forbid browser to display a PDF file download

[olivier]

I’m using un button (not the sdm_download button feature but a theme Avada button) using that link:
?smd_process_download=1&download_id=xxxxx

All browsers are displaying the PDF instead of the download box. Is there a way to force the browser to not open the file?

Thanks for any help

[olivier]

Solution found:

put an .htaccess file inside the folder containing the pdf to be downloaded using sdm_download plugin. Files offered to download must be in their own specific folder.

Content of the .htaccess is:

<FilesMatch “\.pdf$”>
ForceType application/octet-stream
Header set Content-Disposition attachment
</FilesMatch>

works like a charm!

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