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How to view an existing document? - christaliise - 03-10-2020
I have existing documents which are uploaded into the root directory, the same directory as "application", that is uploaded at the time of registration.
I want to be able to view those documents via a Controller & view, which I have already established.
The Controller coding I have is:-
PHP Code:
<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Docs extends CI_Controller
{
public function index()
{
$this->load->view('member/chris/docs');
$doc = fopen("C:xampp/htdocs/member/$user/photo/chris.jpg", "a"); //Not sure if this is the right approach
}
}
I guess the name of the uploaded documents would need to be standardized (chris.jpg to photo.jpg), but I'll query that once I get the document viewed.
I have in the view page coding that echos the username which works OK.
But I dont know the code to view documents.
Can anybody help?
Update
I now need to learn how to standardize the document name when uploaded for example C:xampp/htdocs/member/$user/photo/chris.jpg to be automatically changed to C:xampp/htdocs/member/$user/photo/photo.jpg
Anybody with any suggestions?
RE: How to view an existing document? - InsiteFX - 03-10-2020
For one the view needs to be the last thing that you load.
You want to do something like the below code:
PHP Code:
$data['photo'] = 'c:\xampp\user\photos\user.jpg';
$data['docs'] = 'c:\xampp\user\docs\userdoc.ext';
$this->load->view('view_name', $data);
Then in your view file just echo out $photo and $docs where you want them.
RE: How to view an existing document? - includebeer - 03-10-2020
What do you want to do with the file? If you just need to display it in a view, you only need a href link. No need to call fopen.
RE: How to view an existing document? - christaliise - 03-11-2020
(03-10-2020, 08:03 AM)includebeer Wrote: What do you want to do with the file? If you just need to display it in a view, you only need a href link. No need to call fopen.
Thanks @includebeer a simple href link did the job.
(03-10-2020, 08:00 AM)InsiteFX Wrote: For one the view needs to be the last thing that you load.
You want to do something like the below code:
PHP Code:$data['photo'] = 'c:\xampp\user\photos\user.jpg';
$data['docs'] = 'c:\xampp\user\docs\userdoc.ext';
$this->load->view('view_name', $data);
Then in your view file just echo out $photo and $docs where you want them.
Thanks @InsiteFX Im trying to avoid using the database & I do prefer @includebeer's simpler solution. However I may need your idea somewhere else in my project.