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force_download does not work in controller - cupboy - 03-30-2016
I can get this to work in a view but not in a controller. Why would that be?
For some odd reason someone posted something on another site (daniweb) where a poster claims to use it in a controller. Sure would like to see his code.
RE: force_download does not work in controller - josepostiga - 03-31-2016
Yes you can use it on a controller... In fact that's exactly where it should happen: https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/helpers/download_helper.html?highlight=force%20download#force_download
Remember to set that before any output is being done.