Hi ,
Try with this header.
$export_file = "YourFileName.xls";
ob_end_clean();
ini_set('zlib.output_compression','Off');
header('Pragma: public');
header("Expires: Mon, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT");
// Date in the past
header('Last-Modif
On Dec 17, 2007 3:13 PM, Hiep Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 likes excel files, and wants to open them for you since it is such a
"helpful" application...
If you want to force the download you need to lie to the browser and claim
you are passing a file that it won't know what to do with.
You can try an exe header, but that will likely prompt security wa
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?
th