Re: [PHP] Launch windows application and fle
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 05:38:34 -0400, Chris Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an internal application requirement to generate a webpage that lists media files (movies) on our linux server and when the user clicks the name of the file on the webpage, launch the application on the local machine playing the correct file. How can I accomplish that? I know the computers that will be used, this is not on the internet so there are no security concerns. I can change and configure the browsers at will, this is a single purpose computer under my direct control on which I have installed the application. I would detect and send over the correct file type header(), then pass the file with readfile(). -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://gdconsultants.com/ http://destiney.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Launch windows application and fle
Chris Mason wrote: I have an internal application requirement to generate a webpage that lists media files (movies) on our linux server and when the user clicks the name of the file on the webpage, launch the application on the local machine playing the correct file. How can I accomplish that? I know the computers that will be used, this is not on the internet so there are no security concerns. I can change and configure the browsers at will, this is a single purpose computer under my direct control on which I have installed the application. The easiest and cheapest way, under those circumstances, is to turn ON the directory listing feature in Apache in httpd.conf (or .htaccess) for that directory and throw the video files in that directory. You'll also get some free bonuses in cool little icons for the files, and their sizes (sometimes important for video choice by a user) displayed. If that bothers you, then a combination of: http://php.net/opendir http://php.net/readdir and possibly http://php.net/readfile if you want to keep the video files to live outside the web tree. should make this a 5-line job of about an hour or two of work. See the rather long thread about Security from the past few days about the pros and cons of this. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Launch windows application and fle
I have an internal application requirement to generate a webpage that lists media files (movies) on our linux server and when the user clicks the name of the file on the webpage, launch the application on the local machine playing the correct file. How can I accomplish that? I know the computers that will be used, this is not on the internet so there are no security concerns. I can change and configure the browsers at will, this is a single purpose computer under my direct control on which I have installed the application. Chris Mason -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.8 - Release Date: 12/8/2004 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
