[SOLVED] create a url from php output?

[chrisuk]

I have been able to combine output to produce one long string, which if copied and pasted into the browser, opens the required document.

 

echo "http://server/folder/";
echo "".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). "";

 

This produces the output, for example, http://server/folder/file.doc (or whatever the extenson happens to be)

 

However - I am unsure to to create a URL from this?

 

Any pointers appreciated - especially if I am going about this in completely the wrong way. This is the first time I have done this.

 

Thanks

[monk.e.boy]

echo '<a href="http://server/folder/';
echo basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). '">Click here to download your file</a>';

 

Does this work?

 

Please note that I have changed your quotes.

 

monk.e.boy

[nloding]

If the folder is already inside your wwwroot, then you're all set ... you just have to create a link, or redirect the browser.  Your URL would be "http://www.yoursite.com/folder/document.ext"

 

To make it a string, just plug those items into a variable and echo the variable:

 

<?php
$url = "http://server/folder/";
$url .=  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). "";

echo "<a href='".$url."'>".$url."</a>";
?>

 

That should output:

 

<a href="http://server/folder/file.doc">http://server/folder/file.doc</a>

 

And if file.doc is within your wwwroot directory (ie, somewhere the server allows browser access), you'll be fine.

 

(monk.e.boy beat me to it!)

[chrisuk]

Thanks Gents - that's done it.

 

I had tried with the <a href> but not the syntax wrong!

 

Appreciated.