Re: postgres-embedded images via php. two issues...

Hi, Wednesday, November 3, 2004, 8:45:17 AM, you wrote: PG> i am storing images in a postgres database and i have set up a little PG> php file to retrieve them in such a way that i can do: PG> echo "<img src='gif.php?name=$picname'>"; PG> ...from another php file. PG> it's working great, BUT i've noticed two things that bother me: PG> [1] if someone wants to download an image, they can, but it will be PG> downloaded as "gif.php" instead of "whatever.gif". even though PG> renaming the file solves the problem, users will be confused by this. It does not matter what the extension is, it is the header that has more sway PG> [2] (and i think this may be related to the first problem) is that in PG> at least one of my browsers (camino/osx) the images are ALWAYS pulled PG> directly from the server. they are never cached by the browser. i PG> suppose all browsers may be behaving this way, but in camino, it is PG> blatantly and visually obvious as you watch the gif being slowly PG> downloaded/displayed over a slow connection. The browser wont cache url's that have the ? in them so change your info passing scheme to echo "<img src='gif.php/name=$picname'>"; then process the query string to extract the info You could even add a dummy value at the end like src='gif.php/name=$picname/type.gif to make it look like a gif' PG> anyone know what to do for either of these? concerning [2], i'm PG> thinking maybe i can implant the local browser cache _manually_ instead PG> of depending on the browser to do it for me? if so, how would i go PG> about doing that? PG> thanks. PG> - philip -- regards, Tom