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View pdf file in browser instead of downloading

header("Content-Length: " . filesize ('theme/assets/pdf/ci.pdf' ) ); 
header("Content-type: application/pdf"); 
header("Content-disposition: attachment;     
filename=".basename('theme/assets/pdf/ci.pdf'));
header('Expires: 0');
header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
$filepath = readfile('theme/assets/pdf/ci.pdf');

Hi friends i've code of this type. my requirement is i've to display the loaded pdf(open the pdf in browser) in browser but where as now the pdf is downloaded to hard disk . instead I would like to view the file in browser .

Solution

  • You need to change the Content-disposition to inline.

    Change

    header("Content-disposition: attachment;     
filename=".basename('theme/assets/pdf/ci.pdf'));

    To:

    header("Content-disposition: inline;     
filename=".basename('theme/assets/pdf/ci.pdf'));