PHP: Save as dialog with custom content

Question

I have the following code:

header('Content-type: text/plain');
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=bookmark.adr");
readfile('bookmark.adr');

This makes a save-as popup where an user can save the bookmark.adr file. But I would like to custom generate the content of that file. How can I generate the content and let that file be popupped as save-as?

Thanks!

Brad · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-17 15:05:23Z

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Just don't do readfile(). Echo out whatever you want that file to contain instead.

Your Content-Disposition header is what will tell most browsers to prompt the user to save the file.

answered Nov 17, 2012 at 15:05

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Brad Over a year ago

@Jordy, The source code of what page? Your file will contain whatever you echo out. If that's HTML, then that's what will be in the file.

Jordy Over a year ago

Last question. What should the Content-type be for a .adr file?

Brad Over a year ago

@Jordy, I'm not familiar with adr files, but some quick Googling suggests text/directory.

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