Always use the correct mimetype if you can. NOTE: I prefer setting the filename on the server side as you may have more information and can use common code. If you are using HTML5 and I guess nowadays everyone uses that , there is an attribute called download. Here filename is optional, but if provided, it will take this name for the downloaded file. If you don't want the browser to prompt the user then use "inline" for the third string instead of "attachment".
Inline works very well. The PDF display immediately without asking the user to click on Open. I've used "attachment" and this will prompt the user for Open, Save. I've tried to change the browser setting nut it doesn't prevent the prompt.
I had the same issue and most of the above answers should resolve your issue. After brainstorming and trying for many hours. The Culprit was firefox , well in a way it was me. Nervous Laughter. By default , when you open a pdf file in firefox, it will provide you with a popup to either save the pdf file or to open it directly and there is also a check box which says do this action automatically from now on and guess who selected it.
Due to this mistake, my pdf was being downloaded rather than viewed , even if had all the required headers in response. This is a simple mistake but cost me a good amount of time. To resolve this, just go to settings and search for applications and change pdf setting to whatever you need. If the PDF file is inside some folder and that folder doesn't have permission to access files in that folder directly then you have to bypass some file access restrictions using.
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The next time you click on a link to download a PDF file, Firefox will show you a prompt asking what to do with the file. You can then choose to open it with Firefox's built-in PDF viewer, open it with a different PDF application, or you can choose to save the file. For more information, see Change what Firefox does when you click on or download a file.
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By default, most downloaded PDF files open in the Internet browser currently in use, usually in a new window or tab. This page will outline how to make the browser download PDF files automatically, rather than open them in a new tab.
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