> On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Mike R wrote:
> > > i had a problem like the one you descriped. The problem was quite
> > > simple. In my case everything worked fine with Windows-Web-Browsers
> > > but not with MAC-Browsers. Check the value of the filetype variable.
> > > There might be differences between different plattforms.
> >
> > I'm sorry to sound stupid here, but what do you mean by that? :\
>
> This occurred to me too, but I couldn't find the thread to respond...
>
> I think he means that the server may be returning an incorrect
> Content-type header for jpeg images. IE is especially notorious for
> (incorrectly) ignoring this information if it can match the file extension
> to a file type registered on the local machine.
>
> In an ideal world, all http clients should respect the Content-type header
> to determine the file type. A .jpg should be Content-type: image/jpeg
>
> Normally this is set in your server configuration. However, if they are
> being served by a script that is outputting the raw data to the client,
> you may need to send this header from the script. That would explain why
> Mac users see the problem only with uploaded images (did you say?).
>
> In PHP you would set the Content-type header like so:
> header("Content-type: image/jpeg");
So, should I write that header to the actual image file prior to the image
itself?
:)
I'll admit that while IE is incorrect for ignoring this information, I think
it is also important for browsers to be flexible enough to understand what a
file means to make the experience for the end user smooth.
Thanks!
-Mike
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