How to force file download with PHP
Read the docs about built-in PHP function readfile $file_url=”http://www.myremoteserver.com/file.exe”; header(‘Content-Type: application/octet-stream’); header(“Content-Transfer-Encoding: Binary”); header(“Content-disposition: attachment; filename=\”” . basename($file_url) . “\””); readfile($file_url); Also make sure to add proper content type based on your file application/zip, application/pdf etc. – but only if you do not want to trigger the save-as dialog.