Thanks Martin, I included header("Content-disposition: inline;
filename=$filename"); but it did not make any difference.
Thanks anyway
Damelinks
On 10/20/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> As far as I know, it is the browser that decides what to do with a
> file.
> You can do the following:
> header("Content-disposition: inline; filename=$filename");
> ... but that is no guarantee that the browser will have a acrobat-
> plugin installed.
>
> /Martin
>
>
> On Oct 20, 3:41 pm, "Da-Omiete Iboroma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Please I am having problem downloading pdf (Acrobat reader) files that
>> I uploaded in mysql database.
>>
>> The file downloads but it does not embed the pdf file in the browser.
>>
>> Instead, it opens the pdf file and make the current page blank
>>
>> Below is the file download code. Pls help me
>>
>> <?php
>> $db_name = "database_name";
>> $table_name = "books_table";
>> $connection = mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password") or
>> die("couldn't connect.");
>> $db = mysql_select_db($db_name, $connection) or die("couldn't select.");
>>
>> $chk_file = "
>>
>> SELECT file_browse
>> FROM $table_name
>> WHERE book_isbn = \"$_GET[book_isbn]\"
>> ";
>> $chk_file_res = mysql_query($chk_file,$connection) or
>> die("couldn't connect.");
>>
>> $chk_file_num = mysql_num_rows($chk_file_res);
>> if ($chk_file_num == "0")
>> {
>> header("Location:http://www.url.com/books/books.php";);
>> exit;
>> }
>> else
>> {
>> $sql = "
>> SELECT name, type, size, file_browse
>> FROM $table_name
>> WHERE book_isbn = \"$_GET[book_isbn]\"
>> ";
>> $query = mysql_query($sql,$connection) or die("couldn't
>> connect.");
>> $filename = mysql_result( $query, 0, 0 );
>> $filetype = mysql_result( $query, 0, 1 );
>> $filesize = mysql_result( $query, 0, 2 );
>> $file_browse = mysql_result( $query, 0, 3 );
>> header( "Content -type: $filetype" );
>> header( "Content -length: $filesize" );
>> header( "Content -Disposition: attachment; name=$filename" );
>> header( "Content -Description: From Crawford University Library"
>> );
>> echo $file_browse;
>> }
>>
>> ?>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Damelinks
> >
>
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