How can I create a download link of a PDF that does not require a right click?

Question

I am working on a website where the visitor should be able to download a pdf file. (There are three links to choose from but that is irrelevant) I wanted to know how to mak

Answer 1

Rather than having to write PHP wrapper scripts, if you are using Apache, you can do this with a .htaccess file in the folder containing the PDFs:

  Header set Content-Disposition attachment

Apparently some versions of IE / Adobe Reader don't respect the Content-Disposition header. You can work around these with ForceType application/octet-stream

  ForceType application/octet-stream
  Header set Content-Disposition attachment