vCard .vcf file download browser support - godaddy

.htaccess vcf-vcard
thom picture thom · Feb 25, 2011 · Viewed 11.6k times · Source

I have a download vCard (.vcf) link on a site. It works locally but not online. Just opens file in browser without downloading. I would rather not have to zip it.

Read around and found I need to put this:

AddType text/x-vcard .vcf

in a .htaccess file. but it's still not working. Am I missing something?

The site is hosted with godaddy. One old thread I read somewhere had a guy who made it work but no more info other than the .htaccess bit.

Answer

Pekka picture Pekka · Feb 25, 2011

As a first step, ask Godaddy whether they support AddType directives and if yes, how. That solution would definitely be preferable.

Alternatively, you may be able to work around it using a primitive PHP script that sends the correct headers.

contact.php (untested):

<?php
  # Send correct headers      
  header("Content-type: text/x-vcard"); 
                    // Alternatively: application/octet-stream
                    // Depending on the desired browser behaviour
                    // Be sure to test thoroughly cross-browser

  header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"contact.vcf\";");
  # Output file contents 
  echo file_get_contents("contact.vcf");
 ?>

this would serve the VCF file with the correct header.

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