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sends pdf-file as header through any firewall and browser
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php-send-pdf-file-as-header
/**
* Prints out the new generated pdf-file as an raw HTTP-header.
* @link http://reeg.junetz.de/DSP/node16.html
* @link http://www.php.net/manual/de/function.header.php#88038
* @return void
*/
function sendPdfFileAsHeader($pdfFile, $fileName)
{
$disposition = (false !== strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'MSIE 5.5'))
? ''
: 'attachment; ';
header("Pragma: public");
header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
header("Cache-Control: private", false);
header("Content-Type: application/pdf");
header("Content-Disposition: ".$disposition."filename=".$fileName.";");
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
readfile($pdfFile);
echo $pdf;exit;
} // function
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