Question

What I want to do: Have the user click a link, it goes to a function also with a GET for file ext and file id(id is what it is named on the server). That function then opens that file in a new tab or downloads it if it cant be opened.

What I’ve Tried: Codeigniters read_file() function.
Also:

 header('Content-type: application/pdf');

 header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="1.pdf"');

 readfile('1.pdf');

but that doesn’t work. Or it does and i dont know how to configure it properly.

Where the files are: There is a folder named uploads. The uploads and the application folder for codeigniter are on the same level.

I’m using codeigniter. The files are either, gif, jpg, or pdf. Thanks

Answer 1

if you want a new window:

echo "<script language='text/javascript'>
        window.open('" . $filepath . "');
      </script>";

or just a redirect:

echo "<script language='text/javascript'>
        document.location = '" . $filepath . "';
     </script>";