Strange multiple fopen problems

Anon

<?
$fp = fopen("/tmp/test.pdf", "w");
...
fclose($fp);

readfile("/tmp/test.pdf");
?>

doesnt work. Ive noticed that once a file if opened with "w" or any other writeable way, once the file if closed, it can not be opened again until the script stops.

If I open the file with "r" or any other read only method, it works ok.

Chris Lee

Anon

You must read file before closing!
like that:

<?
$fp = fopen("/tmp/test.pdf", "w");
...
readfile("/tmp/test.pdf");
fclose($fp);
?>

Anon

You must read file before closing!
like that:

<?
$fp = fopen("/tmp/test.pdf", "w");
...
readfile("/tmp/test.pdf");
fclose($fp);
?>

Anon

readfile(...);

runs fclose() from inside the readfile function.

I have

function write_pdf()
{
$fp = fopen("/tmp/test.pdf?, "w");
...
// do pdf stuff...
...
fclose($fp);
}

function read_pdf();
{
header("Content-type: application/pdf");
readfile("/tmp/test.pdf");
}

I wanted the functions seperate so that I could have a script write a pdf and not view it. have a script view the pdf without writing to it. or have a script write & view the pdf.

but for some reason I guess I cant do this. its strange that fclose() doesnt accually close the file until the script finnishes, it just que's the file to be closed I guess.

and strange that if the file is opened "r" I can close it then open it and view it. but "w" or "w+" I can't do that.

Chris Lee

Anon

Are You shure, that the three dots ... in Your script don't assign $fp another value?