I can now download the file as application/octet-stream but it won't
allow me to open the file inline as a PDF. The only way I managed to be
able to download the file at all was by stripping the URL from the front
of the filename (I think).
What am I doing wrong??
$pfile = str_replace('get.php?file=','','$file');
$p = explode('.', $pfile);
$extension = $p[sizeof($p)-1];
$pfile when echoed is $file
$file when echoed is the correct name of the file which is even more
confusing.
I figured that $file would include the URL which might be why it hanged
explorer.
Steve Jackson
Web Development and Marketing Manager
Viola Systems Ltd.
http://www.violasystems.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mobile +358 50 343 5159
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Jackson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 17. syyskuuta 2003 13:53
> To: 'PHP General'; 'Jon Haworth'
> Subject: RE: [PHP] Getting part of a string...Was protecting
> a file via php
>
>
> Thanks to all so far.
> However I am still having problems I have directory outside
> the root with PDF's in it. The links to the PDF files are
> called successfully by this function in a page I call getlinks.php
>
> function do_non_root_links()
> {
> define('FILEDIR', '/home/.sites/144/site281/downloads/');
> //display available files
> $d = dir(FILEDIR);
> while($f = $d->read())
> {
> //skip 'hidden' files
> if($f{0} != '.')
> {
> echo "<tr><td>";
> echo "<a href=\"get.php?file=$f\"
> class=\"greenlinks\" target=\"_blank\">$f</a>";
> echo "</td></tr>";
> }
> }
> $d->close();
> }
>
> The URL displayed is then to be processed by get.php. My problem *I
> think* is losing get.php?file= from the URL which I managed
> to do by doing $pfile = str_replace('get.php?file=','','$file');
> This however then becomes confusing because $pfile I assumed
> would then be simply the filename without the URL. I figured
> that if I exploded the name and pulled the extension from the
> file passed that into a switch to send the appropriate header
> my problem would be solved. However it isn't. This is the
> code and de-bugging I've done. <?
> define('FILEDIR', '/home/.sites/144/site281/downloads/');
> $path = FILEDIR . $file;
>
> //check that this file exists and that it doesn't include
> //any special characters
> if(!is_file($path) OR !eregi('^[A-Z_0-9][A-Z_0-9.]*$', $file))
> {
> header("Location: error.php");
> exit();
> }
>
> /*
> ** //check that the user has permission to download file
> ** if(user does not have permission)
> ** {
> ** //redirect to error page
> ** header("Location: error.php");
> ** exit();
> ** }
> */
>
>
> $pfile = str_replace('get.php?file=','','$file');
> $p = explode('.', $file);
> $extension = $p[sizeof($p)-1];
> // debug - remove the headers and test output vars.
> echo "Test and $extension";
> echo "<br>Test and $file";
> echo "<br>Test and $p";
> echo "<br>Test and $pfile";
> /*switch ($extension)
> {
> // define headers depending on $extension variable.
> case "doc" :
> header("Content-type: application/msword\n");
> break;
> case "pdf" :
> header("Content-type: application/pdf\n");
> break;
> default :
> // force download dialog if no extension defined.
> header("Content-type: application/octet-stream\n");
> header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=\"$file\"\n");
> break;
> }
>
> header("Content-transfer-encoding: binary\n");
> header("Content-length: " . filesize($path) . "\n");
> //send file contents
> $fp=fopen($path, "r");
> fpassthru($fp);
> */
> ?>
>
> Echoing the vars produces this. The exploded file
> ($extension) is what I need to pass to the switch but if I
> send the headers as is again I get a blank and corrupted
> explorer window.
>
> Test and pdf
> Test and EventNotification_01.pdf
> Test and Array
> Test and $file
>
> Any ideas how to proceed?
> Cheers,
>
> Steve.
>
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