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Php PDF Problems

Anonymous posted this at 15:38 — 23rd April 2002.

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I am storing my pdf's in a mysql database. When i want to display the pdf by clicking on a link i have to click twice on 'Open this file from its current location'. It first tells me that i have chosen to download the file from the php page ie. download.php and then i click again and it now gives me the name pdf name ie. test.pdf.
I have no problems with displaying images.

I was looking at my phpinfo.php page and my HTTP Headers Information Section had the following information

Do i have to edit my mime.types file and add application/pdf?

Mark Hensler posted this at 18:40 — 23rd April 2002.

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hmm, I've never played with PDF using PHP. You may have to print your "application/pdf" header, prior to sending the pdf binary data.

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