Open pdf file in firefox with php

the_lynx123

hi, i am writing a program that has to open a pdf file in firefox. It works just fine in IE (probably due to security settings) but when i try to open the file in firefox it does not do anything. The code that i am using:

    $z = "file:///F:/test.pdf";
    echo "<a href='$z'>[GO]</a>";

Maybe i have to use Javascript, or something similar. I would appreciate if somebody would tell me a way to make this work.
Thanks!

dagon

thats a url for the local machine, it wont work on a remote server

$z = "test.pdf"; would be fine if its in the same dir as the php script.

the_lynx123

dagon;10926038 wrote:
thats a url for the local machine, it wont work on a remote server

$z = "test.pdf"; would be fine if its in the same dir as the php script.

But it works when i run the script on Internet Explorer (that's how insecure IE is). What can i do to make it work on Firefox?
Thanks again!

dagon

on the internet or your local machine?

the_lynx123

dagon;10926040 wrote:
on the internet or your local machine?

On my local machine, but the file is located in a server (F is my network drive that contains the file), and i need to be accessible for all the computers in my network.