Question

Here is the code. “core/bcsheet.php” returns PDF document but ajax shows as html code. How can I show PDF to user?

function ajaxPost() {
    form = $("#dbview");
    formData = form.serialize();   
    formUrl = "core/bcsheet.php";
    formMethod = form.attr('method');

    $.ajax({
        url: formUrl,
        type: formMethod,
        dataType: "html",
        cache: false,
        data: formData,
        success: function (html) { 
            var win = window.open('', 'childWindow', 'location=yes, menubar=yes, toolbar=yes');
            win.document.open();
            win.document.write(html);           
            // win.print();
            win.document.close();         
        //win.close(); 
        }
    });   
};

Answer 1

I would open the URL in a new window and add the script a pdf header while streaming the content via print().
http://php.net/manual/de/function.header.php