Download txt file with laravel and axios - laravel

Question

Hello there
Hope you will be doing good.I want to download txt file generated on the fly from the controller of laravel i have search alot but could not find any solution.Please help out i will be very thankful.
Blade code with axios request
submitHandler:function(form,e){
var btn=document.querySelector("#BtnSubmit");
btn.style.display="none";var img=document.createElement("img");
img.setAttribute("src",base_url+'front/images/loading.gif');
var loader=document.querySelector("#loader");loader.appendChild(img);
var url="<?php echo route('database.export-txtProcess');?>";
var cur_url="<?php echo route('database.export-txt');?>";
//var tblExportSelect = $("#tblExportSelect").val();
var pushArray = [];
$.each($("#tblExportSelect option:selected"), function(){
pushArray.push($(this).data("id"));
});
var data = new FormData();
data.append('tblExportSelect',pushArray);
//$("#tblExportSelect").val(selected);
axios({
method: 'POST',
url: url,
data: data,
})
.then(function(res){
console.log(res);
})
e.preventDefault();
}
});
Controller Method
public function exportTxtProcess(Request $request){
/*dd($request->tblExportSelect);*/
$tables = explode(",", $request->tblExportSelect);
$destinationPath = public_path('/');
$result;
foreach ($tables as $table) {
$outputs = DB::select("SELECT * FROM $table");
$today = date("Y-m-d");
$fileName = $table."-".$today;
$fp = fopen($destinationPath . "$fileName.txt","wb");
foreach ($outputs as $output) {
$output = (array)$output;
#array_shift($output);
$removeUserId = #$output['user_id'];
$created_at = #$output['created_at'];
$updated_at = #$output['updated_at'];
if (($key = array_search($removeUserId, $output)) !== false) {
unset($output[$key]);
}
if (($key1 = array_search($created_at, $output))) {
unset($output[$key1]);
}
if (($key2 = array_search($updated_at, $output))) {
unset($output[$key2]);
}
if (is_null($created_at) OR $created_at == '') {
unset($output['created_at']);
}
if (is_null($updated_at) OR $updated_at == '') {
unset($output['updated_at']);
}
$netResult = $this->getTableFields($table,$output);
fwrite($fp,$netResult);
}
$result = fclose($fp);
}
/*$arr = array(['Good' => true,'message' => 'Data has been successfully imported.'], 200);
echo json_encode($arr);*/
if ($result) {
$pathToFile = $destinationPath . "$fileName.txt";
$downloaded = response()->download($pathToFile)->deleteFileAfterSend();
}
}
I want to download when txt file which is created as above but instead of download it streaming in the console.
Thank in advance

Answer 1

You have to pass the headers. Most importantly you are not returning the reponse.
$headers = [
'Content-type' => 'text/plain',
'Content-Disposition' => sprintf('attachment; filename="%s"', $fileName),
'Content-Length' => sizeof($content)
];
return response()->download($pathToFile, $fileName,$headers)->deleteFileAfterSend();