Stop Apache from opening file

[Starburst]

Anyone know how to stop Apache from opening a text file that has no extension.

e.g. TIME, PublicKey, etc. - Basically anything without an extension.

Ref. https://mariadb.gb.ssimn.org/

Need those files to download, instead of open.

[leisegang]

IF you make a simple HTML page with the following code it will be downloaded as a file:

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<a href="somepathto.pdf" download="filename">

If you have Apache add this to the .htaccess file:

<FilesMatch "\.(?i:pdf)$">
    ForceType application/octet-stream
    Header set Content-Disposition attachment
</FilesMatch>

[Starburst]

Thanks for the suggestions, got it working with a .htaccess

Where I was trying was under <Directory> I was trying to figure out how to put it there.
Currently:

AddType application/octet-stream .iso
AddType application/octet-stream .rpm

Tried adding:

ForceType application/octet-stream TIME

But didn't work.

[overseer]

I think you're on the right track, but maybe set it more broadly?

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DefaultType application/octet-stream

Or did you try the Content-Disposition header?

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<filesMatch "^([^.]+)$">
Header set Content-Disposition "attachment"
</filesMatch>