php-db | 2002122

Re: [PHP-DB] SHOW PICTURE FROM DATABASE From: nikos (nikos <email protected>)
Date: 12/31/02

I've done it allredy!
It brings up a line of unknown characters

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: John W. Holmes
  To: 'Nikos Gatsis' ; 'PHP-mailist'
  Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 1:08 AM
  Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] SHOW PICTURE FROM DATABASE

> I have a php script that call binary data of pictures stored in
  database.
> The script works fine in IE but not in Netscape (ver 4.7, & 6.01).
> Any ideas?
>
> ---------------------------------
> the html tag is like: <img src="showpict.php?pro_id=1">
>
> where showpict.php:
>
> $query="SELECT pict FROM pict WHERE pro_id= '$pro_id";
> $result=mysql_db_query($database, $query, $conn) or Die
  (mysql_error());
> list($photo)=mysql_fetch_row($result);
> $type = $photo_type;
> if (!empty($photo)) {
> header("Content-Type: {$type}");
> echo $photo;
> }

  Call up showpict.php?pro_id=1 in Netscape and see if you get an error.
  Just type it in and call it up by itself.

  ---John W. Holmes...

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