On Dec 17, 2007 3:13 PM, Hiep Nguyen <hnguyen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi all, > > i have this on top of my php page: > > header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel"); > header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=excelfile.xls"); > > but it is not prompt to save the file instead it opens right in IE. > > my question is how do i force the browser prompts to save the file? > > thanks Hiep, This is a question that should've been asked on the PHP General list, so I'm reply-all'ing and sending it to the General list for the archives as well. Here's a function I use that should help you out. <? function force_download($filename,$dir='./') { if ((isset($file))&&(file_exists($dir.$file))) { header("Content-type: application/force-download"); header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="'.$dir.$filename.'"'); header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: Binary"); header("Content-length: ".filesize($dir.$filename)); header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.$filename.'"'); readfile($dir.$filename); } else { echo "No file selected"; } } ?> -- Daniel P. Brown [Phone Numbers Go Here!] [They're Hidden From View!] If at first you don't succeed, stick to what you know best so that you can make enough money to pay someone else to do it for you. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php