[PHP] OT - HTML Terminal ?
Hi, this is severely off topic so please feel free to ignore it :-) I have an intranet application that currently is accessed using a browser, no problems there, however I have been asked if I can get rid of the browser so that the user's are not encouraged to surf so readily. I initially thought simple - start the browser with the correct home page as a command line argument and turn off all the tool bars etc. so that it looks like an xterm (dos window) and of course they can only then click on the links we provide. It's not meant to be foolproof and a dedicated hacker could circumvent the system, however most users won't bother. I don't particularly want to go the F11 (full screen) route and would like something easy to install if possible, e.g. a single .exe, Lynx seemed a good point to start but I think that would freak out just about all the end users :-) Does anybody have any POLITE suggestions or any experience of something similar and can let me in on the secret ? I have tried google, mozilla m$ the nearest I have come so far is IEAK. TTFN, Dave php/2004-09-26.tx php-general ++ | Dave Restall, IIRC Limited, PO Box 46, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2GT. | | Tel. 0845 10 80 151Mob. +44 (0) 7973 831245 Int. +44 (0) 1287 653003 | | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.iirc.net | ++ | I have learned To spell hors d'oeuvres Which still grates on Some | | people's n'oeuvres.| | -- Warren Knox | ++ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: RE: [PHP] convert degrees to heading
Hi Trevor, Very nice solution, Dave. I like simple, elegant and effective solutions like this. I was wracking my brain yesterday to come up with something like this, but my brain wasn't working. Hah. Good job! Thanks for the compliments - my head is now a bit bigger :-) I thought 0 degrees should have been east but thought you were using a southern hemisphere compass :-) Anyway, I went back and checked the original post :- I have to write a little function to convert a direction=20 from degrees to a compass -type heading. 0 =3D West. 90 =3D North. E.g.: =20 Something like this... it'll account for 360 degrees, too.=20 No different=20 that a bunch of IF statements, though... which is what I coded for - which only goes to prove that the system will only be as good as the specification :-) Regards, Dave php/trevor-2004-09-15.tx [EMAIL PROTECTED] php-general,[EMAIL PROTECTED] ++ | Dave Restall, IIRC Limited, PO Box 46, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2GT. | | Tel. 0845 10 80 151Mob. +44 (0) 7973 831245 Int. +44 (0) 1287 653003 | | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.iirc.net | ++ | The last person that quit or was fired will be held responsible for| | everything that goes wrong -- until the next person quits or is fired. | ++ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] convert degrees to heading
Hi,
Alternatively, try :-
$Compass = array('West', 'North Westerly', 'North', 'North Easterly',
'East', 'South Easterly', 'South',
'South Westerly');
print $Compass[round($Degrees / 45)] . \n;
This can be expanded easily by adding 'North North West' etc. at the
relevant points in the array and changing the 45 to 22.5.
No messy horrible switches :-)
TTFN,
Dave
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Re: [PHP] convert degrees to heading
Hi,
Alternatively, try :-
$Compass = array('West', 'North Westerly', 'North', 'North Easterly',
'East', 'South Easterly', 'South',
'South Westerly');
print $Compass[round($Degrees / 45)] . \n;
This can be expanded easily by adding 'North North West' etc. at the
relevant points in the array and changing the 45 to 22.5.
No messy horrible switches :-)
Oh and I forgot to mention, it also deals fairly well with weird degrees
such as 48.7.
Dave
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Re: [PHP] Is a PECL a black whole?
It took me a while to find an explanation of what a PECL is. I kept reading comments about things being moved to a PECL but I saw nothing about what is in a PECL or how to get anything out of a (the?) PECL. As far as I knew, there is a danger of all of PHP being in a PECL. I could not (and cannot) find an explanation of a PECL when I start by going to the main php.net page and looking for one. So I searched for PECL and got a few results; one result is for vpopmail: Welcome to the club. I sent a similar email about this a few days ago and nobody replied. I was looking for documentation on the fileinfo PECL module which is recommended instead of mime_content_type, simple stuff like what arguments does it take etc. There is also a lack of documentation for how to install and run and USE PECL modules which is worrying especially if as you say a lot of PHP is going down the PECL path. To me PECL looks like a major own goal. Cue the flames for this being a PHP list and not a PECL list. TTFN Dave php/2004-09-03.tx [EMAIL PROTECTED] php-general ++ | Dave Restall, IIRC Limited, PO Box 46, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2GT. | | Tel. 0845 10 80 151Mob. +44 (0) 7973 831245 Int. +44 (0) 1287 653003 | | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.iirc.net | ++ | I don't want people to love me. It makes for obligations. | | -- Jean Anouilh| ++ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Mime type and PECL::Fileinfo.
Hi, PHP 4.3.8, Apache 1.3.31, Debian/GNU Linux Is anybody using PECL extensions ? I want to let people upload data to a site I'm building and want to avoid using mime_content_type because from the manual :- This extension has been deprecated as the PECL extension fileinfo provides the same functionality (and more) in a much cleaner way. After much messing about I eventually managed to work out how to install the package :- download Fileinfo from pecl.php.net pear install ./Fileinfo I had to install the magic library, libtools etc. before this would work. My question now is, how do I call the fileinfo function and where do I find any sensible documentation on it and what does it return ? Currently, I'm downloading and installing the XML2 libs so I can install php5 to see if it works any better :-( This has to be the worst experience I have had with PHP, there just seems to be no documentation on PECL aimed at an end user. Regards, Dave php/2004-08-30.tx php-general ++ | Dave Restall, IIRC Limited, PO Box 46, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2GT. | | Tel. 0845 10 80 151Mob. +44 (0) 7973 831245 Int. +44 (0) 1287 653003 | | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.iirc.net | ++ | When you dig another out of trouble, you've got a place to bury your own. | ++ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] looking for php talent...
Hi, we're looking for some PHP development talent. however, we don't want to post here if this is not the right group/list. please let us know if it is/isn't appropriate to post our requirements. if it is, we'll go ahead and post what we're looking for. There seem to be a few lists available that cater for PHP jobs, has anybody any experience of them ? Is there a need for another one ? If so, how should it be run ? Let me know (preferably off list to cut down the OT stuff). Regards, Dave mail/php/2004-03-05.tx php-general ++ | Dave Restall, IIRC Limited, PO Box 46, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2GT. | | Tel. +44 (0) 1287 639309 Mob. +44 (0) 7973 831245 Fax. +44 (0) 1287 635955 | | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.iirc.net | ++ | PENGUINICITY!! | ++ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Do not use Apache 2.0 and PHP in a production environment neither on Unix nor on Windows.
Hi, not sure if this is the right place to ask but does anybody have any ideas how long it will be before PHP/Apache 2 is considered stable enough to be used in a production environment ?. I set up a test box with them both on nearly a year ago and the online documentation still cautions against use. Are the problems with Apache or are they with PHP or is it a bit of both ? Will PHP5 be any better ? Regards, Dave mail/php/2003-10-01.tx php-general ++ | Dave Restall, IIRC Limited, PO Box 46, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2GT. | | Tel. +44 (0) 1287 639309 Mob. +44 (0) 7973 831245 Fax. +44 (0) 1287 635955 | | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.iirc.net | ++ | I cannot conceive that anybody will require multiplications at the rate| | of 40,000 or even 4,000 per hour ... | | -- F. H. Wales (1936) | ++ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] If you ever had a Vic20
Hi,
$found =3D 0;
while ($mydata =3D mysql_fetch_object($news))
{
if ($mydata-StudentId =3D=3D $StudentId)
{$found =3D 1; break;}
}
if ($found=3D=3D1){do this}else{do that}
Why not re-oganise your SQL statement so it only returns the required data ?.
select * from table where StudentID = $StudentID;
if (mysql_num_rows() == 1)
do this;
else
do that;
Vic 20's were for wimps ;-)
TTFN
Dave
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[PHP] Is there an RTFM for 'use strict' ?
Hi, Done a lot of Perl PHP coding over the years and one thing I _really_ liked about Perl is its 'use strict;' directive. For those of you not familiar with Perl, this made the script die if you don't (among other things) declare your variables before using them. Once the fingers are flying, stupid typing mistakes often come in and it is more often when a variable name is being typed. It would be interesting to see how many PHP coders out there have spent ages trying to find a bug in their code that was due to them mis-spelling a variable or method name. Anyway, I can't find a reference to anything in the manual that will force PHP to strictly check variable names etc. to see if they are declared before use and if not throw up an error. Can somebody tell me which M to FR ? Regards, Dave mail/php/2003-06-23.tx php-general ++ | Dave Restall, IIRC Limited, PO Box 46, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2GT. | | Tel. +44 (0) 1287 639309 Mob. +44 (0) 7973 831245 Fax. +44 (0) 1287 635955 | | email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.iirc.net | ++ | No man's ambition has a right to stand in the way of performing a simple | | act of justice.| | -- John Altgeld| ++ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
