Old topic, but I finally fixed my issue(s). In case anyone else is
having trouble with PDFs and IE.

I had two issues that were preventing PDFs to be dynamically created
with PHP.

First:
I was using sessions to ensure the user should see this pdf.  Using
sessions caused three additional headers to be sent.
Expires: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 01:33:27 GMT
Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0,
precheck=0
Pragma: no-cache

This caused some kind of problem with IE.  
Solution: session_write_close() before I send the headers.

Second:
I was using gzip as the output handler.  Again IE didn't like to receive
pdfs gziped.

Netscape didn't have any trouble with either of these issues.  :)

Needless to say I am happy that I don't have to use ASP.  :)

Charles Killmer


-----Original Message-----
From: Asendorf, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:42 PM
To: Charles P. Killmer; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Tough decision ASP or PHP

I'm filling out form PDFs on the fly with IIS and FDF without any
problems...  I don't know if that's what you mean by "creating PDF's"
but if
this ( http://www.lcounty.com/lchd/record_search/ ) is what you're
looking
for, (enter a name like smith then click on one of the application
request
icons) then you should be fine.

John

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John Asendorf - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web Applications Developer
http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY!
Licking County, Ohio, USA
740-349-3631
Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles P. Killmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:57 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Tough decision ASP or PHP
> 
> 
> Thanks for all the great feedback.  IIS is probably a requirement.  
> 
> The problem with PHP and PDFs is when php has to send the 
> headers for a PDF.  IIS seems to get in the way.  Does anyone 
> have a workaround for sending headers though PHP and IIS?
> 
> Charles
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maxim Maletsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:00 PM
> To: Charles P. Killmer
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Tough decision ASP or PHP
> 
> 
> 
> "Charles P. Killmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote... :
> 
> > I have to start building a a web site.  And it needs to be 
> very stable.  It will be creating a lot of pdf's on the fly 
> also.  The problem that I have had with php creating pdfs is 
> that IIS sends a connection: close header.  This makes the 
> pdfs very unreliable.
> 
> I saw some of our code working on IIS and PDFs were just fine. This
> depends though. but, there are always work arounds and IIS is not any
> easier either.
> 
> > 
> > I am guessing that the isapi version of php would resolve 
> this issue.  Though the isapi version still has stability issues.
> 
> I think so.
> 
> > I hate to asp but am thinking that I may have to simply due 
> to stability.
> 
> Think also about the stability in the long run - ASP needs more
> maintainance than PHP, even on IIS.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Maxim Maletsky
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> 
> 
> 
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