PHP generate file for download then redirect

Question

I have a PHP app that creates a CSV file which is forced to download using headers. Here\'s the relevant part of the code:

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Answer 1

Hmmmm...

Put the code below in the main javascript of the site.

 if (window.location.pathname == '/url_of_redirect/') {
        window.open(location.protocol + '//' + location.hostname + '/url_of_download.zip', '_parent');
    }

Explaining: It does the normal redirect with php to some url you will difine and in javascipt it says: If the pathname is the same as the path that redirect made '/url_of_redirect/' then it opens the url on a new page, generating the downlod.