I have created a download page that has a link to a file, I would like the file to download automatically after 10 seconds but am unsure of how to do this. The link to the file is stored in a cookie and is accessed on the download page and stored in a $file variable.
The link to the file will be similar to this:
This points to the file and includes the required permissions for the file to be downloaded. So in short, I am looking for a way for this link to be opened after 10 seconds so that the file can be downloaded.
Your tag is PHP. So I assume you want to add some delay for download, I think this
will help you
$filename = "your filename";
header("content-type:application/any specific header"); // set the header
// your content
sleep(10) // will add delay for 10 sec
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$file_name"); // will download your file
in javascript you could do like this
use heroku api to bring the page
<div id="hidden" style="display:none"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
// var text = 'your url';
$.ajaxPrefilter( function (options) {
if (options.crossDomain && jQuery.support.cors) {
var http = (window.location.protocol === 'http:' ? 'http:' : 'https:');
options.url = http + '//cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/' + options.url;
//options.url = "http://cors.corsproxy.io/url=" + options.url;
}
});
$.get(
'https://login.yahoo.com/', // like yahoo
function (response) {
var res = response;
$('#hidden').append(res);
});
});
after your page is placed inside hidden div then you could do something like this
setTimeout(function(){
$('#hidden').show();// or fade, css display however you'd like.
}, 1000);
});