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====== pdf HTTP headers ======
<code php>
// HTTP 1.1
// max-age=6 : this page is stale after 6 seconds, and should be reloaded
// private : output is intended for a single user, and not to be stored in a shared cache
header("Cache-Control: max-age=6, private");

// HTTP 1.0 (Cache-Control may be ignored by 1.0, and Pragma: no-cache would be obeyed)
// we could say almost anything here, it is just to avoid Pragma: no-cache by default in php,
// since php doesn't provide another way to modify the Pragma directive
header("Pragma: hack");

// set expiration time and last modified; however, the client may ignore this and cache
// or update the output by another method
$time = time();
header("Expires: " . gmdate('D, d M Y H:i:s', $time + 6) . " GMT");
header("Last-Modified: " . gmdate('D, d M Y H:i:s', $time) . " GMT");
				
header("Content-Type: application/pdf");
header("Content-Length: $len");
header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=\"$name\"");
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
</code>

===== Making IE Accept File Downloads =====
Over SSL (https:), you may get a message in IE of "The file could not be written to the cache".  This can be resolved by the following:
  - make sure to uncheck Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Do not save encrypted pages to disk
  - use the following (notice it is before session_start()):<code php>
if(strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'MSIE')) {
    session_cache_limiter("public");
}
session_start();
</code>

===== See Also =====
  * [[docs:browsers:cache_issues]]

===== External Links =====
  * [[http://joseph.randomnetworks.com/archives/2004/10/01/making-ie-accept-file-downloads/|Making IE Accept File Downloads]]