Download file glitch

[jazzman1]

O my God it was my fault. Re-read my reply #17 and change this:

echo '<img src="$the_file" />'; exit;

to 

echo '<img src='.$the_file. '/>'; exit;

I quoted a variable name. Sorry for that.

[rhs49010]

I added echo '<img src='.$the_file. '/>'; exit;

no more error.

now it's back to the black square with an X

[jazzman1]

Put ini_set("display_errors", "1");  on the top of the file and delete that line - echo '<img src='.$the_file. '/>'; exit;

[rhs49010]

Put ini_set("display_errors", "1");  on the top of the file and delete that line - echo '<img src='.$the_file. '/>'; exit;

Trueint(108)

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home1/ecosolu1/public_html/lrn/download_file.php:34) in /home1/ecosolu1/public_html/lrn/download_file.php on line 41

Plus a load of gibberish

[rhs49010]

does this need output buffering?

[jazzman1]

Too much errors!  Try to create this app from beginning and debug every variables and outputs carefully. Sorry, I'm out.

[rhs49010]

Your not going to believe this but It WORKS!!!!!!!

 

I deleted...  if (!is_dir('/upload')) { echo "True"; } else { echo "False"; }

 

and the var dump ($uid)

 

and voile   it now sends a download window!

 

So what?

 

was it the var dump?

 

try it for yourself   http://www.lrn.computerizedgraphics.com/view_files.php    I'll be dammed

 

Now I can finally move on to the next headache.

 

Thank you Thank you Thank you

[rhs49010]

Oh by the way download the daffy.jpg

 

That's about how I was feeling about the download file.

[jazzman1]

He-he....cool....good for you...there were too many outputs on the same html document

But..I'm still surprise why this did not work.

$the_file = 'uploads/108'; // dump this result to be sure that everything is fine

echo '<img src='.$the_file. '/>'; exit;

By the way, for multiple files uploading, I'm using this API ->

http://www.plupload.com/

http://www.plupload.com/example_queuewidget.php

Edited August 25, 2013 by jazzman1

[rhs49010]

He-he....cool....good for you...there were too many outputs on the same html document

But..I'm still surprise why this did not work.

$the_file = 'uploads/108'; // dump this result to be sure that everything is fine

echo '<img src='.$the_file. '/>'; exit;

By the way, for multiple files uploading, I'm using this API ->

http://www.plupload.com/

http://www.plupload.com/example_queuewidget.php

Thanks,  I'll bookmark it!

[jazzman1]

Yep...because we have to have an empty space after the variable!

Can you try this for me, please!

$the_file = 'uploads/108'; // dump this result to be sure that everything is fine

echo '<img src='.$the_file. ' />'; exit;

[mac_gyver]

the <img tag doesn't work because the src=' ... ' attribute must be the actual url of the file so that the browser can fetch the file. the files are not stored using the id as their name. the id is the upload_id value in the database table that corresponds to the actual filename.ext the file is stored as.

 

the <img tag syntax is also missing quotes in the html around the src=' ... ' attribute.

[mac_gyver]

all the echoing of test strings was preventing the headers from working (after the original problems were corrected.) if you had php's error_reporting/display_errors turned full on, you would have known this hours ago.

[jazzman1]

the <img tag doesn't work because the src=' ... ' attribute must be the actual url of the file so that the browser can fetch the file. the files are not stored using the id as their name. the id is the upload_id value in the database table that corresponds to the actual filename.ext the file is stored as.

 

the <img tag syntax is also missing quotes in the html around the src=' ... ' attribute.

 

I think this is apache conf issue. On my web server, binary files as (jpg's, png's, pdf's) do not required to have ext in the end.

Edited August 25, 2013 by jazzman1

[rhs49010]

Well This was a learning experience for me.

it wasn't a total waste of time for me at least

 

Jazzman1 and mac_gyver  you guys are probably going to ignore me

 

If I come back with my next headache.

 

I'll give this a try for grins  Jazzman1

$the_file = 'uploads/108'; // dump this result to be sure that everything is fine echo '<img src='.$the_file. ' />'; exit;

 

I'll be back

[rhs49010]

$the_file = 'uploads/108'; // dump this result to be sure that everything is fine echo

'<img src='.$the_file. ' />'; exit;

 

That displays the image in the browser

[jazzman1]

Cool!

 

Now you know what simple an empty space causes in the script!

 

Read these!

 

1. Debugging: A Beginner's guide

 

2. How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

 

3. Php security tutorial

Edited August 25, 2013 by jazzman1