PDF downloads look like html programming language?

[scythanith]

Hello GHL staffers,

When I download a pdf manual from your download site it goes to my downloads section. But I notice it has the extension .html on the end of it. When I try to open the file it just looks like a jargon of symbols & letters. If I use adobe acrobat to open the file it looks good.

I am using a Macbook pro running osx 10.9.5. I can download pdf files from other sources and they work fine. It's only your site giving me the weird files.

Here is a test site with pdf files downloaded.


Here are your files from your site, note the file extension.


Here is what your file looks like when I open it.


Any idea if it something on my side or on yours?

Thanks,
Scott

[Gunther]

In fact, the downloaded files are PDFs (visible by the %PDF-1.5)

Looks like your system mishandles active content. There is a difference between static PDF files and the way PDFs are handled from the GHL server.

For me downloads are working o.k. You may try another browser.

[scythanith]

It used to work just fine. Even since your system went to the new style it had worked. I downloaded 1.0.5.9 without issue a couple weeks back. Seems weird it would work and then not work when I have changed nothing on my end. I will try a different browser.

[Artur]

Hello,

this is a problem with your browser.
We will check this problem as fast as possible.
Meanwhile you can try another browser like Chrome or Firefox.

[DasNets]

The problem is the aplle.
Solve it by downloading the document to your screen an renaming the extension from .html to .pdf.

[scythanith]

I used google chrome browser instead of safari and it worked just fine this time

[CaptCrash]

Sorry but the issue here is not the Apple or Safari.
It has nothing to do with PDF's, rather it is related to all file format's downloaded from the main website download location.

The same function within the download page within the forum does not exhibit this issue.
See the attached screenshot for files downloaded on the same machine, same browser.

Files with html extension were downloaded from https://www.aquariumcomputer.com/en-GB/ghldownloads
Files with appropriate extensions were downloaded from http://forum.aquariumcomputer.com/downloads.php
note: OS X will automatically expand the zip file if it is considered safe, hence the exe's etc (Safari->Preferences->General -> Uncheck "Open Safe Files After Downloading" allows you to disable this if required)

I expect that the main website location is not setting a mime type for the file download (or something similar).

[Antipodes]

Sorry but the issue here is not the Apple or Safari.
It has nothing to do with PDF's, rather it is related to all file format's downloaded from the main website download location.

The same function within the download page within the forum does not exhibit this issue.
See the attached screenshot for files downloaded on the same machine, same browser.

Files with html extension were downloaded from https://www.aquariumcomputer.com/en-GB/ghldownloads
Files with appropriate extensions were downloaded from http://forum.aquariumcomputer.com/downloads.php

I can confirm this also
Using Windows 7/8/8.1 64bit with Firefox/Opera/IE

Incorrect file type from https://www.aquariumcomputer.com/en-GB/ghldownloads

[Artur]

We will check and fix it as fast as possible.