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tbone587
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Mar 13, 2012, 7:20 PM

Post #1 of 4 (615 views)
Force href to download and not display Can't Post
I have created a cgi script that gathers info and generates a .conf file at the end. I then have a standard link on the site to download the file. When you click the link it displays the config file within the browser as opposed to downloading it. How do I redirect it so it downloads instead?

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a href=\"/filepath/$Host_Name.conf1\">Download configuration</a></td>


wickedxter
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Mar 13, 2012, 8:10 PM

Post #2 of 4 (612 views)
Re: [tbone587] Force href to download and not display [In reply to] Can't Post
chmod the file if the server is linux or unix ....


tbone587
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Mar 14, 2012, 7:03 AM

Post #3 of 4 (592 views)
Re: [wickedxter] Force href to download and not display [In reply to] Can't Post
This is not a permissions issue. The problem is when you click the link it displays the config in the browser as a page. I need it to load a download prompt when you click the link.


wickedxter
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Mar 14, 2012, 4:11 PM

Post #4 of 4 (575 views)
Re: [tbone587] Force href to download and not display [In reply to] Can't Post
this im sure has to do with the server config then b/c its assuming the *.config file is the same as a *.txt file and is just returning it to the broswer..

if your using apache server and have access to the httpd.conf file look for this" DefaultType text/plain " (w/o quotes) it will allow you to define that file type so it will download like a *.zip file would.

 
 


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