Use Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Gary Every <Gary.Every@ingramentertainment.com> wrote:
> Header("Content-type: text/plain");
> Header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=topsellers_dvd.csv");
> Gary Every
> Sr. UNIX Administrator
> Ingram Entertainment
> (615) 287-4876
> "Pay It Forward"
> mailto:gary.every@ingramentertainment.com
> http://accessingram.com
> Hi everyone,
> I want to dump some data from mysql into a file, and use php to force the
> browser to pop a download file window. This seems a simple procedure, but I
> am having trouble to make it work with IE. The following is what I did:
> ********************************
> ob_start();
> $query = "SELECT * FROM table";
> $result=mysql_query($query);
> while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result))
> {
> echo $row['data'];
> }
> header("Cache-control: private");
> header("Content-Type: application/txt");
> header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=test.txt);
> //Note: I also tried: header("Content-Disposition: inline;
> filename=test.txt);
> ob_end_flush();
> *********************************
> It seems OK with Netscape, but with IE, all I got is all data displayed on
> the screen even with ob_start(). I also tried "echo" the data after
> "header()", I have the same result. I have spent a long time on this, and
> searched for information on www.php.net, but can not find an answer. Your
> help is highly appreciated.
> Thanks in advance.
> Ruth
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