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Downloading Images

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    ptityop Reply #1, 16 years, 4 months ago
    Hi,
    I’ve tried the solution in the topic http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,41530.msg249760.html#msg249760 that deals with downloading the images... I was wondering if there was a way to get it downloaded properly, instead of the image showing in a different window so we can download it manually ?
    Many thanks
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      sottwell Reply #2, 16 years, 4 months ago
      As far as I know, this is a "feature" of the browser, and there’s not much you can do about it. The same thing often happens when offering .txt and other text-type files for download via a link; the browser will open the actual file instead of opening a download dialog box.
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        doze Reply #3, 16 years, 4 months ago
        at server end you can force the client to download the file using:
        <?php
header("Content-Type: application/force-download");
header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
header("Content-Type: application/download");
?>


        So you could write a snippet that forces the image download for the client, but if you do so, make sure that the script cannot be exploited to download anything other than the gallery images.


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