How to view an existing document?

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.

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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.