Return a file

[Oak Hall]

I have files (pdf) that users can view. They are in a protected site.

index.php's first function is to check the User Name and password. If they
are ok, it answers the request.

I want return a pfd file.

So if a user goes to

http://www.mysite.com/index.php?command=view&file=mydoc.pdf

Index.php would check there user name and password then return the pdf file
to the borwser. Can this be done??

Thanks
Oak

[Oak Hall]

Re: Return a file

I think I found the answer under header content type. Sorry. Thanks Oak

"Oak Hall" <oak@scenicmls. com> wrote in message
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>I have files (pdf) that users can view. They are in a protected site.
>
> index.php's first function is to check the User Name and password. If they
> are ok, it answers the request.
>
> I want return a pfd file.
>
> So if a user goes to
> http://www.mysite.com/index.php?comm...file=mydoc.pdf
>
> Index.php would check there user name and password then return the pdf
> file to the borwser. Can this be done??
>
> Thanks
> Oak
>[/color]

[Oak Hall]

Re: Return a file

I use the example, and get a return of garbage. If the content header not
being understood??
Thanks
Oak

Function view($qq)
{
$dir='c:\\redoa k\\working\\rec ords\\documents \\';
//documentsin\
// ll be outputting a PDF
header('Content-type: application/pdf');

// It will be called downloaded.pdf
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downl oad"');

// The PDF source is in original.pdf
readfile($dir.$ qq['file']);
}



"Oak Hall" <oak@scenicmls. com> wrote in message
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>I think I found the answer under header content type. Sorry. Thanks Oak
>
> "Oak Hall" <oak@scenicmls. com> wrote in message
> news:0a6Le.3960 $cg.30@news02.r oc.ny...[color=green]
>>I have files (pdf) that users can view. They are in a protected site.
>>
>> index.php's first function is to check the User Name and password. If
>> they are ok, it answers the request.
>>
>> I want return a pfd file.
>>
>> So if a user goes to
>> http://www.mysite.com/index.php?comm...file=mydoc.pdf
>>
>> Index.php would check there user name and password then return the pdf
>> file to the borwser. Can this be done??
>>
>> Thanks
>> Oak
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Chuck Anderson]

Re: Return a file

Oak Hall wrote:
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>I use the example, and get a return of garbage. If the content header not
>being understood??
>Thanks
>Oak
>
>Function view($qq)
>{
> $dir='c:\\redoa k\\working\\rec ords\\documents \\';
> //documentsin\
> // ll be outputting a PDF
> header('Content-type: application/pdf');
>
> // It will be called downloaded.pdf
> header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downl oad"');
>
> // The PDF source is in original.pdf
> readfile($dir.$ qq['file']);
>}
>
>
>
>"Oak Hall" <oak@scenicmls. com> wrote in message
>news:Xc6Le.396 1$cg.2943@news0 2.roc.ny...
>
>[color=green]
>>I think I found the answer under header content type. Sorry. Thanks Oak
>>
>>"Oak Hall" <oak@scenicmls. com> wrote in message
>>news:0a6Le.39 60$cg.30@news02 .roc.ny...
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I have files (pdf) that users can view. They are in a protected site.
>>>
>>>index.php' s first function is to check the User Name and password. If
>>>they are ok, it answers the request.
>>>
>>>I want return a pfd file.
>>>
>>>So if a user goes to
>>>http://www.mysite.com/index.php?comm...file=mydoc.pdf
>>>
>>>Index.php would check there user name and password then return the pdf
>>>file to the borwser. Can this be done??
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Oak
>>>
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>
>
>[/color]
Here's what I use to accomplish the exact same thing (I'm pretty sure
that I copied and pasted this from somewhere else):

<?php
header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file) );
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=' . basename($file) );
readfile($file) ;
?>

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http://www.CycleTourist.com

Integrity is obvious.
The lack of it is common.
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[Oak Hall]

Re: Return a file


"Chuck Anderson" <websiteaddress @seemy.sig> wrote in message
news:MZSdnZ2dnZ 1qw2ujnZ2dnd9nY d-dnZ2dRVn-0J2dnZ0@comcast .com...[color=blue]
> Oak Hall wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I use the example, and get a return of garbage. If the content header not
>>being understood??
>>Thanks
>>Oak
>>
>>Function view($qq)
>>{
>> $dir='c:\\redoa k\\working\\rec ords\\documents \\';
>> //documentsin\
>> // ll be outputting a PDF
>> header('Content-type: application/pdf');
>>
>> // It will be called downloaded.pdf
>> header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downl oad"');
>>
>> // The PDF source is in original.pdf
>> readfile($dir.$ qq['file']);
>>}
>>
>>
>>
>>"Oak Hall" <oak@scenicmls. com> wrote in message
>>news:Xc6Le.39 61$cg.2943@news 02.roc.ny...
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I think I found the answer under header content type. Sorry. Thanks Oak
>>>
>>>"Oak Hall" <oak@scenicmls. com> wrote in message
>>>news:0a6Le.3 960$cg.30@news0 2.roc.ny...
>>>
>>>>I have files (pdf) that users can view. They are in a protected site.
>>>>
>>>>index.php 's first function is to check the User Name and password. If
>>>>they are ok, it answers the request.
>>>>
>>>>I want return a pfd file.
>>>>
>>>>So if a user goes to
>>>>http://www.mysite.com/index.php?comm...file=mydoc.pdf
>>>>
>>>>Index.php would check there user name and password then return the pdf
>>>>file to the borwser. Can this be done??
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Oak
>>>>
>>>>
>>>[/color]
>>
>>
>>[/color]
> Here's what I use to accomplish the exact same thing (I'm pretty sure that
> I copied and pasted this from somewhere else):
>
> <?php
> header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
> header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
> header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file) );
> header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=' . basename($file) );
> readfile($file) ;
> ?>
>
> --
> *************** **************
> Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
> http://www.CycleTourist.com
> Integrity is obvious.
> The lack of it is common.
> *************** **************[/color]

This works THANKS! but it wants to download the pdf. How do I have it open
in the borwser plugin??

[John Dunlop]

Re: Return a file

Oak Hall wrote:
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> How do I have it open in the borwser plugin??[/color]

I'd configure my own browser to associate application/pdf with
whatever plugin I had in mind and then have it present the PDF
to me 'inline'.

[There's a hint there, if you find yourself heading down the
rickety Content-Disposition road: 'inline' means something
different to 'attachment'. But you never heard that from me,
ok?]

--
Jock