How to download a file from view in Symfony

Question

I have a app made with Symfony2 and in my twig template, I show a table with some pdf files.

This pdf files (one for user) are stored in /app/var/pdf/xxx.pdf.

If I use:

<a href="{{ 'entity.pdf' }}">PDF</a>

My path is correct, for example: symfony/app/var/pdf/123123.pdf, but when I click in the link, my browser return a 404 Not Found error. Obviusly I have checked that the file is stored in this path.

Any help?

Thanks in advance.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 04 '14 at 12:12

To force download the pdf file try this in the controller.

/**
 * @Route("/download/{id}",name="pdf_download")
 */
public function downloadAction($id) {


    $downloadedFile = $repository->findOneBy(
            array(
                'id' => $id,
            )
    );
    $response=new Response();


    $response = new Response();
    $response->headers->set('Content-type', 'application/octet-stream');
    $response->headers->set('Content-Disposition', sprintf('attachment; filename="%s"',          $downloadedFile->getFilename() ));
    $response->setContent(file_get_contents($downloadedFile->getAbsolutePath()));
    $response->setStatusCode(200);
    $response->headers->set('Content-Transfer-Encoding', 'binary');
    $response->headers->set('Pragma', 'no-cache');
    $response->headers->set('Expires', '0');
    return $response;

 }

And in the template

  <a href={{path('pdf_download',{'id':file.id})}}>{{file.filename}}</a>

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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You better need to store this file in public web dir, and then create link to it like:

<a href="{{ asset('web/var/pdf/xxx.pdf') }}"/>PDF</a>

But browsers open pdf files in new tab. And if you really want to force dowload of this file, need to use headers. Use this question for help Symfony2 - Force file download

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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answered Feb 04 '14 at 11:00

Victor Bocharsky

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thanks, but the error is the same, error 404, and if is possible, I prefer don't use assetics – user2794692 Feb 04 '14 at 11:09
Do you really create `web/var/pdf` directory and copy `xxx.pdf` to it? Try it with `asset` first, please. – Victor Bocharsky Feb 04 '14 at 11:12
yes, and I put 777 permisions, but the error 404 persist – user2794692 Feb 04 '14 at 11:15
If it's not work, maybe you intercept access to file with `.htaccess`. Also check code of `.htaccess` in root and `web` dir, please – Victor Bocharsky Feb 04 '14 at 11:16
I have checked it but .htaccess doesn't intercept anything of this dir. – user2794692 Feb 04 '14 at 11:24
Do you can show me your root dir structure and URL address of site? – Victor Bocharsky Feb 04 '14 at 12:08

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 21 '18 at 07:05

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You can use absolute URL like below

<a href="{{ absolute_url(asset('uploads/YOURPATCH/'))}}pdf_download" download>
 Download 
</a>

answered Aug 21 '18 at 07:05

pedram shabani

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 26 '22 at 11:34

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Alternative :

<a download href="{{ asset('/images/CV.pdf') }}" >Télécharger mon CV <i class="fa fa-download"></i></a>

answered Feb 26 '22 at 11:34

Sacha Durand

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How to download a file from view in Symfony

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