[ciapug] Re: Listing on PHP.net

David Champion dave at visionary.com
Tue Jul 12 14:08:36 CDT 2005 

Uh, is that Mark Pikes?

:p

FYI, most of you saw this on the cialug list, but the server was down 
for a while with a bad CPU fan. Fan got replaced, server is back up.

-dc

Chris Hettinger wrote:
> Thanks for getting us listed Mark, appreciated.
> 
> -ch
> 
> Mike Parks wrote:
> 
>> Greetings everyone,
>> I just looked and we are now listed on PHP.net calendar events. 
>> However, I see that I missed the cap error 'iowa' when I filled out 
>> the form. I have sent a message to the php.net webmaster to get this 
>> corrected.
>>
>> Mike
>>
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>>>   1. Re: uploading files with php (Mike Parks)
>>>   2. Re: uploading files with php  (Mike Parks)
>>>   3. Re: uploading files with php (Tony Bibbs)
>>>   4. Re: uploading files with php (Scott Phillips)
>>>   5. Re: uploading files with php (Bryan Baker)
>>>   6. Re: uploading files with php (Scott Phillips)
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 16:11:55 -0500
>>> From: "Mike Parks" <parksmike at dwx.com>
>>> Subject: [ciapug] Re: uploading files with php
>>> To: <ciapug at cialug.org>
>>> Message-ID: <000401c58594$00c7df40$0400a8c0 at parksmike>
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>>> Scott
>>> I had somethihng like that also? I look through some of my upload 
>>> scripts to
>>> see if I can remember what I did to fix?
>>>
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>>>> Message: 1
>>>> Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 15:48:09 -0500
>>>> From: Scott Phillips <scott.phillips at DRAKE.EDU>
>>>> Subject: [ciapug] uploading files with php
>>>> To: ciapug at cialug.org
>>>> Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20050708154126.0208b598 at mail.drake.edu>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii
>>>>
>>>> OK.. I've got a script that allows me to upload files to the server. 
>>>> gif,
>>>> jpg, txt, doc files all work perfectly.  However, I get an error when
>>>> trying to open uploaded PDFs: File does not start with a '%PDF-'.  
>>>> There
>>>> are other PDFs accessible on the same server, so I don't *think* it's a
>>>> mime type problem.  It must get corrupted when I upload it.
>>>>
>>>> What's the deal?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Scott Phillips
>>>> Web Developer
>>>> Cowles Library, Drake University
>>>> (515) 271-2975
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Message: 2
>>>> Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:48:21 -0500
>>>> From: Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [ciapug] uploading files with php
>>>> To: ciapug at cialug.org
>>>> Message-ID: <42D02A05.4060209 at vonahsen.com>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>>>
>>>> I had this error with some ftp/scp/frontpage uploaded pdfs, and some
>>>> googling finally turned up that in your apache mime types file you have
>>>> to add
>>>> application/x-pdf .pdf
>>>>
>>>> it should already have application/pdf
>>>>
>>>> /etc/httpd/conf/apache-mime.types on a mdk 10.1 box
>>>>
>>>> -barry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Scott Phillips wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> OK.. I've got a script that allows me to upload files to the server.
>>>>> gif, jpg, txt, doc files all work perfectly.  However, I get an error
>>>>> when trying to open uploaded PDFs: File does not start with a '%PDF-'.
>>>>> There are other PDFs accessible on the same server, so I don't *think*
>>>>> it's a mime type problem.  It must get corrupted when I upload it.
>>>>>
>>>>> What's the deal?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Scott Phillips
>>>>> Web Developer
>>>>> Cowles Library, Drake University
>>>>> (515) 271-2975
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> ciapug mailing list
>>>>> ciapug at cialug.org
>>>>> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> ------------------------------
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>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:20:11 -0500
>>> From: "Mike Parks" <parksmike at dwx.com>
>>> Subject: [ciapug] Re: uploading files with php
>>> To: <ciapug at cialug.org>
>>> Message-ID: <000601c585b6$af7f8840$0400a8c0 at parksmike>
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>>> Scott
>>> What is your  post_max_size  set to? You may need to increase this as 
>>> well
>>> as the  upload_max_filesize  Default  upload_max_filesize  is 2Mand
>>> post_max_size  is 8M default. So you will want to make it at least 
>>> that much
>>> above the upload_max_filesize
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
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>>>>   1. uploading files with php (Scott Phillips)
>>>>   2. Re: uploading files with php (Barry Von Ahsen)
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>>>> Message: 1
>>>> Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 15:48:09 -0500
>>>> From: Scott Phillips <scott.phillips at DRAKE.EDU>
>>>> Subject: [ciapug] uploading files with php
>>>> To: ciapug at cialug.org
>>>> Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20050708154126.0208b598 at mail.drake.edu>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii
>>>>
>>>> OK.. I've got a script that allows me to upload files to the server. 
>>>> gif,
>>>> jpg, txt, doc files all work perfectly.  However, I get an error when
>>>> trying to open uploaded PDFs: File does not start with a '%PDF-'.  
>>>> There
>>>> are other PDFs accessible on the same server, so I don't *think* it's a
>>>> mime type problem.  It must get corrupted when I upload it.
>>>>
>>>> What's the deal?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Scott Phillips
>>>> Web Developer
>>>> Cowles Library, Drake University
>>>> (515) 271-2975
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Message: 2
>>>> Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:48:21 -0500
>>>> From: Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [ciapug] uploading files with php
>>>> To: ciapug at cialug.org
>>>> Message-ID: <42D02A05.4060209 at vonahsen.com>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>>>
>>>> I had this error with some ftp/scp/frontpage uploaded pdfs, and some
>>>> googling finally turned up that in your apache mime types file you have
>>>> to add
>>>> application/x-pdf .pdf
>>>>
>>>> it should already have application/pdf
>>>>
>>>> /etc/httpd/conf/apache-mime.types on a mdk 10.1 box
>>>>
>>>> -barry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Scott Phillips wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> OK.. I've got a script that allows me to upload files to the server.
>>>>> gif, jpg, txt, doc files all work perfectly.  However, I get an error
>>>>> when trying to open uploaded PDFs: File does not start with a '%PDF-'.
>>>>> There are other PDFs accessible on the same server, so I don't *think*
>>>>> it's a mime type problem.  It must get corrupted when I upload it.
>>>>>
>>>>> What's the deal?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Scott Phillips
>>>>> Web Developer
>>>>> Cowles Library, Drake University
>>>>> (515) 271-2975
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> ciapug mailing list
>>>>> ciapug at cialug.org
>>>>> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:30:49 -0500
>>> From: Tony Bibbs <tony at tonybibbs.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [ciapug] uploading files with php
>>> To: ciapug at cialug.org
>>> Message-ID: <42D27489.3030706 at tonybibbs.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>>
>>> Not to side track you but you might consider using the below file:
>>>
>>> http://cvs.geeklog.net/co.php/geeklog-1.3/system/classes/upload.class.php 
>>>
>>>
>>> It supports uploading images, resizing them on the fly, etc.  It may be
>>> a bit too 'heavy' for your needs.  Anyway, does extensive mime checking
>>> and can handle enforcement of file sizes, etc.
>>>
>>> To see a sample of it in action go here:
>>>
>>> http://cvs.geeklog.net/co.php/geeklog-1.3/public_html/admin/story.php
>>>
>>> --Tony
>>>
>>> Scott Phillips wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK.. I've got a script that allows me to upload files to the server.
>>>> gif, jpg, txt, doc files all work perfectly.  However, I get an error
>>>> when trying to open uploaded PDFs: File does not start with a '%PDF-'.
>>>> There are other PDFs accessible on the same server, so I don't *think*
>>>> it's a mime type problem.  It must get corrupted when I upload it.
>>>>
>>>> What's the deal?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Scott Phillips
>>>> Web Developer
>>>> Cowles Library, Drake University
>>>> (515) 271-2975
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> ciapug mailing list
>>>> ciapug at cialug.org
>>>> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:42:32 -0500
>>> From: Scott Phillips <scott.phillips at DRAKE.EDU>
>>> Subject: Re: [ciapug] uploading files with php
>>> To: barry at vonahsen.com, ciapug at cialug.org
>>> Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20050711083517.020a17c0 at mail.drake.edu>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, this looks like it worked... kind of.  IE opens it up, but FireFox
>>> and Netscape display an open/save dialog box with the default 
>>> application
>>> being "AcroExch".  What the heck is that?  Can't find much useful 
>>> info on
>>> it.  It works, but I prefer that the docs open in Reader straightaway 
>>> like
>>> everyone is used to.  Do you have any more info on this?
>>>
>>> Mike, I checked and the max size looks fine at this point.  (The 
>>> documents
>>> in question are only ~900K anyway.  I don't expect anything larger.)
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>
>>>
>>> At 02:48 PM 7/9/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had this error with some ftp/scp/frontpage uploaded pdfs, and some
>>>> googling finally turned up that in your apache mime types file you 
>>>> have to add
>>>> application/x-pdf       .pdf
>>>>
>>>> it should already have application/pdf
>>>>
>>>> /etc/httpd/conf/apache-mime.types on a mdk 10.1 box
>>>>
>>>> -barry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Scott Phillips wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> OK.. I've got a script that allows me to upload files to the server.
>>>>> gif, jpg, txt, doc files all work perfectly.  However, I get an error
>>>>> when trying to open uploaded PDFs: File does not start with a '%PDF-'.
>>>>> There are other PDFs accessible on the same server, so I don't *think*
>>>>> it's a mime type problem.  It must get corrupted when I upload it.
>>>>> What's the deal?
>>>>>
>>>>> Scott Phillips
>>>>> Web Developer
>>>>> Cowles Library, Drake University
>>>>> (515) 271-2975
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> ciapug mailing list
>>>>> ciapug at cialug.org
>>>>> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> Message: 5
>>> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:31:45 -0500
>>> From: Bryan Baker <bbaker at iowalaw.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [ciapug] uploading files with php
>>> To: ciapug at cialug.org
>>> Message-ID: <d72a5154cae167a068ef35cd96f62cad at iowalaw.org>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>>
>>> Sounds like maybe your (Moz based) browser's got an inconvenient mime
>>> type mapping.
>>> Check in Edit->Pref's->Helper Applications and look for
>>> application/x-pdf.
>>> AcroExch I think is an old name for Acrobat or maybe the plugin.
>>>
>>> On Jul 11, 2005, at 8:42 AM, Scott Phillips wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, this looks like it worked... kind of.  IE opens it up, but
>>>> FireFox and Netscape display an open/save dialog box with the default
>>>> application being "AcroExch".  What the heck is that?  Can't find much
>>>> useful info on it.  It works, but I prefer that the docs open in
>>>> Reader straightaway like everyone is used to.  Do you have any more
>>>> info on this?
>>>>
>>>> Mike, I checked and the max size looks fine at this point.  (The
>>>> documents in question are only ~900K anyway.  I don't expect anything
>>>> larger.)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 02:48 PM 7/9/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I had this error with some ftp/scp/frontpage uploaded pdfs, and some
>>>>> googling finally turned up that in your apache mime types file you
>>>>> have to add
>>>>> application/x-pdf       .pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> it should already have application/pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> /etc/httpd/conf/apache-mime.types on a mdk 10.1 box
>>>>>
>>>>> -barry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Scott Phillips wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> OK.. I've got a script that allows me to upload files to the server.
>>>>>> gif, jpg, txt, doc files all work perfectly.  However, I get an
>>>>>> error when trying to open uploaded PDFs: File does not start with a
>>>>>> '%PDF-'.
>>>>>> There are other PDFs accessible on the same server, so I don't
>>>>>> *think* it's a mime type problem.  It must get corrupted when I
>>>>>> upload it.
>>>>>> What's the deal?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott Phillips
>>>>>> Web Developer
>>>>>> Cowles Library, Drake University
>>>>>> (515) 271-2975
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> ciapug mailing list
>>>>>> ciapug at cialug.org
>>>>>> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> ciapug mailing list
>>>>> ciapug at cialug.org
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>>>>
>>>>
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>>> Bryan Baker
>>> Technology Advocate
>>> Iowa Legal Aid
>>> Suite 230
>>> 1111 9th Street
>>> Des Moines, Ia 50314-2527
>>>
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>>>
>>> http://www.iowalegalaid.org
>>> bbaker at iowalaw.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:20:20 -0500
>>> From: Scott Phillips <scott.phillips at DRAKE.EDU>
>>> Subject: Re: [ciapug] uploading files with php
>>> To: ciapug at cialug.org
>>> Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20050711101241.0207eab0 at mail.drake.edu>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii
>>>
>>>
>>> Nope, no special mappings in there at all.  Checked on a few different
>>> machines, with the same results.  Mac/Safari does not open it at all 
>>> with
>>> an error "Could not create file"... whatever that means.
>>>
>>> Also, I get the same results whether I upload the pdf with php or 
>>> Dreamweaver.
>>>
>>> Any more suggestions, I'd be grateful!  Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>> At 09:31 AM 7/11/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sounds like maybe your (Moz based) browser's got an inconvenient 
>>>> mime type
>>>> mapping.
>>>> Check in Edit->Pref's->Helper Applications and look for 
>>>> application/x-pdf.
>>>> AcroExch I think is an old name for Acrobat or maybe the plugin.
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 11, 2005, at 8:42 AM, Scott Phillips wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Well, this looks like it worked... kind of.  IE opens it up, but 
>>>>> FireFox
>>>>> and Netscape display an open/save dialog box with the default 
>>>>> application
>>>>> being "AcroExch".  What the heck is that?  Can't find much useful 
>>>>> info on
>>>>> it.  It works, but I prefer that the docs open in Reader straightaway
>>>>> like everyone is used to.  Do you have any more info on this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike, I checked and the max size looks fine at this point.  (The
>>>>> documents in question are only ~900K anyway.  I don't expect 
>>>>> anything larger.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> At 02:48 PM 7/9/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I had this error with some ftp/scp/frontpage uploaded pdfs, and some
>>>>>> googling finally turned up that in your apache mime types file you 
>>>>>> have to add
>>>>>> application/x-pdf       .pdf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> it should already have application/pdf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /etc/httpd/conf/apache-mime.types on a mdk 10.1 box
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -barry
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott Phillips wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OK.. I've got a script that allows me to upload files to the server.
>>>>>>> gif, jpg, txt, doc files all work perfectly.  However, I get an 
>>>>>>> error
>>>>>>> when trying to open uploaded PDFs: File does not start with a 
>>>>>>> '%PDF-'.
>>>>>>> There are other PDFs accessible on the same server, so I don't 
>>>>>>> *think*
>>>>>>> it's a mime type problem.  It must get corrupted when I upload it.
>>>>>>> What's the deal?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Scott Phillips
>>>>>>> Web Developer
>>>>>>> Cowles Library, Drake University
>>>>>>> (515) 271-2975
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> ciapug mailing list
>>>>>>> ciapug at cialug.org
>>>>>>> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>> -- 
>>>> Bryan Baker
>>>> Technology Advocate
>>>> Iowa Legal Aid
>>>> Suite 230
>>>> 1111 9th Street
>>>> Des Moines, Ia 50314-2527
>>>>
>>>> (515) 243-2151 (x1635)
>>>>
>>>> http://www.iowalegalaid.org
>>>> bbaker at iowalaw.org
>>>>
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