Seeking a function, class or other means to save the current PHP page as an HTML file on the server.
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From: "Greg Cocks" on 6 Mar 2008 20:21 Hello, I am seeking a function, class or other means to save the current PHP page as an HTML file on the server. The user, via a button, could then 'download' this page much like if they had gone to their "File... Save Page As.." menu to save it locally. This is for a (dynamic) page that I have written in PHP that formats and presents some query results - and the results presented vary based on the user's selection of parameters on an earlier page. Any suggestions? This 'one click' menu is for users "resistant" to learning how to do the "File... Save Page As..." method... Thanks in advance! ---------- Regards, GREG COCKS GIS Analyst V gcocks | at | stoller.com <blocked::mailto:gcocks(a)stoller.com> S. M. Stoller Corp 105 Technology Drive, Suite 190 Broomfield, CO 80021 www.stoller.com <blocked::http://www.stoller.com/> 303-546-4300 303-443-1408 fax 303-546-4422 direct 303-828-7576 cell
From: "Michael Southworth" on 6 Mar 2008 20:40 As a quick answer, I think the easiest way is to have a link reload the page, with a flag to set the content disposition header. See: http://us3.php.net/header Example #1 It should be fairly straightforward from there. If I do recall, there may be some quirks with IE, a quick google should bring up any workarounds. If you cannot allow a refresh, the solution may be far more complicated, using the document object model in javascript, or php output control. In that case, I would ask your users to just use the Save-as function instead. HTH, -Michael On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Greg Cocks <gcocks(a)stoller.com> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I am seeking a function, class or other means to save the current PHP > page as an HTML file on the server. > > > > The user, via a button, could then 'download' this page much like if > they had gone to their "File... Save Page As.." menu to save it locally. > > > > This is for a (dynamic) page that I have written in PHP that formats and > presents some query results - and the results presented vary based on > the user's selection of parameters on an earlier page. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > This 'one click' menu is for users "resistant" to learning how to do the > "File... Save Page As..." method... > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > ---------- > Regards, > GREG COCKS > GIS Analyst V > gcocks | at | stoller.com <blocked::mailto:gcocks(a)stoller.com> > S. M. Stoller Corp > 105 Technology Drive, Suite 190 > Broomfield, CO 80021 > www.stoller.com <blocked::http://www.stoller.com/> > 303-546-4300 > 303-443-1408 fax > 303-546-4422 direct > 303-828-7576 cell > > > >
From: "TG" on 6 Mar 2008 22:00 Yeah, the trick is you want to force the download. If you send HTML or text without setting the disposition properly, it'll just display in the browser. Maybe something like this will help: http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/creating/forcedownload.html Good luck! -TG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Southworth" <mikesouthworth(a)gmail.com> To: "Greg Cocks" <gcocks(a)stoller.com> Cc: php-windows(a)lists.php.net Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 17:40:04 -0800 Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Seeking a function, class or other means to save the current PHP page as an HTML file on the server. > As a quick answer, I think the easiest way is to have a link reload the > page, with a flag to set the content disposition header. > See: > http://us3.php.net/header > Example #1 > It should be fairly straightforward from there. If I do recall, there may be > some quirks with IE, a quick google should bring up any workarounds. > > If you cannot allow a refresh, the solution may be far more complicated, > using the document object model in javascript, or php output control. In > that case, I would ask your users to just use the Save-as function instead. > > HTH, > -Michael > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Greg Cocks <gcocks(a)stoller.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I am seeking a function, class or other means to save the current PHP > > page as an HTML file on the server. > > > > > > > > The user, via a button, could then 'download' this page much like if > > they had gone to their "File... Save Page As.." menu to save it locally. > > > > > > > > This is for a (dynamic) page that I have written in PHP that formats and > > presents some query results - and the results presented vary based on > > the user's selection of parameters on an earlier page. > > > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > This 'one click' menu is for users "resistant" to learning how to do the > > "File... Save Page As..." method... > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance!
From: "Greg Cocks" on 6 Mar 2008 22:40 Thanks so much to all for the replies... Michael's method works work for a static page... but as the (*.php) page gets data from a PostgreSQL database to display it "breaks", not unreasonably, when it is saved using this method as a *.html. Fun to learn new stuff... I am off to try and learn how I can make this work, with the leads provided... :-) In the *meantime*, under the "Save As HTML" icon I have put some text letting the user know about File... Save Page As... (or ... Save As...) I am going to look at maybe using this method with a PDF generation method to 'make' the page as a PDF for them to download... Thanks again... what a resource... Regards, GREG COCKS gcocks | at | stoller.com <mailto:gcocks(a)stoller.com> ________________________________ From: Michael Southworth [mailto:mikesouthworth(a)gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:40 PM To: Greg Cocks Cc: php-windows(a)lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Seeking a function, class or other means to save the current PHP page as an HTML file on the server. As a quick answer, I think the easiest way is to have a link reload the page, with a flag to set the content disposition header. See: http://us3.php.net/header Example #1 It should be fairly straightforward from there. If I do recall, there may be some quirks with IE, a quick google should bring up any workarounds. If you cannot allow a refresh, the solution may be far more complicated, using the document object model in javascript, or php output control. In that case, I would ask your users to just use the Save-as function instead. HTH, -Michael On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Greg Cocks <gcocks(a)stoller.com> wrote: Hello, I am seeking a function, class or other means to save the current PHP page as an HTML file on the server. The user, via a button, could then 'download' this page much like if they had gone to their "File... Save Page As.." menu to save it locally. This is for a (dynamic) page that I have written in PHP that formats and presents some query results - and the results presented vary based on the user's selection of parameters on an earlier page. Any suggestions? This 'one click' menu is for users "resistant" to learning how to do the "File... Save Page As..." method... Thanks in advance! ---------- Regards, GREG COCKS GIS Analyst V gcocks | at | stoller.com <blocked::mailto:gcocks(a)stoller.com> S. M. Stoller Corp 105 Technology Drive, Suite 190 Broomfield, CO 80021 www.stoller.com <blocked::http://www.stoller.com/> 303-546-4300 303-443-1408 fax 303-546-4422 direct 303-828-7576 cell
From: "TG" on 6 Mar 2008 23:58
If by 'breaks' you mean that it's not saving as a .HTML file, you should be able to set the filename in the header when you force the download. If that's not it, if you care to elaborate, maybe we can give a better suggestion. -TG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Cocks" <gcocks(a)stoller.com> To: <php-windows(a)lists.php.net> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:40:36 -0700 Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Seeking a function, class or other means to save the current PHP page as an HTML file on the server. > Thanks so much to all for the replies... > > > Michael's method works work for a static page... but as the (*.php) page > gets data from a PostgreSQL database to display it "breaks", not > unreasonably, when it is saved using this method as a *.html. > > > Fun to learn new stuff... I am off to try and learn how I can make this > work, with the leads provided... :-) > > > In the *meantime*, under the "Save As HTML" icon I have put some text > letting the user know about File... Save Page As... (or ... Save As...) > > > I am going to look at maybe using this method with a PDF generation > method to 'make' the page as a PDF for them to download... > > > Thanks again... what a resource... > > Regards, > > GREG COCKS > > gcocks | at | stoller.com <mailto:gcocks(a)stoller.com> |