displaying PDF file failed although i followed the instructions i found here

[sab]

Hi,

I am trying to display PDF pages on different parts of my webpage I am creating.

Failed to load PDF file

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on my showPDF template, i have: $filePdf = $page->showPdf->filename;

on my main.inc:

if($filePdf){
header('Content-type: application/pdf');
header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="' . $filePdf . '"');
header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($filePdf));
header('Accept-Ranges: bytes');
@readfile($filePdf);
$filePdf='';
}

else{
echo $content;  
}

 

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I must be definitely doing something wrong!

Edited April 16, 2015 by arvixeuser
please use the code block

[horst]

you can check on your main.inc if there is a valid filename in $filePdf, if it exists:

if (file_exists($filePdf)) {
   ...
}
else {
    echo $content;
}

BUt currently for debugging purposes you temporarily should do this:

if (file_exists($filePdf)) {
   ...
}
else {
    //echo $content;
    echo "<pre>";
    var_dump($filePdf);
    echo "</pre>";
}

this way you can get information what it is what you have assigned to $filePdf.

Edited April 15, 2015 by horst

[sab]

I checked as  you said and the file exists. It loads. And then it says "Failed to load PDF file".

[horst]

Maybe you have had output before that line? What does it say trying this:

if (headers_sent()) {
    $filename = $linenum = null;
    headers_sent($filename, $linenum);
    echo "<p>read on <a href='http://php.net/manual/en/function.headers-sent.php' target='_blank'>here</a>!</p>";
    exit(1);
}

if (file_exists($filePdf)) {
   ...
}
else {
    echo $content;
}

[sab]

it doesn't print anything 

[Soma]

Actually both don't work for me. And apart from that an 28MB PDF here?. What's that good for?

[sab]

that's a file i can't change the content but still supposed to be there although the size is big.

i followed the instructions from suggestion or two from older forum posts. and not sure what i'm doing wrong.

i need to display many pdf files on the website.

i hope you guys have more suggestions.

[horst]

// maybe a link to the PDF is enough

echo "<a href='{$page->showPdf->url}' target='_blank'> download a nice PDF here </a>";

[sab]

thanks! short of time and this answers.