PHP making a download counter without leaving the current page

Question

I tried to create a download counter with PHP. The script, I have created, works, but when I click the download link, the script sends me to a blank page. Is it possible to

Answer 1

Try using php header redirect instead of JS or meta tag redirect:

Also make sure there is nothing outputted before the header.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.header.php

Also for the link, if it is still not working try adding the target attr:

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