Execute a PHP file with value

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I have a bdc.php file which generate a .PDF file with fpdf.

It is working well when the user click on the link but i would like to force the PDF creation when the page is displayed (even if the link is not clicked)

bdc.php retrieve a value named $rid to fill the PDF according to the database.

The code below works : generate PDF, download, and store it on the server :

<a href="bdc.php?rid=<?php echo $rid ; ?>" download><span><img src="./images/icon-pdf.png"></span></a>

Exec does not work even with forced value or variable :

exec ('php bdc.php rid="2055381354"');
exec ('php bdc.php rid=.$rid.');

The PDF generate well until the $rid is reached and is blank below

Could you please help me to solve this ?

Regards.

Command line arguments work differently from query parameters. However, that does not really matter here; as your script only saves a pdf to the server, you could simply set the required variable and include the file. — jeroen
– jeroen, Commented Dec 27, 2018 at 17:06

Naveen K · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-31 05:14:11Z

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You can add the following code inside your bdc.php file to convert the CLI arguments to the query string

if (!empty($argv[1])) {
  parse_str($argv[1], $_GET);
}

Then bdc.php?rid=123 and exec('php bdc.php rid=123'); both will work fine.

Hope it helps

edited Dec 31, 2018 at 5:14

answered Dec 27, 2018 at 17:30

Naveen K

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Rex NEBULAR · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-28 09:58:43Z

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exec('php bdc.php rid="'.$rid.'"');

Thank you Naveen, works well.

Best Regards.

edited Dec 28, 2018 at 9:58

answered Dec 28, 2018 at 9:03

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