how to add download link for .docx in php

Question

I want to add a download link on my form when values are entered and submitted, then a link should create to download .docx file.

I've used unlink function before. It was working fine on local host but on live server it is displaying .docx file below the form with unreadable symbols.

I want to replace {{Name}}, {{last name}} and {{previews name}} with values entered by the user in the form. and then create a download link that will download .docx file with the particular values entered by the user. Also if the user will write previews name it will show in the file: (born: previews name)

if the user doesn't fill the previews name - it will just show first name and last name.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <title>Employee Details</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form method="post" action="#">
      <input placeholder="First Name" type="text" name="firstname" />
      <input placeholder="Last Name" type="text" name="lastname" />
      <input placeholder="Previews Name" type="text" name="prevname" />
      <input type="submit" name="submit" />
    </form>
  </body>
  <?php
    if(isset($_POST["submit"])) {
        $fname = (string)$_POST["firstname"];
        $lname = (string)$_POST["lastname"];
        $prevname = (string)$_POST["prevname"];

        $source = 'template.docx';
        $full_path = $fname.'output.docx';
        $file = $full_path;
        //Copy the Template file to the Result Directory
        copy($source, $full_path);

        // add calss Zip Archive
        $zip_val = new ZipArchive;

        //Docx file is nothing but a zip file. Open this Zip File
        if($zip_val->open($full_path) == true)
        {
            // In the Open XML Wordprocessing format content is stored.
            // In the document.xml file located in the word directory.

            $key_file_name = 'word/document.xml';
            $message = $zip_val->getFromName($key_file_name);

            // this data Replace the placeholders with actual values
            $message = str_replace("{{Name}}", $fname, $message);
            $message = str_replace("{{last name}}", $lname, $message);
            $message = str_replace("{{previews name}}", '(born:'.$prevname.')', $message);


            //Replace the content with the new content created above.
            $zip_val->addFromString($key_file_name, $message);
            $zip_val->close();


            header("Content-Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document");
            header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".$file);
            readfile($file);
            unlink($file);
            exit();

        }
    }
  ?>
</html>

This code is saving .docx file in the same folder but I want a download link for it

`$_POST["firstname"]` is already a string... all elements in `$_POST` or `$_GET` are strings — Dharman, Apr 15 '19 at 19:39
you must send the data as well.... eg. add `readfile($full_path); exit;` after the headers — Honk der Hase, Apr 15 '19 at 20:02
You cannot offer a file for download after you've already output HTML. Move *all* that PHP code to *above* the ` ` and make sure you `exit()` after doing what @LarsStegelitz said — rickdenhaan, Apr 15 '19 at 20:08
@LarsStegelitz Thank you so much it worked.. but tell me how to redirect the user to a new url and display the download link there?? — Agha Altamash, Apr 15 '19 at 21:42
redirect with `header('Location: URL')`. Link with ``. If the file is accessible from the web, you can directly link it. Otherwise you link to a PHP script with a GET parameter to identify the file (somehow). — Honk der Hase, Apr 15 '19 at 21:47
Possible duplicate of [How to force file download with PHP](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7263923/how-to-force-file-download-with-php) — miken32, Apr 18 '19 at 16:19

how to add download link for .docx in php

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