I have a page (php) which lists items with check boxes and drop down list for choosing the action (like download , delete) to be performed on the items selected. When one selects the action download i redirect the page to a php whose response content-type is "application/zip". This works fine and displays download file dialog. My problem is that after downloading the file, the user is still in the download page. What I would want to do is after the user downloads the file.. I would like to redirect him automatically to another page (Thank You Page, etc.) or back to the page listing the items. This question is related to web application. one more helpful link http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=535077 regarding the same question.