Creating a Page Export Function

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6 May 2009 | Hamish Campbell | Templates, URLs | Supports v2.4, v2.3

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Need to create an 'export' function for a page? Do it quickly and cleanly with HTTP::sendFileToBrowser. In your page controller, add a new action 'export':

Page.php

class Page_Controller extends ContentController
{
	static $allowed_actions = array(
		'export'
	);

	function export() 
	{
		$filename = "PageExport.html";
		$data = $this->renderWith(array('Page_Export'));
		HTTP::sendFileToBrowser($data, $filename);
	}
}

Now you just need to create Page_Export.ss, and direct the user to the URL "/export/". Your page will be returned to the browser as an attachment to download.