Submit form/start download

[geoffb]

Hi,

I need to get a 2 field form submitted to an email address as usual, and at the same time the button is clicked to send email a Zip file is downloaded and can then be opened.

Any ideas?

Cheers
geoffb

[Seb7]

emailing via server? php, asp, aspx?

Maybe you need to post the form to an iframe or use ajax, then you you would be in a position to fire a javascript to start the download.

[rocknbil]

The solution posted in the PHP forum [webmasterworld.com] didn't work for you?

Concerned I'd missed something, I tested it.

<?php 
header("content-type:text/html"); 
if (isset($_POST['submitted'])) { 
 // do all your other stuff here - send email,  
 // store in database, whatever - then 
 echo "<p>Download will start.</p>"; 
 header("Location:test.zip"); 
} 
else { 
echo ' 
 <form method="post" action="test-dl.php"> 
 <input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="1"> 
 <input type="submit" value="Submit and Download"> 
 </form> 
'; 
} 
?> 

[geoffb]

Hi rocknbil
Nice to hear from u again. I did an easy solution as time was critical
And just did the form as normal the loaded a download button off the thank
You page. Have u tried the code as I will keep it for future ref!

Cheers as always.
Geoffb