Topic: Add progress bar

Posted by irishadar · 18-02-2018 - 12:59

hi,

I am trying to add a progress bar to a "phpdocx" script.

but keep getting the error:

"Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\phpdocx\dev\TetsugaPhotHeborg080218.php:332) in C:\phpdocx\classes\CreateDocx.inc on line 369"

Is it even possible?

can anyone shear with me what can I do?

I'm using this code in the PHP part :

echo " $vcurrent is $percent% of $vtotal <p/>";
ob_flush();
flush();
ob_end_clean() ;

and this code after the PHP code:

 <style>
  .outter{
          height:25px;
          width:500px;
          border:solid 1px #000;
  }
  .inner{
          height:25px;
          width:<?php echo $percent ?>%;
          border-right:solid 1px #000;
          background-color:lightblue;
  }
  </style>

  <div class="outter">
    <div class="inner"></div>
  </div>

Posted by admin · 19-02-2018 - 08:05

Hello,

The following error:

Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by

is from PHP. PHP can't display output before using the header function; from http://php.net/manual/en/function.header.php:

Remember that header() must be called before any actual output is sent, either by normal HTML tags, blank lines in a file, or from PHP.

We recommend you to check your script to find where it's getting any output before the header.

Regards.

Posted by irishadar · 19-02-2018 - 20:22

hi,

I have looked at my script but couldnt find what am i missing .

I have written a simple test case to demonstrate my problem .

so if I'm not using "createDocxAndDownload" all works well if i do i gets the warning

"Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by"

can someone point what is wrong with the script ?

thanks in advanced,

iris hadar

<?php
header( 'Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8' );
require_once '../classes/CreateDocx.inc';
$docx = new CreateDocx();

echo 'Begin ...<br />';
for( $i = 0 ; $i < 10; $i++ )
{
    echo $i . '<br />';
    flush();
    ob_flush();
   sleep(1);
}
echo 'End ...<br />';

$text = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.';

$paragraphOptions = array(
    'bold' => true,
    'font' => 'Arial'
);

$docx->addText($text, $paragraphOptions);
$docx->createDocxAndDownload('../GrbCol/test');
?>

Posted by admin · 20-02-2018 - 07:17

Hello,

You are using the echo method from PHP to print strings and then you are using the createDocxAndDownload method that uses the header function to download a document. PHP doesn't allow to do that (print strings before using the header function), please read the information about the header function on the PHP page.

Regards.

Posted by irishadar · 20-02-2018 - 13:54

Thank you for the prompt answer.

So what is your suggestion for a "progress bar" displaying the creation status of the document ?

tnaks

iris

Posted by admin · 21-02-2018 - 07:19

Hello,

You can use XMLHTTPRequest using javascript or you can use PHP to generate a progress bar and other script to download it when it's finished or you can generate and use a hook system. There're many approaches to generate a custom progress bar, and the best and easiest solution depends on the project and the developer.

Regards.

Posted by irishadar · 26-02-2018 - 07:09

To whom it may concern,

I have found this article and implanted it in my script it is working very well.

I've added some action to do when it reaches 100%.

http://w3shaman.com/article/php-ajax-progress-bar

iris

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