On Tue, 2011-11-15 at 23:15 +0100, Matijn Woudt wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:08 PM, HallMarc Websites
> <m...@hallmarcwebsites.com> wrote:
> > I'm sure everyone here is aware that the latest Mac OS and Safari 5.1.x do 
> > not support opening PDFs in the browser window with Acrobat Reader plugin 
> > anymore. It is now necessary to open them with Preview instead. My question 
> > is this, does anyone know if it is possible to force Safari to use Preview 
> > with PHP?
> >
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I don't have a Mac to test, but you can force PDF download with
> Content-Disposition header in php. Look at Example 1 of the manual
> page for the header function:
> http://php.net/manual/en/function.header.php#example-3913
> You might need some check if browser is Safari first..
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Matijn
> 


I always thought that opening a PDF inside the browser was a rubbish
idea anyway. I've uninstalled Adobe Reader from my work machine now and
the world is a happier place!

-- 
Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk


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