IE 5.00.3700.1000 forces user to download .png file

[ekung]

Every time I access a PHP script that uses the GD2 library to generate a .png image, the browser asks me for a download location and greys out the option of opening the file from its current location. I suspect a browser setting is forcing me to save the image each time, but I just don't know what to change so I can view the image without first saving. Help?😕

Here is one of my scripts' code:

<?php
header("Content-Type: image/png");
$myArcImage = ImageCreateTrueColor(400, 200);
$purple = ImageColorAllocate($myArcImage, 255, 0, 255);
$white = ImageColorAllocate($myArcImage, 255, 255, 255);
ImageFill($myArcImage, 0, 0, $purple);
imageFilledArc($myArcImage, 200, 200, 400, 400, 180, 0, $white, IMG_ARC_PIE);
ImagePNG($myArcImage);
imageDestroy($myArcImage);
?>

Here is my environment:
I am using IE 5.00.3700.1000 on W2K Professional. My PHP code is served from PHP Version 4.3.3.

Thanks.
-Elson

[weekender]

your code works fine on mine in both IE 6 and opera 7.11

you may wanna look in the notes at the bottom of the manual pages on php.net. Failing that, try the microsoft knowledge base at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;KBHOWTO

[ekung]

Thanks, Weekender. Unfortunately, I looked at the two places you suggested but couldn't find any related discussions.

[weekender]

have you tried converting the code to return a jpeg or a gif, and seeing if that works?

[ekung]

I have tried jpeg and get the same result. I can't do GIFs with my GD2 library though. It's no big deal though since it works on other browsers. Thanks for trying to help.