Javascript Handling Of Php Readfile Octet Stream

OK, I've had a good read through the 'Related Questions' section and I haven't found this answer. I'm using an ajax request to force a php download. Things are working fine on t

Solution 1:

Here's the answer I was looking for:

window.open("downloadPage.php");

...which pops up a box every time. The problem with the ajax request was that the returned file stream was interpreted as XMLHttpRequestObj.reponseText.

The browser apparently interprets this differently and doesn't allow the download.