Download file through an ajax call php

Question

I have a button and onclick it will call an ajax function.

Here is my ajax function

function csv(){

    ajaxRequest = ajax();//ajax()          


        

Answer 1

A very simple solution using jQuery:

on the client side:

$('.act_download_statement').click(function(e){
    e.preventDefault();
    form = $('#my_form');
    form.submit();
});

and on the server side, make sure you send back the correct Content-Type header, so the browser will know its an attachment and the download will begin.