How do I force files to open in the browser instead of downloading (PDF)?

Question

Is there a way to force PDF files to open in the browser when the option \"Display PDF in browser\" is unchecked?

I tried using the embed tag and an iframe, but it o

Answer 1

You can do this in the following way:

Open PDF

If the PDF file is inside some folder and that folder doesn't have permission to access files in that folder directly then you have to bypass some file access restrictions using .htaccess file setting by this way:

    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all

But now allow just certain necessary files.

I have used this code and it worked perfectly.