Bug #8745

Zero sized output excel file

Details

Submitted	2006-09-20 14:08 UTC
From	cidirome at hotmail dot com
Status	Bogus
Package	Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer
PHP Version	4.3.10
OS	2.6.8-2-686-smp Debian
Roadmaps	(Not assigned)

Comments

[2006-09-20 14:08 UTC] cidirome at hotmail dot com

Description:
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When I call any code to generate a .xls file it always return an empty file (0 bytes).

I was working ok, but it stoped working some time ago, I think it was when I made some plesk updates.

I is working ok in another server I have with PHP 5.

Usefull information:

PHP 4.3.10-16 (cli) (built: Aug 24 2005 20:25:01)

Server version: Apache/2.0.54
Server built: Sep 5 2005 11:15:09

mysql Ver 14.7 Distrib 4.1.11, for pc-linux-gnu (i386)

Test script:
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Tested with provided example arte.php

Expected result:
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The smily face.

Actual result:
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Empty file (0 bytes)

[2006-10-05 00:10 UTC] cidirome at hotmail dot com

The problem was PHP was running in safe mode....

Lets wait that the programers re-code the package to let it work while php is in safe mode.

[2006-10-05 06:52 UTC] tuupola at php dot net

This not a bug but restrictions of safe_mode in PHP.safe_mode as the name implies restricts usage of several php functions. The functions in question regarding this problem are tempnam() and fopen()

http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.safe-mode.functions.php

You can either run without safe_mode or do something like following:

$workbook->setTempDir($AbsoluteServerPathToTheTempDir);

Make sure the directory is chmod 777