PHP quickie - readfile equiv

[Gary Stainburn]

On Monday 05 June 2006 13:36, Lauri wrote:
> > Hi folks.
> >
> > I'm trying to write a script to read details from a SQL database, insert
> > data into a file and download it to the user's browser.  If I use the
> > readfile function it works, but if I use get_file_contents and echo the
> > file doesn't get downloaded properly.  In both cases, Mozilla opens
> > oowriter, but with readfile the document appears correctly, while with
> > get_file_contents/echo it show the rich text code.
> >
> > Anyone any ideas?
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > <? // vim: ft=php nowrap ai et
> > include_once("gsql1.inc");
> > include_once("gsecurity.inc");
> >
> > list($dummy,$o_id,$fname)=explode("/",$_SERVER['PATH_INFO']);
> > $dets=array_shift(loadhash3("select o_id as key, * from order_details
> > where o_id=$o_id"));
> > if (!$dets['o_id']) {
> >   echo "Order Details Missing";
> >   exit;
> > }
> > $contents=file_get_contents("/home/httpd/files/$fname");
> > if ($contents == false) {
> >   echo "Document Missing";
> >   exit;
> > }
> > header("Content-Type: text/rtf");
> > header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="delivery_note.rtf"');
> > #readfile("/home/httpd/files/$fname");
> > echo $contents;
>
> Readfile() is the correct way to do this. See manual (header()).
>
> Lauri

Hi Lauri,

Thanks for that, but I can't use readfile because I need to change the 
contents of the file between the get_file_contents and the echo.

Gary
-- 
Gary Stainburn
 
This email does not contain private or confidential material as it
may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown
and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000