I have a basic idea of HTML. I want to create the download link in my sample website, but I don’t have idea of how to create it. How do I make a link to download a file rather than visit it?
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I have a basic idea of HTML. I want to create the download link in my sample website, but I don’t have idea of how to create it. How do I make a link to download a file rather than visit it?
If by “the download link” you mean a link to a file to download, use
the
target=_blankwill make a new browser window appear before the download starts. That window will usually be closed when the browser discovers that the resource is a file download.Note that file types known to the browser (e.g. JPG or GIF images) will usually be opened within the browser.
You can try sending the right headers to force a download like outlined e.g. here. (server side scripting or access to the server settings is required for that.)