Re: [PHP-DB] convert yyyy/mm/dd to mm/dd/yyyy, how?

2002-01-14 Thread George Pitcher
Sander, I'm also in Europe but here in the UK we prefer dd/mm/ and I've cobbled together a couple of functions to handle this for me. function dbdate($input) { $today = explode(-,$input); $month = $today[1]; $day = $today[2]; $year = $today[0]; $p_date = $day . / . $month . / . $year ;

[PHP-DB] phpMyAdmin - blank screen?

2002-01-14 Thread php Bok
hallo guys! i'm a newbie in php..I've installed phpMyAdmin on my pc, together with MySQL and Apache with PHP 4 on Win98. the index.php page is blank! any ideas/suggestions from u ppl? gracias! _ Join the world’s largest e-mail

Re: [PHP-DB] The New Guy

2002-01-14 Thread DL Neil
Christopher, I do a lot of work with Perl and have decided to see what this PHP is all about. The best way for me to do that, is to just do a project. Here is what I am looking to do. I would like to use PHP and the SQL language on a CSV or Flat File Database. A lot of my work is on unix

[PHP-DB] LIMIT and get_num_rows

2002-01-14 Thread matt stewart
hi guys, just looking for verification on this, as i don't think there's any way to do it Basically, i want to return the results for a search, but only return the first 20 results from the start number given LIMIT $start, 20 BUT... i'd like to have a page 1-whatever so if there are 65

[PHP-DB] Combining INSERT...SELECT and INSERT INTO

2002-01-14 Thread Markus Lervik
Hello! It's me again, with the magazine database : ) Is there any way to combine INSERT...SELECT and INSERT INTO so one could insert a new row with a few values inserted by hand and others from another table? something like INSERT INTO mag_table (mag_id,issn,year,info,volume,numbers,remarks)

Re: [PHP-DB] LIMIT and get_num_rows

2002-01-14 Thread Jason Wong
On Monday 14 January 2002 19:06, matt stewart wrote: but presumably if i'm doing a SELECT count(*) FROM Designs WHERE Keywords LIKE %sport% followed by a SELECT * FROM Designs WHERE Keywords LIKE %sport% LIMIT 0,20 it's still using nearly as much processing time as just returning all the

Re: [PHP-DB] LIMIT and get_num_rows

2002-01-14 Thread Jason Wong
On Monday 14 January 2002 19:21, Markus Lervik wrote: Damnit. Forgot to cc to the list, again. Here it is. -- Forwarded Message -- On Monday 14 January 2002 12:55, you wrote: hi guys, just looking for verification on this, as i don't think there's any way to do it

[PHP-DB] MySQL/Gemini now free - any feedback??

2002-01-14 Thread Geoff Caplan
Hi Just noticed that NuSphere are now including the Gemini table type in their free binary download. It seems that everything is there, apart from the online backup, which is only available in the commercial version. I need transactions, and took a look at InnoDB. But it seems to have some

[PHP-DB] permissions for writing file

2002-01-14 Thread James Kupernik
I'm trying to use PHP and MySQL to query a table and write the contents to a new file. When run the command to outfile it tells me I don't have permissions. This is on a Unix machine. mysql select * into outfile /home/u1/funfun/www.somewebsite.com/catalogreq/ catalog.txt mysql fields terminated

[PHP-DB] RE: phpMyAdmin - blank screen?

2002-01-14 Thread Peter Westergaard
hallo guys! i'm a newbie in php..I've installed phpMyAdmin on my pc, together with MySQL and Apache with PHP 4 on Win98. the index.php page is blank! any ideas/suggestions from u ppl? gracias! Can you post some of the code from your index.php? Have you installed it all correctly, ie placed

[PHP-DB] RE: permissions for writing file

2002-01-14 Thread Peter Westergaard
I'm trying to use PHP and MySQL to query a table and write the contents to a new file. When run the command to outfile it tells me I don't have permissions. This is on a Unix machine. I haven't run this on Unix myself, but I think this answer might be useful. Someone please correct me if I'm

[PHP-DB] RE: LIMIT and get_num_rows

2002-01-14 Thread Peter Westergaard
but presumably if i'm doing a SELECT count(*) FROM Designs WHERE Keywords LIKE %sport% followed by a SELECT * FROM Designs WHERE Keywords LIKE %sport% LIMIT 0,20 it's still using nearly as much processing time as just returning all the designs and just using a get_num_rows and then only using

Re: [PHP-DB] RE: LIMIT and get_num_rows

2002-01-14 Thread DL Neil
Have you (original post-er) tested performing a SELECT ... LIMIT 0, 20 and then calling mysql_num_rows()? Does it return 20 (the LIMIT) or the number of rows SELECT-ed before/without regard to the limit? =dn - Original Message - From: matt stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

RE: [PHP-DB] RE: LIMIT and get_num_rows

2002-01-14 Thread matt stewart
yep, it returns 20. -Original Message- From: DL Neil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 January 2002 14:17 To: matt stewart; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] RE: LIMIT and get_num_rows Have you (original post-er) tested performing a SELECT ... LIMIT 0, 20 and then calling

[PHP-DB] grabbing id from new record

2002-01-14 Thread George Pitcher
Hi, Is there a way to grab the ID (from ID field) while INSERTing a new record? I am currently doing a separate INSERT then a SELECT query to find the most recently added record by that user: select ID from table where user = '$user' order by ID DESC limit 0,1 This does the trick but it may

[PHP-DB] Re: permissions for writing file

2002-01-14 Thread James Kupernik
My problem is that I'm trying to run the query via a telnet sessions before I code through PHP. Is there a solution that anyone knows for this? James Kupernik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... I'm trying to use PHP and MySQL to query a table and

Re: [PHP-DB] grabbing id from new record

2002-01-14 Thread Ireneusz Piasecki
Hi. What about Auto_increemnt field ?? Your's id can be auto_increment field. for example: create table dupencja (id int(7) auto_increment not null, primary key(id)); so when you insert records: insert into dupencja values('') - id will be 1 insert into dupencja values('') - id will be 2 this

Re: [PHP-DB] grabbing id from new record

2002-01-14 Thread George Pitcher
I am sorry, I was not clear in my original request. The id is auto-incremented. I want to grab the id so that I can use it as part of a redirect $q2=select Course_ID from course where HEI_ID = '$inst' order by Course_ID desc limit 0,1; $result2=mysql_query($q2) or die(q2 failed); while

RE: [PHP-DB] grabbing id from new record

2002-01-14 Thread matt stewart
straight after you do the insert command, use the call: $ID = mysql_insert_id(); The $ID is now the primary key for the record you just inserted. -Original Message- From: George Pitcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 January 2002 14:56 To: Ireneusz Piasecki; [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [PHP-DB] grabbing id from new record

2002-01-14 Thread George Pitcher
Thanks, just what I was looking for. George - Original Message - From: matt stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 3:26 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] grabbing id from new record straight after you do the insert command, use the call: $ID =

Re: [PHP-DB] grabbing id from new record

2002-01-14 Thread Sam Masiello
That actually isn't a safe way to do it. Consider the following scenario: Insert A occurs generating row Y in your table. Insert B occurs generating row Z in your table. select occurs (after insert A) to grab last ID inserted...your result is the ID from row Z. select occurs (after insert B),

Re: [PHP-DB] grabbing id from new record

2002-01-14 Thread George Pitcher
Sam, Thanks, I got the mysql_insert_id() tip a few seconds earlier. However, my alternative method (which I will now drop in the interests of efficiency) is perfectly safe. It is impossible for the same user to go and create another record in that verys small interim period between the two

[PHP-DB] outfile permission error

2002-01-14 Thread James Kupernik
I'm trying to create a new file on my server from the data in a table. When I do the query it returns a permission error. I'm logged into my server through a telnet sessions and the permissions on the dir allow me to write to it. Here is the query below. mysql select * into outfile

[PHP-DB] WebMail

2002-01-14 Thread Michael K. Dolan Jr.
Hi, I'm looking for a good web based email client (preferably easy to setup and done in PHP of course). We have a sendmail server that works great. I'm not sure how the webmail systems work though. Can I use a different Apache server or do I have to setup the PHP webmail on the actual mail

[PHP-DB] Problem with mail function

2002-01-14 Thread Faye Keesic
Hi there... I have a problem mailing out approx. 180 emails (no attachments) using the mail() php function. I loop through the email table once, sending the email to everyone in the list. The problem is that my page seems to time out when I send the emails, and it refreshes itself. So if I

[PHP-DB] Breaking strings up

2002-01-14 Thread Thomas \omega\ Henning
Hello, I saw here somewhere a functions that breakes up a string at a nother string like 120,120,122 and break up at , and it would result $var[0]=120; $var[1]=120; $var[2]=122; Thanks for the info -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PHP-DB] Why the following error, yet it works anyway

2002-01-14 Thread chip . wiegand
I have the following short web page to delete dealer bulletins from a database. My page lists all the bulletins in the database - id and subject. There is a text input field to enter the bulletin id number and hit the delete button, and the bulletin is deleted. It works except after the submit

RE: [PHP-DB] Breaking strings up

2002-01-14 Thread Rick Emery
$var = explode(,,120,120,122); -Original Message- From: Thomas omega Henning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Breaking strings up Hello, I saw here somewhere a functions that breakes up a string at a nother

[PHP-DB] Re: Tricky Quiestion!!!

2002-01-14 Thread Thomas \omega\ Henning
Ok i got here: When i type the ecrypted msg oomoeogoao ohooomoeo it types out omega hmeo code: elseif($cmd==@) { $sep=substr($enc,0,1); $denc=explode($sep,$enc); for($i=0;$istrlen($enc);$i++) { $test[]=substr($enc,$i,1); $tests=$test[$i-2].$test[$i-1].$test[$i];

[PHP-DB] RE: LIMIT and get_num_rows

2002-01-14 Thread pwestergaard
I just realized, I think that indices may not avail you when you're doing a search based on double-sided wildcards. I'm afraid you may be forcing a full table-scan by performing that kind of search. So run a few benchmark tests. Maybe populate a test database with a large volume (like

RE: [PHP-DB] Why the following error, yet it works anyway

2002-01-14 Thread Rick Emery
First, if $submit is not set, then the delete statement will be executed. This will not return an array upon which mysql_fetch_array() will act. Therefore $result will not be valid. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002

Re: [PHP-DB] ADDING DATES

2002-01-14 Thread Daniel Barton
People, people: In general, I do agree, that when a post starts with ... but i am getting lazy I find it a little lazy. Well, it even claims to be lazy. However, there have been a bunch of instances of newbie-attacks on this list lately, and if that's the type of environment this is

RE: [PHP-DB] Why the following error, yet it works anyway

2002-01-14 Thread chip . wiegand
Rick Emery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 01/14/2002 10:35:37 AM: First, if $submit is not set, then the delete statement will be executed. This will not return an array upon which mysql_fetch_array() will act. Therefore $result will not be valid. I made this change: if

[PHP-DB] any good web hosting with php and mysql support?

2002-01-14 Thread Gurhan Ozen
Hi All, I am currently looking for a reliable web host to host my personal website. I know there are millions of web hosting companies that have PHP and MYSQL support but I just can't trust any of the fully-assured and confident webhosting ads anymore. I would like to get a service from a

Re: [PHP-DB] any good web hosting with php and mysql support?

2002-01-14 Thread clint
Try www.aletiahosting.com $9.95 a month -- Original Message -- From: Gurhan Ozen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:17:59 -0500 Hi All, I am currently looking for a reliable web host to host my personal website. I know there are millions of

RE: [PHP-DB] any good web hosting with php and mysql support?

2002-01-14 Thread Rick Emery
I use http://www.nomonthly fees.com Initial buy-in is $200. However, that includes domain name registration, 500 megs of disks pace, 5 giga-bytes of band-width per month. Complete PHP and MYSQL support. Bunch of other stuff too, like 1000 POP3 email boxes, PGP, shopping carts, etc. After

RE: [PHP-DB] any good web hosting with php and mysql support?

2002-01-14 Thread Leotta, Natalie (NCI/IMS)
I use FGDesigner.com. They have proven to be quite reliable and have a wide range of plans available based on what you would need. You can check out the website. My husband and I have been hosting our site through them for a couple of years and never had any problems. I also know that they

Re: [PHP-DB] any good web hosting with php and mysql support? (OT)

2002-01-14 Thread Mikel King
Starting @ $20.00/month http://www.ocsny.com -- Original Message -- From: Gurhan Ozen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:17:59 -0500 Hi All, I am currently looking for a reliable web host to host my personal website. I know there are

RE: [PHP-DB] any good web hosting with php and mysql support?

2002-01-14 Thread Rick Emery
In my previous email, I mentioned that http://www.nomonthlyfees.com provided 500 megs of disk space per account. I host several a domains by redirecting domains (5) to sub-directories within that 500. I don't have a 500-meg account for each domain. After the first year, the 500-megs cost

Re: [PHP-DB] any good web hosting with php and mysql support?

2002-01-14 Thread Vlasyuk Valera
Go to www.webhostingtalk.com this is forum about hosting services. _ Valery Vlasyuk http://www.cgi-network.net - Original Message - From: Shannon Kendrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 8:43 PM

Re: [PHP-DB] The New Guy

2002-01-14 Thread Daniel Barton
Well maybe I should just go out and join that perl list. Christopher J. Crane wrote: It's not that MySQL is not free, I know that and I am using iton my development servers. The problem is some of the work I do is for clients that do not have their own server. So their site is hosted by a

Re: [PHP-DB] The New Guy

2002-01-14 Thread DL Neil
In another thread there's a comment about newbie bashing, the author now gets to see that there are always two sides to a story! Christopher: I notice that you have found it necessary to explain your rationale for They do not want to pay the extra amount of money for a MySQL database. The fact

Re: [PHP-DB] The New Guy

2002-01-14 Thread Paul Burney
on 1/14/02 2:12 PM, Daniel Barton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] appended the following bits to my mbox: Well maybe I should just go out and join that perl list. I was going to respond to you but I didn't have a good answer. :) I don't know of any built in PHP functions that do what you are looking to

Re: [PHP-DB] any good web hosting with php and mysql support?

2002-01-14 Thread Peter J. Schoenster
On 14 Jan 2002, at 13:17, Gurhan Ozen wrote: I am currently looking for a reliable web host to host my personal website. I know there are millions of web hosting companies that have PHP and MYSQL support but I just can't trust any of the fully-assured and IS there anyone who have web

Re: [PHP-DB] The New Guy

2002-01-14 Thread Daniel Barton
People, people! I wish we could all just get along. ;^) I did have a problem understanding the exact question. My response was a little off-target owing to ambiguity. Also, I did read (or participate in) the other threads mentioned by Mr. Neil, (aka Mr anti-Guru basher.) Sincerely, Mr

Re: [PHP-DB] The New Guy

2002-01-14 Thread Daniel Barton
Paul, Just a clarification: I wasn't the original poster. Christopher J. Crane was the original asker of the CSV/flat file database question. I do have a db to use. Cheers, db Paul Burney wrote: on 1/14/02 2:12 PM, Daniel Barton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] appended the following bits to my mbox:

Re: [PHP-DB] Problem with mail function

2002-01-14 Thread Faye Keesic
Don't know anything about ole 30 second timeout... what does it do? I checked out phpbuilder, and tried the sleep function after each loop iteration (didn't seem to work), so now am trying to send out the headlines in groups of 50... Sounds like others have the same problem. mail() is a php

[PHP-DB] what is the result index? (Mysql)

2002-01-14 Thread Bas Jobsen
Hello, I'm running a select-query and getting this warning: -- Warning: Unable to jump to row 100 on MySQL result index 2 -- I know the reason for the warning, but what exactly does this number two mean? The query is in een for-loop and the resultnumber rises by 2. Best regards, Bas --

Re: [PHP-DB] Problem with mail function

2002-01-14 Thread ted
Hi, Faye. There's a parm in the configuration file (php.ini) cleverly called max_execution_time. Its default setting is 30. There's also a set_time_limit() function that allows massaging this variable. Does this help? On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Faye Keesic wrote: Don't know anything about ole 30

[PHP-DB] Help! SQL 2000 and cursors

2002-01-14 Thread Patrick Brown
I've been running a PHP4 script on a Linux server every day for quite a while now. All of a sudden, it stops working. The error message is: [ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]The cursor was not declared. What does this mean and how can I fix it? Nothing has changed as far as I know. Nobody

[PHP-DB] Re: Help! SQL 2000 and cursors

2002-01-14 Thread Patrick Brown
I just tried installing MDAC 2.7 on my SQL Server, based on another user's recommendation. That didn't resolve the problem. Any other ideas? Thanks, Pat Patrick Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... I've been running a PHP4 script on a Linux

Re: [PHP-DB] Problem with mail function

2002-01-14 Thread olinux
Is there a solution to this if you do not have edit access to the php.ini file? [ie. a shared server] I found this function that seems to be a solution. What would the proper use be? ignore_user_abort(TRUE); ??? http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ignore-user-abort.php

[PHP-DB] Optimizing mail()

2002-01-14 Thread olinux
Just came across this post and wondered if anyone has done this - if so can you share some code? The idea is to order emails by the mailservers Would you just order the emails by domain name? [that would group all aol.com, msn.com, yahoo.com emails]

Re: [PHP-DB] Problem with mail function

2002-01-14 Thread Jason Wong
On Tuesday 15 January 2002 10:53, olinux wrote: Is there a solution to this if you do not have edit access to the php.ini file? [ie. a shared server] A number of the settings in php.ini can be set/altered from within your script. Check out ini_set() and friends. -- Jason Wong - Gremlins