Re: output of file contents while reading
| From: | David Robley | Date: | Tue, 15 May 2001 08:14:38 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: output of file contents while reading | ||
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On Tue, 15 May 2001 10:38, Maree Talbot wrote:
> Is it possible in PHP, to open a remote file with fopen() and begin
> sending the contents of the file to the client before the entire file
> has been read from the remote source?
>
> If so, how? I've been unable to get it to work so far, probably because
> I don't understand the nitty gritty of file handles.
>
> Thanks
Not so much a problem with the file, rather the way the webserver handles
output. Try using flush() to force data to be sent to the client.
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