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PHP var with path string does not render remotely

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leegold2

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Oct 10, 2004
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Hi,

As I learn about PHP I encounter a problem. I have a test server on my laptop and am serving flv Flash files. On my localhost laptop it's all OK. I serve a local flv file and watch the video. So I figure I'd go on a desktop in my local home network, dial in the ip of my laptop, and watch a video from the desktop. Everything works OK except this, (note: $vrelpath is the path to an flv file on my laptop), so:

Given the code:

echo "vrelpath: ". $vrelpath;
$vv = 'ttttt';
echo '<br>'.$vv;

and I see on the local laptop web page:

vrelpath: ./uploaded_vids/File28_final.flv
ttttt

But it renders on the "remote" desktop as:

vrelpath:
ttttt

The $vrelpath string is not getting to the desktop, but another string $vv is getting to it. So what's going on here?


BTW, If I hard code a link on my laptop with something like this and serve it to the desktop it works OK:

<a href="./flowplayer/example/Food/tofu_video_preview.flv" style="display:block;width:520px;height:330px" id="player"> </a>

and the desktop user will get a nice flash video w/control bars...

There's something about that $vrelpath when it holds that path string(?) Note: if a stick 'zzzz' into $vrelpath it renders on the desktop OK.

What is the issue? Thanks appreciate the help.

Lee G.
 
@K9Logic
agreed.

@OP
the issue will most likely lie with how and where you set the $vrelpath variable.
 
Hi,

I'm sorry for not providing enough information in my first post. It was a case of POST and GET for a form working on my localhost test laptop but not working when a remote machine tried the web page. I don't know why the code was not not working remotely. But I changed the HTML and experimented, and fixed it.

Again sorry for this nebulous question and lack of info. I was desperate at the time...

Lee G.
 
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