[ciapug] Re: Listing on PHP.net

Scott Phillips scott.phillips at DRAKE.EDU
Wed Jul 13 13:50:10 CDT 2005 

Naw, it's a stylistic thing...  like "e.e. cummings."   Really makes you 
think, doesn't it? :)




At 01:25 PM 7/13/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>BTW, Mark Pikes, you might want to edit the listing if you can... it says 
>"Central iowa PHP Users Group", you should probably capitalize "Iowa".
>
>-dc
>
>Chris Hettinger wrote:
>>Hehe ... oops ... Mike, sorry.
>>-ch
>>David Champion wrote:
>>
>>>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
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: <ciapug-request at cialug.org>
>>>>>To: <ciapug at cialug.org>
>>>>>Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 12:00 PM
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>>>>>>Today's Topics:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   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)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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>
>>>>>>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>>>>>>reply-type=original
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: <ciapug-request at cialug.org>
>>>>>>To: <ciapug at cialug.org>
>>>>>>Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 12:00 PM
>>>>>>Subject: ciapug Digest, Vol 3, Issue 2
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>>>>>>>Today's Topics:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   1. uploading files with php (Scott Phillips)
>>>>>>>   2. Re: uploading files with php (Barry Von Ahsen)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>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>
>>>>>>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>>>>>>reply-type=original
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: <ciapug-request at cialug.org>
>>>>>>To: <ciapug at cialug.org>
>>>>>>Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 12:00 PM
>>>>>>Subject: ciapug Digest, Vol 3, Issue 2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>Today's Topics:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   1. uploading files with php (Scott Phillips)
>>>>>>>   2. Re: uploading files with php (Barry Von Ahsen)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>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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>>>>>>>ciapug mailing list
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>>>>>>>End of ciapug Digest, Vol 3, Issue 2
>>>>>>>************************************
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>>>>ciapug mailing list
>>>>>>>ciapug at cialug.org
>>>>>>>http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>>>>http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>>>>ciapug mailing list
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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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>ciapug mailing list
>>>>>>>>>ciapug at cialug.org
>>>>>>>>>http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>ciapug mailing list
>>>>>>>>ciapug at cialug.org
>>>>>>>>http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>>>>ciapug mailing list
>>>>>>>ciapug at cialug.org
>>>>>>>http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/ciapug
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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