Question

I need a link in an HTML page that could use any JavaScript to “start downloading” a normal webpage / file that is on my webserver, either filetypes like PDF / ZIP or simply the outputs of PHP / ASP / HTML.

I know this is possible with some server-side download script that returns a mime_content_type so the browser handles it based on its configuration. (typically Download) but I would really like a JavaScript-only solution. Any ideas?

Answer 1

If you want to force the browser to display the Save As dialog I uses the following headers:

Content-type: application/octet-stream
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
Content-disposition: attachment; filename=test.pdf