php-general Digest 9 Apr 2011 22:30:33 -0000 Issue 7265
php-general Digest 9 Apr 2011 22:30:33 - Issue 7265 Topics (messages 312316 through 312321): Re: pick a card, any card... 312316 by: Scotty Logan 312317 by: Simon J Welsh 312318 by: Curtis Maurand 312320 by: Curtis Maurand Re: Security Question 312319 by: tedd Re: the best 1 book for php 312321 by: domih Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: php-general-digest-subscr...@lists.php.net To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: php-general-digest-unsubscr...@lists.php.net To post to the list, e-mail: php-gene...@lists.php.net -- ---BeginMessage--- On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Kirk Bailey wrote: in otherwords, the entire idea of picking one of N objects, whatever they are- strings, numbers, gummybears, lined up in a listing, and return the one item selected. This seems a common enough function there should be a simple way to do it already in php. HOWEVER, I ain't findin' it that way, no sir/maam/other. Maybe I am missing the obvious SIMPLE way to get the job done. So if we have a listing of foo's, we can title this $listing, and we want 1 of them to be returned, we should see something like: randmember($listing) array_rand() - it's already built-in - http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Scotty ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- On 9/04/2011, at 3:39 PM, Scotty Logan wrote: On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Kirk Bailey wrote: in otherwords, the entire idea of picking one of N objects, whatever they are- strings, numbers, gummybears, lined up in a listing, and return the one item selected. This seems a common enough function there should be a simple way to do it already in php. HOWEVER, I ain't findin' it that way, no sir/maam/other. Maybe I am missing the obvious SIMPLE way to get the job done. So if we have a listing of foo's, we can title this $listing, and we want 1 of them to be returned, we should see something like: randmember($listing) array_rand() - it's already built-in - http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Scotty Just note that array_rand() returns a random (or an array of random) key(s), not the values. --- Simon Welsh Admin of http://simon.geek.nz/ Who said Microsoft never created a bug-free program? The blue screen never, ever crashes! http://www.thinkgeek.com/brain/gimme.cgi?wid=81d520e5e ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- seems to me that you have an array with integers as the keys. $desired_key = rand(0, count($array)); $desired_value = $array[$desired_key]; Cheers, Curtis Simon J Welsh wrote: On 9/04/2011, at 3:39 PM, Scotty Logan wrote: On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Kirk Bailey wrote: in otherwords, the entire idea of picking one of N objects, whatever they are- strings, numbers, gummybears, lined up in a listing, and return the one item selected. This seems a common enough function there should be a simple way to do it already in php. HOWEVER, I ain't findin' it that way, no sir/maam/other. Maybe I am missing the obvious SIMPLE way to get the job done. So if we have a listing of foo's, we can title this $listing, and we want 1 of them to be returned, we should see something like: randmember($listing) array_rand() - it's already built-in - http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Scotty Just note that array_rand() returns a random (or an array of random) key(s), not the values. --- Simon Welsh Admin of http://simon.geek.nz/ Who said Microsoft never created a bug-free program? The blue screen never, ever crashes! http://www.thinkgeek.com/brain/gimme.cgi?wid=81d520e5e -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php ---End Message--- ---BeginMessage--- Curtis Maurand wrote: seems to me that you have an array with integers as the keys. $desired_key = rand(0, count($array)); sorry, I hadn't had coffee, yet. The line above should be: $desired_key = rand(0, count($array) - 1); $desired_value = $array[$desired_key]; Cheers, Curtis Simon J Welsh wrote: On 9/04/2011, at 3:39 PM, Scotty Logan wrote: On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Kirk Bailey wrote: in otherwords, the entire idea of picking one of N objects, whatever they are- strings, numbers, gummybears, lined up in a listing, and return the one item selected. This seems a common enough function there should be a simple way to do it already in php. HOWEVER, I ain't findin' it that way, no sir/maam/other. Maybe I am missing the obvious SIMPLE way to get the job done. So if we have a listing of foo's, we can title this $listing, and we want 1 of them to be returned, we should see something like: randmember($listing) array_rand() - it's already built-in - http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Scotty Just note that array_rand() returns a
Re: [PHP] pick a card, any card...
On 9/04/2011, at 3:39 PM, Scotty Logan wrote: On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Kirk Bailey wrote: in otherwords, the entire idea of picking one of N objects, whatever they are- strings, numbers, gummybears, lined up in a listing, and return the one item selected. This seems a common enough function there should be a simple way to do it already in php. HOWEVER, I ain't findin' it that way, no sir/maam/other. Maybe I am missing the obvious SIMPLE way to get the job done. So if we have a listing of foo's, we can title this $listing, and we want 1 of them to be returned, we should see something like: randmember($listing) array_rand() - it's already built-in - http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Scotty Just note that array_rand() returns a random (or an array of random) key(s), not the values. --- Simon Welsh Admin of http://simon.geek.nz/ Who said Microsoft never created a bug-free program? The blue screen never, ever crashes! http://www.thinkgeek.com/brain/gimme.cgi?wid=81d520e5e -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] pick a card, any card...
seems to me that you have an array with integers as the keys. $desired_key = rand(0, count($array)); $desired_value = $array[$desired_key]; Cheers, Curtis Simon J Welsh wrote: On 9/04/2011, at 3:39 PM, Scotty Logan wrote: On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Kirk Bailey wrote: in otherwords, the entire idea of picking one of N objects, whatever they are- strings, numbers, gummybears, lined up in a listing, and return the one item selected. This seems a common enough function there should be a simple way to do it already in php. HOWEVER, I ain't findin' it that way, no sir/maam/other. Maybe I am missing the obvious SIMPLE way to get the job done. So if we have a listing of foo's, we can title this $listing, and we want 1 of them to be returned, we should see something like: randmember($listing) array_rand() - it's already built-in - http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Scotty Just note that array_rand() returns a random (or an array of random) key(s), not the values. --- Simon Welsh Admin of http://simon.geek.nz/ Who said Microsoft never created a bug-free program? The blue screen never, ever crashes! http://www.thinkgeek.com/brain/gimme.cgi?wid=81d520e5e -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Security Question
At 2:53 PM -0500 4/8/11, Jay Blanchard wrote: [snip] whats the best way to learn about security in php? [/snip] Study, study, study! Chris Shiflett is a recognized expert on PHP security - http://shiflett.org/ He has a great book on PHP Security - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/059600656X/ref=nosim/chrisshiflet t-20 !++ Cheers, tedd -- --- http://sperling.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] pick a card, any card...
Curtis Maurand wrote: seems to me that you have an array with integers as the keys. $desired_key = rand(0, count($array)); sorry, I hadn't had coffee, yet. The line above should be: $desired_key = rand(0, count($array) - 1); $desired_value = $array[$desired_key]; Cheers, Curtis Simon J Welsh wrote: On 9/04/2011, at 3:39 PM, Scotty Logan wrote: On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Kirk Bailey wrote: in otherwords, the entire idea of picking one of N objects, whatever they are- strings, numbers, gummybears, lined up in a listing, and return the one item selected. This seems a common enough function there should be a simple way to do it already in php. HOWEVER, I ain't findin' it that way, no sir/maam/other. Maybe I am missing the obvious SIMPLE way to get the job done. So if we have a listing of foo's, we can title this $listing, and we want 1 of them to be returned, we should see something like: randmember($listing) array_rand() - it's already built-in - http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-rand.php Scotty Just note that array_rand() returns a random (or an array of random) key(s), not the values. --- Simon Welsh Admin of http://simon.geek.nz/ Who said Microsoft never created a bug-free program? The blue screen never, ever crashes! http://www.thinkgeek.com/brain/gimme.cgi?wid=81d520e5e -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: the best 1 book for php
Not one book. 1. For learning from scratch One of the books recommended by the other esteemed posters. 2. Reference http://www.php.net/manual/en/ and/or the corresponding CHM. 3. OOP with PHP PHP Objects, Patterns and Practice, Third Edition http://apress.com/book/view/9781430229254 4. More Tips and tricks PHP Cookbook, Second Edition http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781565926813 5. Security Pro PHP Security From Application Security Principles to the Implementation of XSS Defenses, 2nd Edition http://www.apress.com/9781430233183 6. PEAR http://pear.php.net/ 7. PCEL http://pecl.php.net/ With these you're set for many years of PHP enjoyment. Dominique On 4/6/2011 9:15 PM, Kirk Bailey wrote: If I only had 1 book on php, what would it be? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
