Attaching a file to PHPMailer

blob, mailer, php, phpmailer

Solution

The `addStringAttachment` method is capable of handling such case. According to its doc:

* Add a string or binary attachment (non-filesystem).
* This method can be used to attach ascii or binary data,
* such as a BLOB record from a database.

Problem

I am currently working on a project that has files stored in a DB as blobs. I need to attach the file to an e-mail and send it out via PHPMailer. I am familiar with `$mail->addAttachment()`, however, this function seems to take in a file path only, which I don't have. I was wondering if there is any way to manipulate the blob and feed to this function ? I appreciate any suggestions, thanks in advance! The following successfully creates a 'Save As' dialog of the file I need to attach: ``` header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename={$filename}.{$file_ext}"); header("Content-type: application/octet-stream"); echo $pdf['data']; exit; ```

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