[SOLVED] Downloading a PDF file from a CMS page

[Fedeque]

Hi there, 

 

I am trying to create a link which downloads a pdf file in a cms page within my site. The problem is that it tries to open it like a new cms page instead of downloading the file. So what I get instead is a Not found page.

 

 

Any help?

 

Thanks a lot

[PascalVG]

Not sure if I understand it right what you need, but I made some test PDF for download here:

http://ps1562.buymethai.com/en/content/1-delivery

 

 

When clicking the link at the bottom of the page, it will open it in a new page, or you can right click and save as... to download the file.

 

 

To get this, add some text to click on, like 'Download Here' in your cms page, select the page and click the create/edit link button.

 

 

          http://www.mydomain.com/PDFFile.pdf

or set a relative path from the root of your shop:

          /PDFFile.pdf

You can add some title that shows when hovering over the link, like 'Right Click to download' or so.

 

Save and try. You will see the text and a link to the PDF File when hovering over it. Clicking it opens it in a new page. Right click will give the opportunity to save it.

 

 

Hope this is what you needed,

pascal.

 

[Fedeque]

I don´t really know what the problem is. It is something really easy, but it seems the link doesn´t find the file. I am checking for misspelling, paths mistakes,.... but so far, I couldn't find anything and still not working.

Thanks anyway.

 

Fedeque

[PascalVG]

Hi Fedeque,

 

 

When you hover over the link, do you see the URL you expected? 

 

Did you add the  http part in front of the domain name part if you added the domain name part yourself? If not, you will get something like this:

 

www.domainname.com/www.domainname.com/path/to/file.pdf

 

i.e double domain name.

 

otherwise just add the relative path from the shop root:

 

    /path/to/file.pdf

 

Can you give the URL to the page with the link? Maybe we see something strange...

 

pascal.

Edited October 1, 2014 by PascalVG (see edit history)

[PascalVG]

For completeness sake, final solution found:

 

Assuming the path is correct, maybe the permissions are not set correctly, to let an outsider into the folder. I would move the PDF file to the shop root, as that folder doesn't need more permissions to reach.

http://www.mydomain.com/thePDFfile.pdf
 

Make sure the file itself has permissions set to 644 or 755 or so

My 2 cents
Pascal