RE: [PHP] Previous Discussions

[Ian Samuel]

Title: RE: [PHP] Previous Discussions





>>Is anyone aware of previous discussions with php/mysql with 
>using file 
>>inside the db (BLOBs) and integrating php to serve these files? In my 
>>opinion, I'm sure there's a better way than store to a temp 
>file and send 
>>user the hyperlink, then deleting the temp file. Perhaps 
>something with 
>>output buffering, etc.


Regardless of whether this is a good idea or not, it's fairly easy. Store the file data itself (accessible via fopen($whatever)) in a longblob, then write it back with the appropriate headers ("Content-type: iamge/jpeg" or whatever) when the time comes. I'd be happy to provide examples if anyone is curious.

Regards,
Ian Samuel




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RE: [PHP] Intermediate "Searching..." screen.

[Ian Samuel]

Title: RE: [PHP] Intermediate "Searching..." screen.





What you want to do is post the form, display a searching screen, and then on that same screen... well, like this, I think:

>






    echo "Searching.\n";
    go_go_gadget_query();


    // above line takes a while but the aboev is already echoed so
    // they wait


    display_results();
        }
?>


Regards,
Ian Samuel


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>Subject: [PHP] Intermediate "Searching..." screen.
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>
>I have a part of my site that searches a large database and 
>sometimes it
>takes more than a few seconds to return the results.  When 
>searches take
>longer, people get antsy and search again.  To let them know that the
>search is working so they don't double efforts I'd like to have an
>intermediate "Searching..." screen.
>
>I don't have a good idea on how to do this and I'm looking for some
>ideas or directions. How do I show one thing while the search 
>is running
>and another when the search is complete and also not loose the returned
>record set?
>
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