I have a question, how can I do something like this:
header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=result.pdf");
header("Content-type: application/x-pdf");
With Zend Framework, I have tried:
$this->getResponse()
->setHeader('Content-Disposition:inline', ' filename=result.pdf')
->setHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-pdf');
But doesn't work correctly.
Best Regards,
Your statement to set the response headers is slightly malformed:
$this->getResponse()
->setHeader('Content-Disposition', 'inline; filename=result.pdf')
->setHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-pdf');
The above should work - please note the difference in the Content-Disposition
-header.
By the way... When you want to force a download box (instead of loading the document in the browser) you should use the Content-Disposition
attachment
.
$this->getResponse()
->setHeader('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=result.pdf')
->setHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-pdf');
Depending on the browser it may be possible that you also have to set the Content-Length
or change the Content-type
to a combination (multiple headers) of one or more of application/force-download
, application/octet-stream
and/or application/download
. And as I wrote in the comment sometimes caching headers may interfere with your download. Check to see which caching-headers are sent.
Late to the table, I can recommend this action helper as a simple, reusable component for sending files or in memory data to the browser.
Has options for caching, disposition and can utilise Apache Sendfile
My guess is that you're doing something like:
$this->getResponse()
->setHeader('Content-Disposition:inline', ' filename=result.pdf')
->setHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-pdf');
fpassthru($filename);
exit();
or something.
The response here will never be rendered (which renders the headers). The response is rendered during post-action printing, usually.
You will have to directly set the headers (as you noted in the non-oo code), or use $this->getResponse()->sendHeaders()
directly.
I had a header set.
It was not set, but ADDED.
So I had a Content-Type of text/html and also application/pdf.
Flagging the Content-Type with TRUE made the download possible in IOS and other devices which showed only cryptic symbols after the download or an error:
->setHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-pdf', true);
setHeader($name, $value, $replace = false)
from:
https://framework.zend.com/manual/1.12/de/zend.controller.response.html
Solved
$this->getResponse()
->setHeader('Content-Disposition:inline', ';filename=result.pdf')
->setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-pdf');