How can the conflict between the object tag and the content/header output be resolved when displaying .swf files in PHP?

The conflict between the object tag and the content/header output when displaying .swf files in PHP can be resolved by using output buffering. This allows us to capture the output generated by the object tag and then send the correct headers for the .swf file. 

<?php
ob_start();
?>
<object data="yourfile.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
    <param name="movie" value="yourfile.swf" />
    <!-- fallback content here -->
</object>
<?php
$content = ob_get_clean();

header('Content-Type: application/x-shockwave-flash');
echo $content;
?>

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object tag content header .swf files conflict resolution PHP

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