How to return downloadable pdf from ajax query & mpdf

Asked Dec 21 '17 at 11:06

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I'm generating pdf file with mpdf and ajax query.

$.ajax({
    url: 'genPDF.php',
    type: 'post',
    data: { Content, pdfContent },
    success: function(response) {

    }
)};

genPDF.php

$result = $_POST['Content'];

$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();
$mpdf->WriteHTML($result);

$destPDF = $mpdf->Output('doc.pdf');

It works ok, but the file is saved on server. I need to redirect it to page with pdf creation button (file to download). How to do that?

edited Dec 21 '17 at 11:08

asked Dec 21 '17 at 11:06

MariuszJ

means after creating pdf via ajax you need to redirect to created PDF view right?? – K.B Dec 21 '17 at 11:10
yeah, exactly :) – MariuszJ Dec 21 '17 at 11:23
see this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13209897/using-ajax-and-jquery-to-create-pdf-using-fpdf – K.B Dec 21 '17 at 11:25
If I use `echo 'doc.pdf';` at the end of genPDF.php and `window.location = response` in success block on ajax, I can open that pdf in the same window. I would like to save it directly, not to open. Is it possible to pipe it somehow without saving pdf on server? – MariuszJ Dec 21 '17 at 11:55
where u want to save?? – K.B Dec 21 '17 at 13:13
Save by webbrowser - not to server – MariuszJ Dec 21 '17 at 15:06

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