How to force a Save As dialog when streaming a PDF attachment

Question

I am using the following code to stream a pdf to the browser:

header(\"Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0\"); 
header(\"Pragma: public         


        

Answer 1

You could try:

Content-Type = application/download

Answer 2

That behavior is controlled by the browser settings, so I don't think theres a way to force the "Save as" dialog to be opened.

You could try not specifying a name for the file, but I do think that it will just inherit the scripts name instead.

Answer 3

They most likely have Ask where to save each file before downloading unchecked (Advanced Settings). If this is the case, there's nothing you can do as this is their preference.