readfile

tommytomato · 12-07-2009, 02:28 AM

Hi

Quote:

Is readfile disabled on your live box?

Where can I find readfile ???

this is very new to me, is it a php5 issue, do I need to install or edit some thing.

Use. needed to show gallery image

Code:

<?php @readfile('http://mydomain.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=imageblock.External&g2_blocks=randomImage&g2_show='); ?>

I cant tell if it's ON or OFF

TT

timmeke · 12-07-2009, 05:48 AM

Could you try a simple call to readfile (not @readfile, as this omits error messaging) on a local file that you can read for sure (proper permissions)?
Just to see if readfile is there and it works.

Read also:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.readfile.php

tommytomato · 12-07-2009, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmeke

Could you try a simple call to readfile (not @readfile, as this omits error messaging) on a local file that you can read for sure (proper permissions)?
Just to see if readfile is there and it works.

Read also:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.readfile.php

Sorry I'm unsure to what you mean

TT

timmeke · 12-07-2009, 07:56 AM

Try a code like

Code:

<?php readfile('file://path/to/local/file'); ?>

for a known, local file that you can open in your browser.
This should print error messages.
You could also print the return value (number of bytes read, which should be >0).

Looking at the URL you used in your code, are you sure that the &g2_show= doesn't need a value (ie it can handle empty value)?

tommytomato · 12-07-2009, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmeke

Try a code like

Code:

<?php readfile('file://path/to/local/file'); ?>

for a known, local file that you can open in your browser.
This should print error messages.
You could also print the return value (number of bytes read, which should be >0).

Looking at the URL you used in your code, are you sure that the &g2_show= doesn't need a value (ie it can handle empty value)?

Here is what i used

Code:

<?php readfile('/var/www/file.txt'); ?>

No error on browser, it read the file OK

value - show=title

So I tried this

Code:

<?php readfile('/folder/folder/folder/main.php?g2_view=imageblock.External&g2_blocks=randomImage&g2_show=title'); ?>

which gets me in browser
Warning: readfile(/folder/folder/folder/main.php?g2_view=imageblock.External&g2_blocks=randomImage&g2_show=title) [function.readfile]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/read.php on line 4

TT

tommytomato · 12-07-2009, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommytomato

Here is what i used

Code:

<?php readfile('/var/www/file.txt'); ?>

No error on browser, it read the file OK

value - show=title

So I tried this

Code:

<?php readfile('/folder/folder/folder/main.php?g2_view=imageblock.External&g2_blocks=randomImage&g2_show=title'); ?>

which gets me in browser
Warning: readfile(/folder/folder/folder/main.php?g2_view=imageblock.External&g2_blocks=randomImage&g2_show=title) [function.readfile]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/read.php on line 4

TT

would a2enmod be used to enable readfile ?

Or is that completely different

TT

timmeke · 12-08-2009, 01:36 AM

The error sounds to me like readfile function is being called, it just can't open the I/O stream. Is the path to main.php correct? Could you try a relative path, for instance?