include(image) problems

[nevrar]

Hi there... I'm dynamically including images for an adserver kinda script.
eg. <img src="advert.php?category=books">
and the php script displays finds the filename of next image in the books category, generates appropriate headers, and includes the file (which is stored locally).
eg. Header("Content-Type: image/jpeg");
include("whateverthefilenameis.jpeg");

Now. This has generally worked pretty well. However occasionally I get little glitches with certain images which refuse to display (these same ones are actually viewable through the browser, just not through my script). I have had this problem with jpegs and gifs.

Would anyone know what the problem is? Perhaps there is a better way to dynamically display the image?

Thanks... Regards - Nevrar

[vsego]

Try readfile() instead of include().

include() parses the file. Thus, if you get <? together in your image (quite likely to happen), you'll get parsing error. Also, why wasting time on parsing function when you have passthru one? ;-)

[nevrar]

I still get parse errors with readFile...

this particular one is for an animated gif...

Views fine if i access the actual file in a browser, but when i try readFile, it displays a parse error... 🙁

(btw, it works fine for other images)

[vsego]

1. Would you mind posting your script (or at least relevant parts)?

2. What parsing error are you getting (you can see it if you remove header("Content-type:...")😉?