How to display PDF file using PHP

Question

I am trying to display PDF's using PHP which are stored in a folder named uploads which is located in the same folder with my php file .

this is the code I tried: (aa is the name of the pdf file)

  $file1 = '\uploads\aa.php';
      header('Content-type: application/pdf');
      header('Content-Disposition : inline; filename="' . $file1 . '"');
      header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
      header('Accept-Ranges: bytes');

   @readfile($file1);

but I get a server error :

The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in a CGI script.

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

Error 500

is there any soluion for this?

Check the error logs, also `\upload` would mean the file would be in the root of the server, not in the same folder — DarkBee
– DarkBee, Commented Apr 14, 2021 at 16:15

nickq · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-15 21:38:35Z

1

I am taking a look at your path, and I see that you are using backslashes \ instead of a forward slash / and presuming you are not using Windows, it should be instead a /

example:

$file1 = 'uploads/aa.php';
      header('Content-type: application/pdf');
      header('Content-Disposition : inline; filename="' . $file1 . '"');
      header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
      header('Accept-Ranges: bytes');

   @readfile($file1);

more information on it here: https://www.w3schools.com/php/php_ref_filesystem.asp

edited Apr 15, 2021 at 21:38

answered Apr 14, 2021 at 16:25

nickq

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