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bdm · 12-03-2007, 03:59 PM

So I have to read a pdf file as an attachment from an external server. I use for the local server:

PHP Code:


			
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'server');
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "u:p");
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, 'pdfs=' . $_GET['pdfs']);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 1); 
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);

And on the external server with the actual pdf:

PHP Code:


			
header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=test.pdf');
readfile('somepdfgeneratedbytheserver.pdf');

When I use curl_getinfo();, it does return:

Code:

[content_type] => application/pdf

The problem with the code above is that when I echo the results, it spews out all this garbage text.
Any ideas?

12-03-2007, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
bdm The Acquainted Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 127 Thanks: 14	Using curl to read a file from an external server? So I have to read a pdf file as an attachment from an external server. I use for the local server: PHP Code: `curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'server'); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "u:p"); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, 'pdfs=' . $_GET['pdfs']); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 1); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);` And on the external server with the actual pdf: PHP Code: `header('Content-Type: application/pdf'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=test.pdf'); readfile('somepdfgeneratedbytheserver.pdf');` When I use curl_getinfo();, it does return: Code: [content_type] => application/pdf The problem with the code above is that when I echo the results, it spews out all this garbage text. Any ideas?