Comments on: Outputting CSV as a Downloadable File in PHP http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/10/10/outputting-csv-as-a-downloadable-file-in-php/ Far Too Sweet To Be Sour Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:44:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/10/10/outputting-csv-as-a-downloadable-file-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 Jeremy Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:56:06 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=193#comment-2447 I also tried it using <form action="" and then process the export code via a function... I get the download, but it streams the entire webpage and the data in the array. So I get the info I want, but I have a mess with all the other code above it. Hmmmm... frustrated... I also tried it using <form action="" and then process the export code via a function… I get the download, but it streams the entire webpage and the data in the array. So I get the info I want, but I have a mess with all the other code above it. Hmmmm… frustrated…

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/10/10/outputting-csv-as-a-downloadable-file-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-2446 Jeremy Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:35:52 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=193#comment-2446 Would you happen to have another example of using this in a webpage... that is... I'm having problems understand how the php code is executed... like say if you have a form and you click the button... the form's action goes to a php file with your code above.. but it just shows a blank screen and never shows the download dialog... what am i doing wrong? Would you happen to have another example of using this in a webpage… that is… I’m having problems understand how the php code is executed… like say if you have a form and you click the button… the form’s action goes to a php file with your code above.. but it just shows a blank screen and never shows the download dialog… what am i doing wrong?

]]> By: Sebastian Motraghi http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/10/10/outputting-csv-as-a-downloadable-file-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-2406 Sebastian Motraghi Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:04:04 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=193#comment-2406 This article was very helpful – thanks very much. This article was very helpful – thanks very much.

]]> By: Generate a Downloadable CSV file with PHP http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/10/10/outputting-csv-as-a-downloadable-file-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-2399 Generate a Downloadable CSV file with PHP Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:16:51 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=193#comment-2399 [...] rows to output using fputcsv() and tell the browser to hand the user a downloadable file. “Outputting CSV as a Downloadable File in PHP” by Daniel Cousineau covers the entire process from start to [...] [...] rows to output using fputcsv() and tell the browser to hand the user a downloadable file. “Outputting CSV as a Downloadable File in PHP” by Daniel Cousineau covers the entire process from start to [...]

]]> By: Matt http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/10/10/outputting-csv-as-a-downloadable-file-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Matt Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:45:43 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=193#comment-339 Adding the no-store, no-cache header causes IE to fail to download the file with the error "Internet Explorer cannot download....blah" . As far as I can tell this is a long standing bug in IE. Removing this line fixes the problem. However, I haven't tested whether IE then actually caches the file or not. Adding the no-store, no-cache header causes IE to fail to download the file with the error “Internet Explorer cannot download….blah” . As far as I can tell this is a long standing bug in IE. Removing this line fixes the problem. However, I haven’t tested whether IE then actually caches the file or not.

]]> By: Daniel Cousineau’s Blog: Outputting CSV as a Downloadable File in PHP : Dragonfly Networks http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/10/10/outputting-csv-as-a-downloadable-file-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Daniel Cousineau’s Blog: Outputting CSV as a Downloadable File in PHP : Dragonfly Networks Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:24:16 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=193#comment-204 [...] a recent post to his blog Daniel Cousineau shows a method for correctly outputting CSV data in push down to the [...] [...] a recent post to his blog Daniel Cousineau shows a method for correctly outputting CSV data in push down to the [...]

]]> By: Daniel Cousineau http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/10/10/outputting-csv-as-a-downloadable-file-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Daniel Cousineau Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:05:01 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=193#comment-203 @kL: While that is acceptable, it's good practice to set proper headings to prevent browsers from possibly assuming the file to be straight text (which CSV really is anyways) and outputting it in the browser as opposed to providing a download window so you can open directly into Excel/OpenOffice. @kL: While that is acceptable, it’s good practice to set proper headings to prevent browsers from possibly assuming the file to be straight text (which CSV really is anyways) and outputting it in the browser as opposed to providing a download window so you can open directly into Excel/OpenOffice.

]]> By: kL http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/10/10/outputting-csv-as-a-downloadable-file-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-201 kL Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:29:22 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=193#comment-201 Bleh. Use make URL like: realfile.php/fakefile.csv and you won't need Content-Disposition (or use mod_rewrite to hide .php completely) Bleh.

Use make URL like:

realfile.php/fakefile.csv

and you won’t need Content-Disposition (or use mod_rewrite to hide .php completely)

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