php-windows Digest 6 Dec 2002 23:20:36 -0000 Issue 1474
Topics (messages 17312 through 17336):
Re: hello there.
17312 by: Stephen Edmonds
17313 by: Rico Derks
Could not open fdf document
17314 by: Ad Brouwer
17321 by: Christoph Grottolo
Re: mystery line
17315 by: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG)
17316 by: Stephen Edmonds
PHP Admin for Active Dir
17317 by: Brennan Mann
Includes not working on W2K
17318 by: Ed Turbin
17319 by: Luis Ferro
17323 by: Frank M. Kromann
17328 by: Ed Turbin
17329 by: DL Neil
17331 by: Ed Turbin
17333 by: DL Neil
DOCUMENT_ROOT on Apache
17320 by: Radovan Radic
17324 by: erythros
17325 by: Radovan Radic
17332 by: erythros
CGI or EXEC
17322 by: Brennan Mann
Re: [PHP] mail() problems...
17326 by: DL Neil
17327 by: Anthony Ritter
17330 by: DL Neil
17334 by: Anthony Ritter
17335 by: DL Neil
17336 by: Anthony Ritter
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It's called 'Register Globals'
Basically, rather than having $DOCUMENT_ROOT, all the preset variables are
stored in 'Super arrays'. This means you will now have to use
$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]
For more information:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/security.registerglobals.php
Use
phpinfo(32);
to list all variables in a script, quite a good debug tool
Stephen
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From: "christopher calicott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 3:02 AM
Subject: [PHP-WIN] hello there.
> I have a script in a website that I was working on about a year ago.. it
was
> working when I left off. I had a hard drive crash and then subsequently
got
> REALLY sidetracked and I am just getting back around to finishing the
design
> of the site and adding new content so I can publish it.
>
> The thing is, when I reinstalled the latest Apache and PHP the other
day...
> the script is suddenly not working. Apparently something has changed
> between the older and the newer versions that's killed the script.
>
> It is a really simple one. It looks in a directory where there are images
> all of the same size, grabs one at random and sticks it in a table in my
> html document. this just gives the appearance of a little dynamics to the
> website. Like I said, it was working great before, but now - nada.
>
> (btw I am on Windows 2000 here)
>
> here are the errors I am getting:
>
> Warning: OpenDir: Invalid argument (errno 22) in
> c:\wwwroot\includes\menu_bar.php on line 5
>
> Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in
> c:\wwwroot\includes\menu_bar.php on line 6
>
>
> below is the script and the image line that places the image in the
> document:
>
> <?
>
> $strRealPath = "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/images/random_gen/";
> //$DOCUMENT_ROOT.dirname($SCRIPT_NAME)."/";
>
> $handle = dir($strRealPath);
> while ($strFilename = $handle->read()) {
> if ( ($strFilename != ".") && ($strFilename != "..") ) {
> $aryFileNames[] = $strFilename;
> }
> }
>
> $strPicFile = $aryFileNames[Rand(0,count($aryFileNames)-1)];
>
> ?>
>
> <IMG SRC="/images/random_gen/<?=$strPicFile?>" BORDER=0 alt=""><br>
>
>
>
> Does anyone have any ideas what might be the problem?
>
> -=- christopher
>
>
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Hi Crhistopher,
In the newer versions of PHP. Register_globals is switched off. You can
switch it on again in PHP.INI. If I'am correct, they switched it off due to
security reasons. Depending how important that is for you, you can switch
it on.
Greetings, RICO.
At 09:02 PM 12/5/2002 -0600, christopher calicott wrote:
I have a script in a website that I was working on about a year ago.. it was
working when I left off. I had a hard drive crash and then subsequently got
REALLY sidetracked and I am just getting back around to finishing the design
of the site and adding new content so I can publish it.
The thing is, when I reinstalled the latest Apache and PHP the other day...
the script is suddenly not working. Apparently something has changed
between the older and the newer versions that's killed the script.
It is a really simple one. It looks in a directory where there are images
all of the same size, grabs one at random and sticks it in a table in my
html document. this just gives the appearance of a little dynamics to the
website. Like I said, it was working great before, but now - nada.
(btw I am on Windows 2000 here)
here are the errors I am getting:
Warning: OpenDir: Invalid argument (errno 22) in
c:\wwwroot\includes\menu_bar.php on line 5
Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in
c:\wwwroot\includes\menu_bar.php on line 6
below is the script and the image line that places the image in the
document:
<?
$strRealPath = "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/images/random_gen/";
//$DOCUMENT_ROOT.dirname($SCRIPT_NAME)."/";
$handle = dir($strRealPath);
while ($strFilename = $handle->read()) {
if ( ($strFilename != ".") && ($strFilename != "..") ) {
$aryFileNames[] = $strFilename;
}
}
$strPicFile = $aryFileNames[Rand(0,count($aryFileNames)-1)];
?>
<IMG SRC="/images/random_gen/<?=$strPicFile?>" BORDER=0 alt=""><br>
Does anyone have any ideas what might be the problem?
-=- christopher
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Hi all,
When submitting a form to my php-script, I get the error:
Could not open fdf document: test.fdf
this is my script:
<?php
$fdffp = fopen("test.fdf", "w");
fwrite($fdffp, $HTTP_FDF_DATA, strlen($HTTP_FDF_DATA));
fclose($fdffp);
$fdf = fdf_open("test.fdf");
$txtNaam = fdf_get_value($fdf, "txtNaam");
echo "Het txtNaam veld heeft de waarde '<B>$txtNaam</B>'<BR>";
fdf_close($fdf);
?>
The file test.fdf is created correctly (first three code-lines).
Running php 4.2.2 on W2K and IIS
Any suggestions?
Ad Brouwer
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Ad Brouwer wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> When submitting a form to my php-script, I get the error:
> Could not open fdf document: test.fdf
>
> this is my script:
> <?php
> $fdffp = fopen("test.fdf", "w");
> fwrite($fdffp, $HTTP_FDF_DATA, strlen($HTTP_FDF_DATA));
> fclose($fdffp);
>
> $fdf = fdf_open("test.fdf");
> $txtNaam = fdf_get_value($fdf, "txtNaam");
> echo "Het txtNaam veld heeft de waarde '<B>$txtNaam</B>'<BR>";
> fdf_close($fdf);
>>
>
> The file test.fdf is created correctly (first three code-lines).
Have a look at
http://bugs.php.net/?id=14877
Christoph
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> God bless us everyone.
Will that make our programs free of bugs?
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Only if you circle your computer 3 times and tap your heels together. Or was
that tap your heels together 3 times, then circle your computer?
One of the two...
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From: "Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP Windows Help List"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] mystery line
> > God bless us everyone.
>
> Will that make our programs free of bugs?
>
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Hello Everybody,
Does PHP have to capabilities to interact with windows 2000 server
active directory to manage users, see which users are logged on. Stuff that
you would be able to do from the console of the sever. If so, do you know
where I could find a doc on this.
Thanks,
Brennan
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I've just installed PHP on Windows 2000 and I'm not able to use includes.
I'm able to get the PHP info screen as a test, so I know it is working. I
edited the PHP.ini file to the directory where my include files are located
and still no luck. Is there anything that I am overlooking, or anything else
that I need to do to get includes working?
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In php.ini file that is present in the windows directory check the
include_path directive. It should have something like:
include_path = ".;c:\apps\php\pear"
Also, when making includes, check for the escaped "\". If they are
present but not escaped, the directory that php will try to find will be
completelly diferent...
Cheers...
Luis Ferro
TelaDigital.Net
Ed Turbin wrote:
I've just installed PHP on Windows 2000 and I'm not able to use includes.
I'm able to get the PHP info screen as a test, so I know it is working. I
edited the PHP.ini file to the directory where my include files are located
and still no luck. Is there anything that I am overlooking, or anything else
that I need to do to get includes working?
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On Windows 200 and XP you can use / as your seperator. This will not work
on WIndows 98 though.
Using the / makes your code work on both W2k and *nix boxes. It can be
used both in php.ini and in your scripts.
- Frank
> In php.ini file that is present in the windows directory check the
> include_path directive. It should have something like:
>
> include_path = ".;c:\apps\php\pear"
>
> Also, when making includes, check for the escaped "\". If they are
> present but not escaped, the directory that php will try to find will be
> completelly diferent...
>
> Cheers...
> Luis Ferro
> TelaDigital.Net
>
> Ed Turbin wrote:
>
> >I've just installed PHP on Windows 2000 and I'm not able to use
includes.
> >I'm able to get the PHP info screen as a test, so I know it is working.
I
> >edited the PHP.ini file to the directory where my include files are
located
> >and still no luck. Is there anything that I am overlooking, or anything
else
> >that I need to do to get includes working?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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Still no luck with this. My include path in the php.ini is set to:
include_path = ".;\c:\php\includes" and I have the includes directory in the
above listed location. Any ideas?
"Frank M. Kromann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Windows 200 and XP you can use / as your seperator. This will not work
> on WIndows 98 though.
>
> Using the / makes your code work on both W2k and *nix boxes. It can be
> used both in php.ini and in your scripts.
>
> - Frank
>
> > In php.ini file that is present in the windows directory check the
> > include_path directive. It should have something like:
> >
> > include_path = ".;c:\apps\php\pear"
> >
> > Also, when making includes, check for the escaped "\". If they are
> > present but not escaped, the directory that php will try to find will be
>
> > completelly diferent...
> >
> > Cheers...
> > Luis Ferro
> > TelaDigital.Net
> >
> > Ed Turbin wrote:
> >
> > >I've just installed PHP on Windows 2000 and I'm not able to use
> includes.
> > >I'm able to get the PHP info screen as a test, so I know it is working.
> I
> > >edited the PHP.ini file to the directory where my include files are
> located
> > >and still no luck. Is there anything that I am overlooking, or anything
> else
> > >that I need to do to get includes working?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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Ed,
> Still no luck with this. My include path in the php.ini is set to:
> include_path = ".;\c:\php\includes" and I have the includes directory in
the
> above listed location. Any ideas?
you don't want the first \ - before the c:\etc path
Regards,
=dn
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Dl, I tried that and it's still not happening. What else could you
reccommend checking? Is there any way that I can take the guess work out of
this?
"Dl Neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Ed,
>
> > Still no luck with this. My include path in the php.ini is set to:
> > include_path = ".;\c:\php\includes" and I have the includes directory in
> the
> > above listed location. Any ideas?
>
> you don't want the first \ - before the c:\etc path
>
> Regards,
> =dn
>
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Ed,
> Dl, I tried that and it's still not happening. What else could you
> reccommend checking? Is there any way that I can take the guess work out
of
> this?
Here's what my dev system has:
include_path = ".;C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My
Documents\WebWork\Code\Includes"
Hope it helps,
=dn
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Hi
I installed Apache 1.3.27 on w2k, after using IIS.
When i try to output
print "<A HREF=\"$DOCUMENT_ROOT\">Home</A>;
it gives me A HREF="c:/inetpub/wwwroot/test/"
instead of
http://localhost/test
Why is that?
Radovan
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because your asking for the document root, ie: the directory root.
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> Hi
>
> I installed Apache 1.3.27 on w2k, after using IIS.
> When i try to output
> print "<A HREF=\"$DOCUMENT_ROOT\">Home</A>;
> it gives me A HREF="c:/inetpub/wwwroot/test/"
> instead of
> http://localhost/test
> Why is that?
>
> Radovan
>
>
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Ok,
what should i do ot get
http://localhost/test
I need this do make a link to homepage (i got same app on more servers and i
dont want to hard-code in every page )
Radovan
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> because your asking for the document root, ie: the directory root.
>
> "Radovan Radic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hi
> >
> > I installed Apache 1.3.27 on w2k, after using IIS.
> > When i try to output
> > print "<A HREF=\"$DOCUMENT_ROOT\">Home</A>;
> > it gives me A HREF="c:/inetpub/wwwroot/test/"
> > instead of
> > http://localhost/test
> > Why is that?
> >
> > Radovan
> >
> >
>
>
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<a href ="/test">home</a>
this will build it onto the pre-exsistin web address. so if your at
www.mypage.com and you click that link you'll go to www.mypage.com/test.
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> Ok,
> what should i do ot get
> http://localhost/test
> I need this do make a link to homepage (i got same app on more servers and
i
> dont want to hard-code in every page )
>
> Radovan
>
> "Erythros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > because your asking for the document root, ie: the directory root.
> >
> > "Radovan Radic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I installed Apache 1.3.27 on w2k, after using IIS.
> > > When i try to output
> > > print "<A HREF=\"$DOCUMENT_ROOT\">Home</A>;
> > > it gives me A HREF="c:/inetpub/wwwroot/test/"
> > > instead of
> > > http://localhost/test
> > > Why is that?
> > >
> > > Radovan
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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Hello,
I want to get some opinions on whether to use a CGI call from a web page
or using PHP to use exec(). Right now I am using a form/CGI to invoke the
program, but recently I discovered that PHP can exe program with parms.
1.) Which method would you use?
2.) Which is more secure?
3.) Anything other suggestions?
Thanks,
Brennan
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Anthony,
> The PHP mail scripts were taken from Julie Meloni's book on PHP called
"Fast
> and East" on pp. 116-117. (PrimaTech).
> In fact, she writes:
> "If you're using PHP4 on Windows, look for the following lines in your
> php.ini file:
> 1. For the SMTP entry, use 'localhost" or the name of the outgoing
> mailserver you use in your e-mail client.
> 2. For the sendmail_from entry, enter your e-mail address.
> For example in my php.ini file on Windows contains this:
> [mail function]
> SMTP = localhost
> sendmail_from = [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> END QUOTE
>
> So that's what I did -using localhost - and I get:
> "failed to connect".
Ok, and it didn't work, so have you tried the alternative Julie offers?
Please review our earlier posts: you can only use localhost if the local
machine is running an SMTP server - if it's not, you'll have to point PHP at
someone else's SMTP server.
All this allows you/PHP to use an SMTP server anywhere, but it MUST see an
SMTP server somewhere!
Regards,
=dn
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DL,
I have quoted her exactly from her book where it says:
Windows Users:
**Check your php.ini File**
She then writes what I previously posted.
That's it. She offers no alternatives.
Regards,
TR
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Anthony,
> I have quoted her exactly from her book where it says:
>
> Windows Users:
>
> **Check your php.ini File**
>
> She then writes what I previously posted.
> That's it. She offers no alternatives.
Not true - you've bamboozled yourself somehow. You quoted Julie:
"1. For the SMTP entry, use 'localhost" or the name of the outgoing
mailserver you use in your e-mail client."
so you've tried localhost, and it didn't work. Let's move on to the "OR"
= the name of the outgoing mailserver you use in your e-mail client.
What happens then?
=dn
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DL,
Sorry to be a pain... but using either:
the address of my outgoing mail server
or
localhost
still gives me:
Warning: Failed to Connect in c:\program files\apache
group\apache\htdocs\send_simpleform.php on line 19
Thanks again for your time.
TR
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> Sorry to be a pain... but using either:
> the address of my outgoing mail server
> or
> localhost
> still gives me:
> Warning: Failed to Connect in c:\program files\apache
> group\apache\htdocs\send_simpleform.php on line 19
Did you restart Apache after changing PHP.INI?
Please post the mail() section of the script and the mail section of the
PHP.INI.
=dn
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O.K. DL...
Thanks for the reply.
And your time. :-{}
Yes. I restarted Apache - it came up the same.
It would seem that Apache works along with php4 since I get the
enviromental variables, etc. page when
I go to:
http://localhost/phpinfo.php
which was saved as:
<?
phpinfo()
?>
This is exactly what the lines in the [mail function] within my php.ini file
looks like:
...................
[mail function]
SMTP = localhost ;for win32 only
sendmail_from = [EMAIL PROTECTED] ;for win32 only
;sendmail_path = ;for unix only, may supply arguments as well (default
is sendmail -t)
....................
which is what she advises on page 116 of her book.
I have inserted:
localhost
and
my e-mail address
in the php.ini file.
And I took the script - html and php - right off her CD and tested them on
a Win98 / Apache / OE 5
and got:
............................
Warning: Failed to Connect in c:\program files\apache
group\apache\htdocs\send_simpleform.php on line 19
// This is my php.ini file in WINDOWS
[mail function]
SMTP = localhost ;for win32 only
sendmail_from = [EMAIL PROTECTED] ;for win32 only
;sendmail_path = ;for unix only, may supply arguments as well (default
is sendmail -t)
....................................
//...and this is the html form:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Simple Feedback Form</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<FORM METHOD="post" ACTION="send_simpleform.php">
<P><strong>Your Name:</strong><br>
<INPUT type="text" NAME="sender_name" SIZE=30></p>
<P><strong>Your E-Mail Address:</strong><br>
<INPUT type="text" NAME="sender_email" SIZE=30></p>
<P><strong>Message:</strong><br>
<TEXTAREA NAME="message" COLS=30 ROWS=5 WRAP=virtual></TEXTAREA></p>
<P><INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="submit" VALUE="Send This Form"></p>
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
..............................
//and lastly... this is the php script:
<?
if (($sender_name == "") && ($sender_email == "") && ($message == "")) {
header("Location: http://localhost/simple_form.html";);
exit;
}
$msg = "E-MAIL SENT FROM WWW SITE\n";
$msg .= "Sender's Name: $sender_name\n";
$msg .= "Sender's E-Mail: $sender_email\n";
$msg .= "Message: $message\n\n";
$to = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
$subject = "Web Site Feedback";
$mailheaders = "From: My Web Site <> \n";
$mailheaders .= "Reply-To: $sender_email\n\n";
mail($to, $subject, $msg, $mailheaders);
?>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Simple Feedback Form Sent</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>The following e-mail has been sent:</H1>
<P><strong>Your Name:</strong><br>
<? echo "$sender_name"; ?>
<P><strong>Your E-Mail Address:</strong><br>
<? echo "$sender_email"; ?>
<P><strong>Message:</strong><br>
<? echo "$message"; ?>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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From: "DL Neil" :
> Did you restart Apache after changing PHP.INI?
>
> Please post the mail() section of the script and the mail section of the
> PHP.INI.
> =dn
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