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user982124
user982124

Reputation: 4610

PHP - Issue with Retrieving Image and Redirect

I have a PHP file that performs a query to an external API using a query parameter to retrieve the image from the database. This particular API doesn't return the image, but rather generates a new URL that can be used for a short period of time (associated cookie involved).

So my PHP file might be found at:

myserver.com/getFile.php?id=B9590963-145B-4E6A-8230-C80749D689WE

which performs the API call which generates a URL like this:

myserver.com/Streaming_SSL/MainDB/38799B1C4E38F1F9BCC99D5A4A2E0A514EEA26558C287C4C941FA8BA4FB7885B.png?RCType=SecuredRCFileProcessor&Redirect

which I store in a PHP variable - $fileURL. I then use:

header('Location: '. $fileURL);

to redirect the browser to the URL that shows the image. This is all working well, but has created an issue with a service that I integrate with. This service caches the 2nd (redirected URL) which causes problems, as it essentially only works the first time it is generated due to the use of the session cookie. I need to come up with a solution that will allow them to cache a URL that will continue to work that shows the image.

I'm wondering is there a way that I can download the image and show that somehow, without having to redirect the browser to a new location here and thus allowing the original URL to continue working if it is cached?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 102

Answers (1)

Always Helping
Always Helping

Reputation: 14570

To get image or file do this: 

$getImg = file_get_contents('myserver.com/getFile.php?id=B9590963-145B-4E6A-8230-C80749D689WE')

Name the file

$fileName = 'name.png'

Save the image on your server (in directory) to view it later or show somewhere else with url.

$saveFile = file_put_contents($fileName , $getImg);

Load the file like you wanted after you have saved it.

header('Location: '. $fileName);

Hope it helps.

Upvotes: 1

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