open/download file not under www-root

Hi!
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Windows 2003 Server/PHP 5.0.1
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Is it possible to download a file from a server that is at for example u:/d=
ocuments/ which is not under the www-root?
How would I reference that file. (I just want to open it -for example a wor=
d-file)
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/Gustav
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RE: open/download file not under www-root

Gustav,


> Windows 2003 Server/PHP 5.0.1
>
> Is it possible to download a file from a server that is at for
> example u:/documents/ which is not under the www-root?
> How would I reference that file. (I just want to open it -for
> example a word-file)

Yes, you can. I actually let my [registered] users download files that are
stored on a different PC to the server. The server pulls the file across and
provides a header allowing download - mine are all PDFs but I don't see that
Word files would be a problem - just a different content-type.

I use Apache, but previously used IIS (NT4) without any problem. (I switched
to Apache to do some extra java stuff that was impossible under IIS.)

My code:

$fp=$_POST['fp'];
$tr_id=$_POST['tr_id'];
$fpd = "G:\\".$fp.".pdf";
$len = filesize($fpd);
header("Content-Type: application/pdf");
header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=$fpd");
header("Content-Title: $fpd");
header("Content-Length: $len");
readfile($fpd);
?>

Cheers

George

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I thought accessing files/directories above the www-root via the web was impossible???

Tryst







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To: Gustav Wiberg ; php-windows@lists.php.net
Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 12.04pm
Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] open/download file not under www-root










Gustav,


> Windows 2003 Server/PHP 5.0.1
>
> Is it possible to download a file from a server that is at for
> example u:/documents/ which is not under the www-root?
> How would I reference that file. (I just want to open it -for
> example a word-file)

Yes, you can. I actually let my [registered] users download files that are
stored on a different PC to the server. The server pulls the file across and
provides a header allowing download - mine are all PDFs but I don't see that
Word files would be a problem - just a different content-type.

I use Apache, but previously used IIS (NT4) without any problem. (I switched
to Apache to do some extra java stuff that was impossible under IIS.)

My code:

$fp=$_POST['fp'];
$tr_id=$_POST['tr_id'];
$fpd = "G:\\".$fp.".pdf";
$len = filesize($fpd);
header("Content-Type: application/pdf");
header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=$fpd");
header("Content-Title: $fpd");
header("Content-Length: $len");
readfile($fpd);
?>

Cheers

George

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Re: open/download file not under www-root

trystano@aol.com wrote:
> I thought accessing files/directories above the www-root via the web was impossible???

Directly yes, but you can proxy it through a server-side script.

-Stut

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Pitcher
> To: Gustav Wiberg ; php-windows@lists.php.net
> Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 12.04pm
> Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] open/download file not under www-root
>
> Gustav,
>
>
>> Windows 2003 Server/PHP 5.0.1
>>
>> Is it possible to download a file from a server that is at for
>> example u:/documents/ which is not under the www-root?
>> How would I reference that file. (I just want to open it -for
>> example a word-file)
>
> Yes, you can. I actually let my [registered] users download files that are
> stored on a different PC to the server. The server pulls the file across and
> provides a header allowing download - mine are all PDFs but I don't see that
> Word files would be a problem - just a different content-type.
>
> I use Apache, but previously used IIS (NT4) without any problem. (I switched
> to Apache to do some extra java stuff that was impossible under IIS.)
>
> My code:
>
> > $fp=$_POST['fp'];
> $tr_id=$_POST['tr_id'];
> $fpd = "G:\\".$fp.".pdf";
> $len = filesize($fpd);
> header("Content-Type: application/pdf");
> header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=$fpd");
> header("Content-Title: $fpd");
> header("Content-Length: $len");
> readfile($fpd);
> ?>
>
> Cheers
>
> George

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RE: open/download file not under www-root

Hi Stut!

Exactly what does that mean? Do you have any references? Please send :-)

Best regards
/Gustav Wiberg
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From: Stut [mailto:stuttle@gmail.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 2:02 PM
To: trystano@aol.com
Cc: george.pitcher@ingenta.com; gustav@hmn.se; php-windows@lists.php.net
Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] open/download file not under www-root

trystano@aol.com wrote:
> I thought accessing files/directories above the www-root via the web was=
impossible???

Directly yes, but you can proxy it through a server-side script.

-Stut

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Pitcher
> To: Gustav Wiberg ; php-windows@lists.php.net
> Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 12.04pm
> Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] open/download file not under www-root
>=20
> Gustav,
>=20
>=20
>> Windows 2003 Server/PHP 5.0.1
>>
>> Is it possible to download a file from a server that is at for
>> example u:/documents/ which is not under the www-root?
>> How would I reference that file. (I just want to open it -for
>> example a word-file)
>=20
> Yes, you can. I actually let my [registered] users download files that ar=
e
> stored on a different PC to the server. The server pulls the file across =
and
> provides a header allowing download - mine are all PDFs but I don't see t=
hat
> Word files would be a problem - just a different content-type.
>=20
> I use Apache, but previously used IIS (NT4) without any problem. (I switc=
hed
> to Apache to do some extra java stuff that was impossible under IIS.)
>=20
> My code:
>=20
> > $fp=3D$_POST['fp'];
> $tr_id=3D$_POST['tr_id'];
> $fpd =3D "G:\\".$fp.".pdf";
> $len =3D filesize($fpd);
> header("Content-Type: application/pdf");
> header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=3D$fpd");
> header("Content-Title: $fpd");
> header("Content-Length: $len");
> readfile($fpd);
> ?>
>=20
> Cheers
>=20
> George

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Re: open/download file not under www-root

As long as the user that Apache is running under has NTFS read
permissions to the target folder, then you should have no problems. A
quick and dirty force method that I use would be something like this:

$file = "x:\\path\\to\\the\\file.pdf";
header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
header('Content-Type: application/force-download');
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=' . basename($file));
readfile($file);

Note the double backslashes! Cheers.

Armando

Gustav Wiberg wrote:
> Hi Stut!
>
> Exactly what does that mean? Do you have any references? Please send :-)
>
> Best regards
> /Gustav Wiberg
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stut [mailto:stuttle@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 2:02 PM
> To: trystano@aol.com
> Cc: george.pitcher@ingenta.com; gustav@hmn.se; php-windows@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] open/download file not under www-root
>
> trystano@aol.com wrote:
>> I thought accessing files/directories above the www-root via the web was impossible???
>
> Directly yes, but you can proxy it through a server-side script.
>
> -Stut
>

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RE: open/download file not under www-root

Hi!

Ok, I will try this... :-)

Best regards
/Gustav Wiberg
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From: Armando [mailto:dijital@shaw.ca]=20
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:10 AM
To: Gustav Wiberg
Cc: 'Stut'; 'trystano@aol.com'; 'george.pitcher@ingenta.com'; 'php-windows@=
lists.php.net'
Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] open/download file not under www-root

As long as the user that Apache is running under has NTFS read=20
permissions to the target folder, then you should have no problems. A=20
quick and dirty force method that I use would be something like this:

$file =3D "x:\\path\\to\\the\\file.pdf";
header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
header('Content-Type: application/force-download');
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=3D' . basename($file));
readfile($file);

Note the double backslashes! Cheers.

Armando

Gustav Wiberg wrote:
> Hi Stut!
>=20
> Exactly what does that mean? Do you have any references? Please send :-)
>=20
> Best regards
> /Gustav Wiberg
> =20
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stut [mailto:stuttle@gmail.com]=20
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 2:02 PM
> To: trystano@aol.com
> Cc: george.pitcher@ingenta.com; gustav@hmn.se; php-windows@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] open/download file not under www-root
>=20
> trystano@aol.com wrote:
>> I thought accessing files/directories above the www-root via the web wa=
s impossible???
>=20
> Directly yes, but you can proxy it through a server-side script.
>=20
> -Stut
>=20

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RE: open/download file not under www-root

Hi there!

Thank you! It worked so fine.. Cool! :-)

Best regards
/Gustav Wiberg
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-----Original Message-----
From: Armando [mailto:dijital@shaw.ca]=20
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:10 AM
To: Gustav Wiberg
Cc: 'Stut'; 'trystano@aol.com'; 'george.pitcher@ingenta.com'; 'php-windows@=
lists.php.net'
Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] open/download file not under www-root

As long as the user that Apache is running under has NTFS read=20
permissions to the target folder, then you should have no problems. A=20
quick and dirty force method that I use would be something like this:

$file =3D "x:\\path\\to\\the\\file.pdf";
header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
header('Content-Type: application/force-download');
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=3D' . basename($file));
readfile($file);

Note the double backslashes! Cheers.

Armando

Gustav Wiberg wrote:
> Hi Stut!
>=20
> Exactly what does that mean? Do you have any references? Please send :-)
>=20
> Best regards
> /Gustav Wiberg
> =20
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stut [mailto:stuttle@gmail.com]=20
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 2:02 PM
> To: trystano@aol.com
> Cc: george.pitcher@ingenta.com; gustav@hmn.se; php-windows@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] open/download file not under www-root
>=20
> trystano@aol.com wrote:
>> I thought accessing files/directories above the www-root via the web wa=
s impossible???
>=20
> Directly yes, but you can proxy it through a server-side script.
>=20
> -Stut
>=20

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