf in the mod_setenvif module) and send the above content-disposition header using mod_headers if it matches the appropriate pattern.

I would have thought that viewVC would send back those headers itself - apparently not.

-Andrew

On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 19:33 +0000, Rick Gates wrote:
>     Hi all,
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>     This is my first post on this list.
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>     I am currently facing an issue with apache server on my linux box.
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>     I have configured apache along with ViewVC for browsing my CVS repository.
>     Everything works fine except that , whenevr I click on the download button (in viewVC), instead of downloading, it displays the file on the browser.
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>     To simulate the issue in a simpler manner, I just added a link on my home page of the server which points to a text file.
>     I want that whenever that link is clicked, the browser downloads the file instead of displaying it on the web browser.
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>     Can any one tell me how can this be achieved? does it require a reconfiguration of apache server.
>     If yes, then what is the conf file parameter that needs to be modified?
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>     Thanks in advance!!
>     Regards,
>     Rick