*I am new to codeigniter now i am stuck in downloading a file from server. Basically I am facing two problem one downloading is happening whenver i go to page.and also that excel file im downloading is not readable after download :( .So any suggestion will b great Thanks in advance :) Happy Coding.*
<input type="<?php
$this->load->helper('download');
$name = 'ruby_new.xlsx';
$data = file_get_contents("./downloads/ruby_new.xlsx"); // Read the file's contents - cannot use relative path. It will try to call the file from same directory (controller) as this file. In order for it get the contents from the root folder put a . in front of the relative path//
force_download($name, $data);
?>" class="btn btn-primary btn-small" value="download demo">