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Asked: 2026-06-06T18:42:25+00:00

Simple enough question I hope. I am using the following type of code to

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Simple enough question I hope.

I am using the following type of code to force download:

if ($ext = ppt){                        
header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename= '$filename'");
header('Content-type: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint');
readfile('$file');

However, what I really need, is to force the download AND redirect to a new page.

The previous script is currently ON the page I want to redirect to. I have a link to that page. What I want is so that, as the user goes their it forces the download. However, right now what I get is, that INSTEAD of the user seeing the page it ONLY forces the download.

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    As you’ve gathered, launching the download will effectively block you from doing anything further from that script.

    Your best option is to make the download script a separate page and just load the new page from your link. Then from the new page, open the download page in a new window/tab (this answer is a good example of how to do it). This is the way most download sites work, like Sourceforge.

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