Simple Display Script

coopsta

K, im pretty new to php, and i wanted to know if anyone would know how to approach making a script.

when i type in swf.php?=PeanutButterJellyTime it would look into a specific directory for the .swf file and then display it into a new window.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

alanzhao

well,

display it into a new window

You need some Javascript in the html

function popup(url)
{
  var style = "height=500, width=500, location=no, scrollbars=no, menubars=no, toolbars=no, resizable=yes";
  window.open(url, "", style);
}

and a link like:

<a href="javascript:popup('swf.php?name=PeanutButterJellyTime')">PeanutButterJellyTime</a>

and swf.php script like:

header("Location: swf_directory/."$_GET['name'].".swf");

hope it helps.

coopsta

ok thanks man I'll try that.... how would i put like a little close button inside of the popup window ?

alanzhao

Here,

<a href="javascript:window.close()">Close</a>

:rolleyes:

coopsta

don't know if im doing this right... but when i use this it says parse error: unexpected t_variable. god im a noob.
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<?php header("Location: content/downloads/flash/."$_GET['name'].".swf"); ?>
<div align="center"><a href="javascript:window.close()">Close</a> </div>
</body>
</html>

alanzhao

try this:

<?php header("Location: content/downloads/flash/{$_GET['name']}.swf"); ?>

Mordecai

Originally posted by coopsta
<?php header("Location: content/downloads/flash/."$GET['name'].".swf"); ?>

This should be:

<?php
header("Location: content/downloads/flash/".$_GET['name'].".swf");
?>

Also, you need to specify an exact address to use the location header wisely. If you supply a relative address, it will not work on all browsers. I recommend using something like this:
header("Location: [url]http://[/url]".$SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].dirname($SERVER['PHP_SELF'])."/content/downloads/flash/".$_GET["name"].".swf");

coopsta

K now when I use this:
<?php
header("Location: [url]http://[/url]".$SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].dirname($SERVER['PHP_SELF'])."/content/downloads/flash/".$_GET["name"].".swf");
?>

I get this:
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/jcooper6/public_html/swf.php:6) in /home/jcooper6/public_html/swf.php on line 7