Well this question was discussed in Google Group.
The poster wants to open xls, doc, or pdf files using CakePHP. As such, he wants to create a link, which when clicked, should open the document.
Solution:
1. Save the file under /app/webroot/ folder. You can FTP that file for the sake of simplicity. If you need to upload files frequently, you can consider CAKEPHP file upload component. This component allows you to upload files from your computer to your server. Tweak it a bit to upload almost any file. But be sure to enforce all reasonable protections to prevent spammy uploads. Check to ensure that the file has been uploaded by pointing your browser to http://your-cake-domain.com/my_file_name.doc. Next we need to do something in the respective view file.
2. Create a variable name $file_path in the respective view files.
Say, $file_path='my_file_name.doc';
Now simply create a link to that path.
The poster wants to open xls, doc, or pdf files using CakePHP. As such, he wants to create a link, which when clicked, should open the document.
Solution:
1. Save the file under /app/webroot/ folder. You can FTP that file for the sake of simplicity. If you need to upload files frequently, you can consider CAKEPHP file upload component. This component allows you to upload files from your computer to your server. Tweak it a bit to upload almost any file. But be sure to enforce all reasonable protections to prevent spammy uploads. Check to ensure that the file has been uploaded by pointing your browser to http://your-cake-domain.com/my_file_name.doc. Next we need to do something in the respective view file.
2. Create a variable name $file_path in the respective view files.
Say, $file_path='my_file_name.doc';
Now simply create a link to that path.
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