[SOLVED] HREF Problem

[cisclem]

Hi - I am trying to create a file link that uses a POST variable as per following code. I am almost there in that if the file is in the root folder it works. The problem is if the file is in a sub-folder i.e. "Data" in this example. When I click on the created link I get a message to say that the page is protected which I know it is not. I first assign the data to the variable $display_block as per following......

 

$display_block = "

<ul>

<li><a href=\"Data\"'".$_POST["sel_id"]."'>FILE</a></li>

</ul>"

;

.....which is then used to populate the html page as follows...

 

<?php echo $display_block; ?>

As stated if the file was in the root folder this would work but not in the sub folder "Data". Any help would be appreciated, I have spent hours trying to fix this

Thank you

[.josh]

I think the problem here is that you somehow think the server is lying to you.  If you know that the sub-folder is not protected, then why would you get a message saying it is?  Did you check the chmod of the directory? .htaccess?

 

edit:

 

also, you're quotes are wrong, which is probably ultimately what's making the protected error happen.  Did you look at what it outputs?  It outputs for instance:

 

<ul>
<li><a href="Data"'123'>FILE</a></li>
</ul>

 

 

[cisclem]

I know the Data folder is not protected because other manually created links work - the problem only exists when I try to auto-create the link. I am pretty new to PHP so can you tell me if it is possible to directly open the file without a file link and if so would you be good enough to give me an example using the following details....

 

Path = \Data\

File = Example.doc

 

Thanks

[.josh]

so...did you miss my edit about your quotes being wrong?

[cisclem]

No - I did not miss your edit about the quotes being wrong - I tried your example and it still does not work - a folder which I know is not protected is being advised as being so. This is why I would like to try using php to directly open a file without the link and see if this still happens

[.josh]

I didn't give you an example of how the code should be.  I gave you an example of what your code outputs.  Your OP code outputs as:

 

[pre]

<ul>

<li><a href="Data"'123'>FILE</a></li>

</ul>

[/pre]

 

It needs to output as:

 

[pre]

<ul>

<li><a href="Data/123">FILE</a></li>

</ul>

[/pre]

 

Or I guess with a backslash if you're using windows...

 

This is how your quotes should be (change the / to \\ if windows)

$display_block = "
<ul>
<li><a href=\"Data/".$_POST["sel_id"]."\">FILE</a></li>
</ul>"
; 

 

[cisclem]

Great - that did it - many thanks. You made it look simple but I would never have tried putting the slash following Data the other way round. Once again many thanks - you have saved me many more hours of wasted time!