I wrote a straight forward article on retrieveing images from a db for inline use and as downloads.
http://edwardawebb.com/programming/php-programming/cakephp/serving-files-cakephp I think youll find it answers your questions. please comment if you have any feedback (positive or negative) On Jan 12, 10:00 am, Martin Westin <martin.westin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi mona, > It is not too hard to display "dynamic" images, protected images or in > your case database-stored images. > > You need two parts for this puzzle. > > 1: Your controller needs a new method called "image" or something like > it. > This method will pretty much be a copy of your view method. > This method (it's view) needs to output a binary image. > You gan get fancy with MediaView and things like that but start by > setting some headers and just ehoing out the image data. > > You shouldn't need all these but these are the headers I send for > dynamic images... seems to work the best in all browsers with all > these. > header("Pragma: public"); > header("Expires: 0"); > header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0"); > header("Cache-Control: public", false); > header("Content-Type: $filetype"); > header("Accept-Ranges: bytes"); > header("Content-Disposition: inline;"); > header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary"); > header("Content-Length: " .$filesize); > > 2: Your current view needs to point to the method above for the > relevant image tag. Some browsers seem to almost require an extension > on an image so you may want to add it in the view and parse it out in > the controller even if you don't use "parseExtensions". > > http://app.site/entries/image/23http://app.site/entries/image/23.jpg > > or if you get really fancy and use > parseExtensionshttp://app.site/entries/view/23.jpg > > On Jan 12, 3:14 pm, mona <poojapinj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > i m storing images in database and i wan't to display images in my > > view how to do this in cake php > > > my controller code is > > <?php > > class EntriesController extends AppController > > { > > var $name = 'Entries'; > > var $helpers = array('Html','Form','Javascript','Ajax'); > > //var $uses=array('Entry','User'); > > var $components = array('RequestHandler'); > > function index(){ > > //$count = $this->Entry->find('all', array('fields' => array('(max > > (Entry.counter)) as max_counter'))); > > $query=mysql_query("select max(counter) from entries"); > > $row=mysql_fetch_array($query); > > $count=$row[0]; > > $this->set('count',$count); > > $name=$this->Session->read('User'); > > $query1=mysql_query("select id from users where username='$name'"); > > $row1=mysql_fetch_array($query1); > > $user_id=$row1[0]; > > $this->set('user_id',$user_id); > > $this->Entry->recursive = 1; > > $this->set('entries', $this->Entry->findAll(null, null, array > > ('Section.id' => 'ASC','Submenu.submenu' => 'ASC'))); > > } > > > function view($id = null){ > > if (!$id){ > > $this->Session->setFlash('Invalid id for Entry.'); > > $this->redirect('/entries/index'); > > } > > $this->set('entry', $this->Entry->read(null, $id)); > > } > > > function add(){ > > $this->set('sections', $this->Entry->Section->find('list',array > > ('fields'=>'Section.section','Section.id'))); > > if (!empty($this->data) && > > is_uploaded_file($this->data['Entry']['File'] > > ['tmp_name'])) > > { > > $fileData = fread(fopen($this->data['Entry']['File'] > > ['tmp_name'], "r"), > > $this->data['Entry']['File'] > > ['size']); > > $this->data['Entry']['name'] = $this->data['Entry']['File'] > > ['name']; > > $this->data['Entry']['type'] = $this->data['Entry']['File'] > > ['type']; > > $this->data['Entry']['size'] = $this->data['Entry']['File'] > > ['size']; > > $this->data['Entry']['data'] = $fileData; > > if ($this->Entry->save($this->data)){ > > $id=mysql_insert_id(); > > $query=mysql_query("select max(counter) > > from entries"); > > $row=mysql_fetch_array($query); > > $co=$row[0]+1; > > $q=mysql_query("update entries set > > counter=$co where id=$id"); > > $this->Session->setFlash('The Entry has > > been saved'); > > $this->redirect('/entries/index'); > > } > > else{ > > $this->Session->setFlash('Please correct errors below.'); > > $this->redirect('/entries/add'); > > } > > } > > } > > > }?> > > > images are storing in database but how to display it i don't know > > my view code > > <table style="background-color:#eeeeee;border:0px;width:100%;"><tr > > style="background-color:#eeeeee;"> > > <tr style="background-color:#eeeeee;" ><td style="background- > > color:#eeeeee;width:100%;border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;border- > > right: 1px solid #eeeeee;" ><h2>Welcome <?php echo $id=$session->read > > ('User')?></h2></td></tr> > > </table> > > <div class="contententry"> > > <h1>View Entry</h1> > > <?php > > echo $html->css('style'); > > ?> > > <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;">Id</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php echo $entry['Entry']['id']?></ > > td> > > </tr> > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;">Name</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php > > if(strlen($entry['Entry']['username'])>0) > > { > > echo $entry['Entry']['username']; > > } > > else{ > > echo "----"; > > } > > ?></td> > > </tr> > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;">Address</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php if(strlen($entry['Entry'] > > ['Address'])>0) > > { > > echo $entry['Entry']['Address']; > > } > > else{ > > echo "----"; > > } > > ?></td> > > </tr> > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;">Phone</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php if(strlen($entry['Entry'] > > ['Telephone'])>0) > > { > > echo $entry['Entry']['Telephone']; > > } > > else{ > > echo "----"; > > } > > ?></td> > > </tr> > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;">Website</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php if(strlen($entry['Entry'] > > ['Website'])>0) > > { > > echo $entry['Entry']['Website']; > > } > > else{ > > echo "----"; > > } > > ?></td> > > </tr> > > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;">Section</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php echo $entry['Section'] > > ['section']?></td> > > </tr> > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;">Submenu</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php echo $entry['Submenu'] > > ['submenu']?></td> > > </tr> > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;">Listitem</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php > > if(strlen($entry['Entry']['Listitem'])>0) > > { > > echo $entry['Entry']['Listitem']; > > } > > else{ > > echo "----"; > > } > > ?></td> > > </tr> > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;">Detail</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php > > if(strlen($entry['Entry']['Detail'])>0) > > { > > echo $entry['Entry']['Detail']; > > } > > else{ > > echo "----"; > > } > > ?></td> > > </tr> > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;" width="30%">Attachment</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php > > if(strlen($entry['Entry']['name'])>0) > > { > > echo $entry['Entry']['name']; > > } > > else{ > > echo "----"; > > } > > ?></td> > > </tr> > > > ----------------------------------------here i m displaying image > > -------------------------------------------------- > > <tr><td style="background:#b0c1d9;" width="30%">Image</td> > > <td style="background:#eeeeee;"><?php > > echo $html->image(array('controller'=>'entries','action'=>'show',$entry > > ['Entry']['data'])); > > ?></td> > > </tr> > > </table> > > <table style="border:0px; background-color:#00254A;width:100%;border- > > bottom:0px;" > > > <tr style="background-color:#00254A;" ><td style="background- > > color:#00254A;width:8%;text-align: center;border-right: 1px solid > > #fff;" > > > <?php echo $html->link('Edit entry', '/entries/edit/' . $entry > > ['Entry']['id'],array('class'=>'ppstyle'))?></td> > > <td style="background-color:#00254A;width:8%;text-align:center;border- > > right: 1px solid #fff;"><?php echo $html->link('Delete entry', '/ > > entries/delete/' . $entry['Entry']['id'], array > > ('class'=>'ppstyle',null, 'Are you sure you want to delete: id ' . > > $entry['Entry']['id'] . '?')) ?></td> > > <td style="background-color:#00254A;width:8%;text-align: center;border- > > right: 1px solid #fff;" ><?php echo $html->link('Home', '/entries/ > > index',array('class'=>'ppstyle')) ?></td> > > <td style="background-color:#00254A;width:8%;text-align:center;border- > > right: 1px solid #fff;" ><?php echo $html->link('Add new', '/entries/ > > add',array('class'=>'ppstyle')) ?></td> > > <td style="background-color:#00254A;width:50%;text-align: > > center;border-right: 1px solid #fff;"></td> > > </tr> > > </table> > > </div> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
