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The download button in my website does not work in firefox, but it works in chrome. Is it an issue with firefox?

zack
zack

I have a download button for my website. The button works properly in Google Chrome. But instead of downloading the file, firefox opens the file on a new tab. I want firefox to download the file instead of opening it.

Could someone help me with this...

I have a download button for my website. The button works properly in Google Chrome. But instead of downloading the file, firefox opens the file on a new tab. I want firefox to download the file instead of opening it. Could someone help me with this...

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cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator

That is likely a problem with the content type that the server sends for this file. If this is text/html or text/plain then Firefox opens th file in a tab.

You can look at this extension to check the HTTP response headers:

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
  • Top 10 Contributor

What kind of file is it?

You can overcome a browser's natural inclination to display content in a tab by setting a content-disposition:attachment header. The best way to do that depends on your server setup.