(06-29-2016, 06:07 PM)InsiteFX Wrote: Try this and see if it works for you.

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$path = '/uploads/docs/'.$name; // set the file path

force_download($path, null, true); 


null - will read the contents from the path
true - will force the mime type to the filename

(07-02-2016, 11:21 PM)Wouter60 Wrote: First, make sure that you don't pass the filename directly to your controller, because it becomes part of the url.
The link in your view should be like this:

PHP Code:

echo anchor('download/download_file/' . urlencode($filename),$filename);
//the anchor function is in the url helper 


Now, in the controller method, I decode the given filename.

PHP Code:

public function download_file($name)
{
      //$name is the encoded filename, passed by the view
      $this->load->helper('download');
      $path = './uploads/docs/' . urldecode($name);
      if (file_exists($path)) {
         force_download($path,NULL);
      }
      else {
         show_error('File not found!');
         die();
      }
} 


Let me know if this helps.