How to Create Download Link

Question

What\'s the best way to create a download link? Is there a better way than the following?

I was thinking of using link_to \"Download\", :controller => ..., :act

Answer 1

You could just have your download logic in your show action and give it:

<%= link_to "Download", document_path(document) %>

I'm pretty sure that the :controller / :action / :id method of linking is frowned upon.