[PHP-DB] Job : Looking for a php / mysql programmer in or near Birmingham uk.
Hi I am a looking for a php / mysql programmer in, or within reach, of Birmingham UK I have a variety of work including some very interesting and challenging projects. You can work here or from home, or a bit of both. If you are interested email me [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 0121 242 1473 I would consider a freelancer or full time employee, rates - generous for the right person. Peter
Re: [PHP-DB] Remote DB Connection: Pros and Cons?
Hi You would be better off with the database server and php on the same server - both sites. You will find there is significant lag if there is a poor connection between the web and database server, but if you are just accessing web pages and updating data, even with large pages there is not much delay. You could always try both permutations and see, but that has been my experience. Peter On 12/10/2007, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tony Grimes wrote: Have any of you tried running a PHP website using a remote database connection? We currently have an in-house PHP website driven by a PostgreSQL database that is HEAVILY administered within the office with an administration sister site (also PHP). Problem: the office connection is having trouble keeping up with the website traffic. Our IT guys want to outsource the whole server to a co-location facility, but the administrators don't want the extra lag on the admin site. Is it feasible to host the database and admin site in the office, but outsource the website and connect to the office database remotely? Is there any other way to do this? Do the website and admin area reference the same database tables? If they don't, split the database up and keep the website db on the website server and the other internally. If they do, which one is the 'primary' set? ie which one gets updated? You could use replication to keep them in sync (http://www.slony.info/ for example). -- Postgresql php tutorials http://www.designmagick.com/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP-DB] spell checking and did you mean?
Hi All I am looking to check whether a keyword a user has entered already exists in the database I can find exact matches, but I am having trouble with typos. I am looking for something like Google's did you mean if you type in a close match. SO if someone types in saet it returns did you mean seat ? Any suggestions which is best - SOUNDEX in MySql or the php functions levenshtein(), soundex(),metaphone() or similar_text() on the returned result. Any other suggestions welcome. Thanks Peter -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] last record
hi using mysql as you describe is probably the most elegant and efficient way to do it is there a reason for asking php to do it? Peter -Original Message- From: neil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 January 2005 03:12 To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-DB] last record Apart from the obvious of reversing the sort order in a select statement and then picking off the first record eg. select * from blah where somefield like '%something%' order by someotherfield desc limit 0,1 is there any way in php rather than sql to pick the last record in a record set? Thanks Neil -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] i am lost (php warning)
Hi
it means that the query did not produce a result - usually this is because
of a problem with the query.
$sql_query = mysql_query(SELECT * FROM cm_customer WHERE emial='$user');
I am guessing you misspelt email and this should be
$sql_query = mysql_query(SELECT * FROM cm_customer WHERE email='$user');
if you add an error trap it makes this knd of thing easier to spot
$sql_query = mysql_query(SELECT * FROM cm_customer WHERE email='$user') or
die(mysql_error());
HTH
Peter
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From: Earl Clare [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 18 January 2005 06:59
To: php-db@lists.php.net
Subject: [PHP-DB] i am lost (php warning)
Importance: High
Hi ya'll,
I am lost as to why I am getting this error in my script. Can
anyone kindly
explain why this is so.
Warning: mysql_num_rows(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result
resource in /home/cm/public_html/cell/login.php
--
--
---
My script
--
--
---
if($_POST['submit'] == 'Log In')
{
$user=$_POST[email];
$pass=$_POST[pass];
$sql_query = mysql_query(SELECT * FROM cm_customer WHERE
emial='$user');
$sql_query = mysql_num_rows($sql_query);
if (($sql_query) 0)
{
$valid = $user;
session_start();
session_register(valid);
}
}
if (session_is_registered(reg))
{
echo ok;
}
else
{
echo sorry;
}
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RE: [PHP-DB] Security Question
Hi The page/form will be requested over a non secure connection. When the form is submitted the browser establishes a secure connection to the server and then sends the data, so the data is sent securely. Peter -Original Message- From: Micah Stevens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 January 2005 03:47 To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Security Question But what I'm saying is that if you're submitting a form from an unsecured page, to a script on a secure server, the data will still be encrypted. Anyone know this for sure to be correct? It sure makes sense this way. On Sunday 16 January 2005 07:27 pm, Peter Lovatt wrote: Hi It is better from a security point of view to have a secure login. The secure server encrypts the data between the browser and the server, making it impossible to read on its journey from you to the server. However whether it is a major security problem is another question. To view the traffic somebody must have access to the servers that route your request, which isn't easy. They then have to spot your traffic amongst all the other web traffic. If it is the login for your Swiss bank account where you hid the million you made without declaring tax then it should be secure - no question. On the other hand if it is just to login to see when your books will be delivered, with no sensitive financial information then the risk is smaller and it is unlikely that anyone is trying too hard to get your login, so an insecure login carries less risk. You could always host the login page on a non secure server but post the form to a secure server. Peter -Original Message- From: Micah Stevens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 January 2005 02:46 To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Security Question If it submits to a secure server the form data will be encrypted before transmission I believe. At least that's my understanding, and that seems to be how ebay does it for example. Once you log-in, it submits to a secure page. -Micah On Sunday 16 January 2005 06:38 pm, Chris Payne wrote: Hi everyone, I have a security question, I want to see if I am right or wrong. I have programmed a system with PHP and MySQL, the main system resides on a secure server, but the client wants the login page on a NON-Secure server for marketing purposes. Am I the only one who thinks this is a major security concern? Chris -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Security Question
Hi It is better from a security point of view to have a secure login. The secure server encrypts the data between the browser and the server, making it impossible to read on its journey from you to the server. However whether it is a major security problem is another question. To view the traffic somebody must have access to the servers that route your request, which isn't easy. They then have to spot your traffic amongst all the other web traffic. If it is the login for your Swiss bank account where you hid the million you made without declaring tax then it should be secure - no question. On the other hand if it is just to login to see when your books will be delivered, with no sensitive financial information then the risk is smaller and it is unlikely that anyone is trying too hard to get your login, so an insecure login carries less risk. You could always host the login page on a non secure server but post the form to a secure server. Peter -Original Message- From: Micah Stevens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 January 2005 02:46 To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Security Question If it submits to a secure server the form data will be encrypted before transmission I believe. At least that's my understanding, and that seems to be how ebay does it for example. Once you log-in, it submits to a secure page. -Micah On Sunday 16 January 2005 06:38 pm, Chris Payne wrote: Hi everyone, I have a security question, I want to see if I am right or wrong. I have programmed a system with PHP and MySQL, the main system resides on a secure server, but the client wants the login page on a NON-Secure server for marketing purposes. Am I the only one who thinks this is a major security concern? Chris -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Help in learning PHP and MySQL
Hi
from php 5 onwards mysql is not enabled by default
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysql.php
Note: Windows users will need to enable php_mysql.dll inside of php.ini and
either copy libmysql.dll into the Windows system directory, or make it
available to the PATH.
from memory...
(To enable it, edit php.ini - find the reference to php_mysql.dll and remove
the ; which comments it out )
Peter
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From: Novice Learner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 31 December 2004 03:35
To: php-db@lists.php.net
Subject: [PHP-DB] Help in learning PHP and MySQL
I apologize if this is a very basic question.
I just started learing PHP and MySQL, I am reading PHP and
MySQL by Larry Ullman, I also have access to PHP 5 by Julie
Meloni. I reached Chapter 6 of Ullman's book and got stuck.
I have the following code:
?php
//This file contains the database access information. This file
also establishes a connection
//to MYSQL and selects the database.
//Set the database access information as constants
define ('DB_USER', 'masud');
define ('DB_PASSWORD', 'masud');
define ('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define ('DB_NAME', 'masud');
//Make the connection and then select the database
$dbc = mysql_connect (DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD);
mysql_select_db(DB_NAME);
?
I have a normal MySQL user as masud, whose password is also
masud and a database also called masud. All this for learning purpose.
I get the following error message:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in
C:\Program Files\Apache
Group\Apache2\htdocs\CTA\mysql_connect.php on line 13
The books says:
If you receive an error that claims mysql_connect() is an
undefined function, it means that PHP has not been compiled with
MySQL support.
I have been running a test script with ? phpinfo(); ? and I get
the results successfully.
I am running Windows XP with Apache 2 server and PHP5 5.0.3
I would appreciate if you could help me in any way, including
pointing me to resources that can help get going.
Thank you,
Masud
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RE: [PHP-DB] Re: HTTP Auth for PHPMyAdmin
set auth type to cookies Peter -Original Message- From: Mark Benson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 December 2004 10:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: HTTP Auth for PHPMyAdmin Martin Norland wrote: What do you mean proper HTTP authorization for PHPMyAdmin - do you want it to log you in automatically, or do you want to use .htaccess to protect your PHPMyAdmin scripts? By your statement of config file, and talking about PHPMyAdmin - I'm assuming that you've configured it to automatically log you in - in which case I would suggest you verify you can login with the same exact paramters on its normal login, as well as confirming that the parameters are indeed set when it attempts to check them. Sorry I was being chased out of the building at the end of the day when I was writing that e-mail :) What I meant was I want to setup phpMyAdmin so that a login is required when you access the pages (i.e. you must enter a u/n and pwd in a dialog). Currently my config.inc.php is set so that the '$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config'; and I supply the MySQL user and pwd in the config.inc.php and it connects automatically. This is not ideal as I'd like to prevent others accessing it, for security and integrity reasons. If I set the config.inc.php value to '$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'http';' then it will show a login dialog on connection but any u/n and pwd I try (based on the MySQL grant tables) is rejected. What I need to know is what is the best way to limit access to the pages, do I ignore the config.inc.php and setup some other system or can i use the grant tables from my MySQL server? Ideally I would want to log into the MySQL server as either my normal 'dbadmin' user OR 'root' as only 'root' has alteration rights on the grant tables so stuff that is outside the auspices of normal admin is easier to carry out (i.e. doesn't involve me hacking the config.inc.php all the time). -- Mark Benson http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Problem with script
Try echoing the actual query being run. It will give you more info to work with. Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 November 2004 16:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Problem with script Hi all, greetings from Phoenix, Arizona! I'm having a problem with a PHP script and the database it manages. I'm having his error message: Query failed: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 't read card','1099413551')' at line 1 I don't know what is happening, usually the database works well but sometimes this strange error appears. I'm sending you the scripts in where I think the error could be. Any suggestion or comment will be very appreciated. Thanks Renato -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Newbie Question - mysql_select_db fails with access denied.
Hi try $db = mysql_connect(localhost, myuser,mypassword) - without it you are not submitting a password Peter -Original Message- From: Christian Schlaefcke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 24 September 2004 13:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Newbie Question - mysql_select_db fails with access denied. Hi Folks, I want to do something like the following: $db = mysql_connect(localhost, myuser) or die(Connect failed : . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db(mydb,$db) or die(SELECT_DB failed : . mysql_error ()); $result = mysql_query(SELECT * FROM mytable, $db) or die(Query failed : . mysql_error()); The script does not proceed beyond the mysql_select_db line. I get this error: SELECT_DB failed: Access denied for user ''@'localhost' to database 'mydb' What happened to the user information. I have granted all neccessary rights to myuser. But it seems that its even not caring about the user. I have MySQL 4.1.4 and PHP 4.3.8-2.1 on a Fedore Core 2 System running. Thanks Regards, Chris -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Please help
HI try $result = mysql_query($sql . . $sql_ext . limit 0,1) or die(Invalid query.mysql_error()); which will give more detail on the error. HTH Peter -Original Message- From: Stuart Felenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 September 2004 20:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Please help I'm using a product called dbqwiksite pro. PHP generator for PHP - MySQL The code seems to be working fine except in my search page where I receive an invalid query $result = mysql_query($sql . . $sql_ext . limit 0,1) or die(Invalid query); This is the place I where the code is taking the die path. I'm guessing something belongs between the quotation marks , just not sure. Anyone ? Thank you Stuart -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Webpage response to selection $_POST
Hi
you need to check for $_POST[user1], $_POST[user2] etc - is that what
you are doing?
Your other variables are done as an array - $firstName[$j] etc, should your
check box be
echo ' tdinput type=checkbox name=user[' . $j . ']
value=1/td' . \n;
(note the [])
Otherwise try vardump($_POST) to see exactly what is being returned.
If this does not fix it try posting the code that handles the response and
we will try and help.
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Philip Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 30 August 2004 00:12
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Webpage response to selection $_POST
Hi all.
I have a list of users in a database that I would like to show on a
dynamic webpage. With each of these users that shows up on the page,
there is going to be a checkbox next to their name so that I can
perform multiple tasks, such as 'Remove User' or 'Modify Information'.
I have all of the appropriate information showing up on the page,
including the checkboxes.
My question is... if I select a checkbox for a user, the other pages do
not even recognize that I have selected that checkbox and I am using
the $_POST method - why is that? I have even attempted to use the
import_request_variables function - no luck. So, I cannot verify which
users I want to perform an action on.
Anyone have any ideas? Snippets of code to follow...
Thanks in advance,
~Philip
form action=performaction.php method=post
table
?php
for ($j=0; $j$numRows; $j++) {
echo 'tr' . \n;
echo ' tdinput type=checkbox name=user' . $j . '
value=1/td' . \n;
echo ' td' . $dbid[$j] . '/td' . \n;
echo ' td' . $firstName[$j] . '/td' . \n;
echo ' td' . $lastName[$j] . '/td' . \n;
echo ' td' . $uid[$j] . '/td' . \n;
echo ' td' . $username[$j] . '/td' . \n;
echo ' td' . $classification[$j] . '/td' . \n;
echo ' /tr' . \n;
}
?
/table
input type=submit name=removeuser value=Remove User /
input type=submit name=modifyclass value=Modify Classification /
input type=hidden name=beenSubmitted value=1 /
/form
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RE: [PHP-DB] Help, i'm really desperated
Hi php runs as the same user as apache. Depending on any other security/system issues you could set apache to run as postgres. Otherwise why not connect to postgres using the php functions and write the text file using php? You might also be able to su to postgres. HTH Peter -Original Message- From: Mário Gamito [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 August 2004 11:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Help, i'm really desperated Hi, I need to run this command inside a PHP (web) script, in order to produce an acl list (url_negados.txt) for squid: /usr/bin/psql -t knet -c SELECT url_negado from urls_negados /tmp/urls_negados.txt I'm using shell_exec to run it. Well, so far, so good. The problem is that i must run this command as user postgres, otherwise it won't work and i can't find a way to do it in PHP :( Any ideas would be appreciated. I'm realy desperated. Warm Regards, Mário Gamito -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] How to forward a POSTed form to another server and catch the return for further processing
hi
this should do the trick
Peter
// this is the script to pass the post onto
$server_to_post_to = 'http://www.test.com/somescript.php';
$url = parse_url($server_to_post_to);
unset($request_data) ;
//run through the data POSTed to this server and build a new POST request
foreach ($_POST as $name = $value)
{
if (strlen($request_data) 0) $request_data .= '';
$request_data .= $name.'='.urlencode($value);
}
//create a new post to the other sever
$request= POST .$url['path']. HTTP/1.1\r\n.
Host: .$url['host'].\r\n.
Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n.
Content-length: .strlen($request_data).\r\n\r\n.
$request_data;
// Open the connection
$fp = fsockopen($url['host'], 80, $err_num, $err_msg, 30);
if ($fp)
{
// Submit form
fputs($fp, $request);
// Get the response
while (!feof($fp))
{
$response .= fgets($fp,1024);
}
fclose($fp);
//do somthing with $response here
}
else
{
//could not connect to server
print 'Error '.$err_num.' '.$err_msg;
}
-Original Message-
From: Yanglong Zhu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 15 August 2004 01:41
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] How to forward a POSTed form to another server and
catch the return for further processing
How to forward a POSTed form to another server and
catch the return for further processing.
I think I did this before. But now I have completely
forgot how that was done. The posted form data is
processed on the other server, the results should be
returned or captured by the first server. Obviously my
brain is not working.
Thanks for your help.
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RE: [PHP-DB] require function detail with example
Hi assuming you want to check the variable in php you need gettype() http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.gettype.php the text box can only be done with javascript combined with an event eg body onload=myform.my_text_box.focus() form action=somescript.php method=post name=myform id=myform input type=text name=my_text_box id=my_text_boxvalue= size=30 /form If you need more on the javascript then a specialist javascript list would be better :) Peter -Original Message- From: Rinku [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 June 2004 08:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] require function detail with example 1)I need to check a variable weather it is numeric or character. Could any of you answer for the query ? 2)I want to set the focus of one particular textbox. So could you pls answer how to setfocus ? __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Wrong table name - can it be fixed?
Hi using phpMyAdmin enter the following into a sql box ALTER TABLE `16-05` RENAME `newname` ; HTH Peter -Original Message- From: Viorel Dragomir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 May 2004 09:54 To: Martin E. Koss; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Wrong table name - can it be fixed? Use tablename from mysql command prompt. Try to use it from phpmyadmin, but I don't know if it works.. And don't post emails with high priority anymore. - Original Message - From: Martin E. Koss To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:48 Subject: [PHP-DB] Wrong table name - can it be fixed? I've made a big boo boo when exporting from MS Access to MySql database. The table name was '16-05' which obviously is not a good name to have in MySql. I'm using PhpMyAdmin as I'm not very experienced with sorting out the databases any other way. Problem is that I can't access the properties of the table in order to rename it, whatever I try to do I get an error (which is obviously due to the type of name the table has). Is there any way I can fix this without getting too complicated? Cheers. Martin --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.684 / Virus Database: 446 - Release Date: 13/05/2004 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] The usual problem
Looks OK to me What error do you get ? try $sql = INSERT INTO underskrifter ( id , type , navn , epost , tid , ip , domain , sted ) VALUES ( '' , '$_POST[type]' , '$_POST[navn]' , '$_POST[epost]' , '$tid' , '$ip' , '$host' , '$_POST[sted]' ); ; mysql_query($sql) or die (mysql_error()); and see what you get Peter -Original Message- From: Mathias Hunskår Furevik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 May 2004 01:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] The usual problem Whats worng with this? $sql = INSERT INTO underskrifter (id, type, navn, epost, tid, ip, domain, sted) . VALUES ( '', '$_POST[type]', '$_POST[navn]', '$_POST[epost]', '$tid', '$ip', '$host', '$_POST[sted]' ); . ; mysql_query($sql); ??? First I tryed the usual INSERT syntax, then the one that phpMyAdmin suggests. None of them works. - Mathias Norway -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] RE: [tcphp] Hella fun project I'm about to throw at some tech college students
Hi If the reformating is complex - ABVDFR Co is in the middle of the field - then php $bits = explode ( , $FieldValue ) ; then each element of $bits is a word, making reworking it easier Just my 2p worth :) Peter -Original Message- From: Rafi Sheikh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 May 2004 02:17 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] RE: [tcphp] Hella fun project I'm about to throw at some tech college students Hi List. A quick question. I have some categories that are really long and I would like to re-word or re-format them when I am bring data in from a DB. Now which would be better: Do it with PHP or Do it with MySQL Any suggestions as to how to? Example: A column name: Customer -- VARCHAR Values in Customer: USA-North Upper ABVDFR Co. and Sons I would like to re-word it for example: ABVDFR Co. I know I could use SUBSTRING or MID, or replace but the issue is since the column is a VARCHAR, the length of the value may change from row to row, for example: one row it maybe 20, in the next 13 and so on so forth. I also thought that if I could use a length statement and come up with a formula...but so far no successany suggestions? Thx in Adv. RS This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] passing var array
echo $_GET[some_var] -Original Message- From: Sukanto Kho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 April 2004 09:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] passing var array Hi, How to pass var array to other page? I use $_GET but when I echo it, it appear array... Thanx Sk2 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Re: Using $_SESSION array for large number of variables. Any recommendations?
Hi, I would suggest a mysql table for the data. For large amounts it is probably more efficient - not sure how much resource is needed to manage 100K pieces of information using $_SESSION, but an indexed mysql table is probably much quicker. table CREATE TABLE `session_data` ( `userID` VARCHAR( 20 ) NOT NULL , `var_name` VARCHAR( 100 ) NOT NULL , `var_data` VARCHAR( 250 ) NOT NULL , PRIMARY KEY ( `userID` , `var_name` ) ); you then retrieve the data at the beginning of each page request. This is also persistent, so it will be there for as long as needed. If you have a login system this also allows the user to switch machines or browsers - $_SESSION is linked to the browser. From experience this works well. hth Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel : 0121-242-1473 fax : 0870 7621758 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Jimmy Brock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 April 2004 00:48 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: Using $_SESSION array for large number of variables. Any recommendations? I would recommend cookies, not session. Cookies are stored on the users machine, whereas session data is stored on the server. If you have a power failure or have to reboot the server session data will be lost -- since session data is stored in memory. Ross Honniball [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, System : Windows XP / Apache / MySql / PHP I'm considering using session variables to store a large amount of data. How much is 'large'? To be honest, I have no idea at this point - very early days. For arguments sake, lets say the system consisted of 100 users who will all store between them say 1000 different variables and objects for a period of 1 or 2 days. In a nutshell, reason for storing this info is to save the state of php programs. Is this approach advisable, or are there limits / other considerations when using session variables? I would greatly appreciate peoples comments on potential problems pursuing this approach from anyone with extensive experience using session vars. Thanks ... Ross . Ross Honniball JCU Bookshop Cairns Supervisor . James Cook Uni, McGreggor Rd, Smithfield, Qld. 4878, Australia . Ph:07.4042.1157 Fx:07.4042.1158 Em:[EMAIL PROTECTED] . There are no problems. Only solutions. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Double Submission into DB if Hit Refresh
Hi Add a hidden field into the form with a unique transaction ID. When the data is submitted first time save the transaction ID to a table. Before you do anything check to see if the transaction ID exists in the table, if not then you are ok to save the transaction ID and then add/update the data. If the ID is already there, then do not add/update and send the user a message to say they have submitted the same transaction twice. HTH Peter -Original Message- From: Craig Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 April 2004 01:30 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Double Submission into DB if Hit Refresh What is the best way to avoid data being resubmitted (entered twice) to DB (mysql) if the user hits refresh after POSTING data via a form? __ Craig Hoffman - eClimb Media v: (847) 644 - 8914 f: (847) 866 - 1946 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: www.eclimb.net _ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Use of database
Hi only users with the privileges will be able to access those pages. if you are using mysql 3.xx the link wont show for low privilege users (I think !) 4.xx seems to show the links, but you can still only access them if you have the right privileges HTH Peter -Original Message- From: Will [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 March 2004 15:21 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Use of database I have searched but I cannot find anything that will help me. I am using phpMyAdmin and I want to have a user not see the privilages, mysql info and such. How do you get rid of those links in the main page. Thank in adanvce. ~WILL~ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] MySQL Multi-DB Join
assuming the dtaabases are on the same server $query = select db1.table1.field from db1.table1, db2.table2 where db1.table1.field1 = db2.table2.field2 $result = mysql_query($query,$conection) HTH Peter -Original Message- From: Rod Strumbel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 March 2004 14:48 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [PHP-DB] MySQL Multi-DB Join Is there a way through the php mysql commands to join tables between databases? Is simple enough at MySQL command line, but can't for the life of me figure out how to do it in PHP. Thanks all, R -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] MySQL Multi-DB Join
I think as you are specifying the db in the query you dont need to select it. If you do, mysql still uses DBs as specified in the query. Peter -Original Message- From: Rod Strumbel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 March 2004 15:14 To: 'Peter Lovatt'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] MySQL Multi-DB Join ?!? And just use the normal old db selection command for it? Which of the DBs would you select, or does it matter? mysql_select_db($databasename,$dbhandle); Think that is what has been confusing me. If you can select just one db, then what is that select_db command really doing? Is it just establishing a mysql session, and once established you can issue pretty much any mysql command through the mysql_query command? If that IS the case, then why bother specifying the DB at all just issue the mysql_connect, and go straight to the mysql_query (although that doesn't work...tried it)? Just trying to figure out what that mysql_select_db is doing. Oh, and yes... the databases are on the same server Thanks again, R -Original Message- From: Peter Lovatt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:02 To: Rod Strumbel; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] MySQL Multi-DB Join assuming the dtaabases are on the same server $query = select db1.table1.field from db1.table1, db2.table2 where db1.table1.field1 = db2.table2.field2 $result = mysql_query($query,$conection) HTH Peter -Original Message- From: Rod Strumbel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 March 2004 14:48 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [PHP-DB] MySQL Multi-DB Join Is there a way through the php mysql commands to join tables between databases? Is simple enough at MySQL command line, but can't for the life of me figure out how to do it in PHP. Thanks all, R -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Question
Hi
I think it may be the { and } which are used in php
if they are part of the data you are saving then try adding a \ = \{ and
\} if not remove them.
Peter
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-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 07 February 2004 19:37
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Question
Dear friends,
On submitting form to mysql database I get a parse error,There is no problem
with connection code, Problem is some where around create the sql statement
Can any one figure out where is the precise error, please.
Following is the code from php file
?php
// open the connection
$conn = mysql_connect(localhost, , );
// pick the database to use
mysql_select_db(testDB,$conn);
// create the SQL statement
$sql = INSERT INTO testtable values ('{$_POST[testField]}','
{$_POST[testFielda]}','{$_POST[testFieldb]}','{$_POST[testFieldd]}','
{$_POST[testFieldc]}','{$_POST[testFielde]}');
// execute the SQL statement
if (mysql_query($sql, $conn)) {
echo record added!;
} else {
echo something went wrong;
}
?
-
Asif
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RE: [PHP-DB] getting font size from browser
php cannot read the sizes directly, but you can use javascript to pass
information to php and then use that
This is a routine I use to get screen size
SCRIPT language=JavaScript
!--
var screensize = screen.width;
if (screensize = 640){
window.location = 'index.php?screensize=640x480' ;
}
else if (screensize = 800){
window.location = 'index.php?screensize=800x600' ;
}
else {
window.location = 'index.php ;
}
// --
/SCRIPT
this is on an opening page - which redirects to another page, passing
parameters to php as it goes.
HTH
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Miles Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 30 January 2004 13:24
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] getting font size from browser
PHP is SERVER side, not browser side.
That's a Javascript question.
Miles
At 11:14 AM 1/30/2004 +0100, Roy G. Vervoort wrote:
Is it possible to retreive the font size or view size from the browser.
In the browser it is possible to change the screenview (make it larger or
smaller for people with a visual aid). I would like to ineract my
stylesheet
with these default settings.
thans
Roy
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RE: [PHP-DB] Update problems
you need quotes around the name
FirstName=$fname
otherwise it takes the value of $fname to be aa field name
HTH
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Kermit Short [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 January 2004 22:28
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Update problems
I'm trying to update a record in a MSSQL database. When I execute the
following code on an IIS5 webserver, I get an error message that says:
PHP Warning: odbc_do(): SQL error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL
Server]Invalid column name 'Tom'., SQL state S0022 in SQLExecDirect in
E:\web\phptest\dbtest.php on line 31
This is after I've submitted the name Tom in the form. Does anyone have any
ideas?!
Thanks very much in advance!
-Kermit
?php
$fname=$_POST['first'];
if (!(is_null($fname))) {
if (!($odbccon = odbc_connect(**, **, **))) {
die(pCould not Connect./p);
}
else {
echopConnected to Database./p;
$sqlupdate=UPDATE UserInfo
SET ZNum='112763', FirstName=$fname, LastName='Short', TA='00',
Building='1197', Room='112', Div='FWO', Grp='IIM'
WHERE ZNum='112763';
$sqlupdresults=odbc_do($odbccon, $sqlupdate);
$query=SELECT * FROM UserInfo WHERE ZNum=112763;
$qresults=odbc_do($odbccon, $query);
odbc_result_all($qresults, border=1);
odbc_close($odbccon);
echo pConnection Closed./p;
}
}
else {
?
form action=?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ? method=post
name=test
First Name: input type=text name=first /br /
input type=submit name=submit /
/form
?php
}
?
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RE: [PHP-DB] PHP Java problem
Hi
php has very loose typing. This means that you can use a string as a number
and visa versa. You could for example do (substr(1 day,0,1) + 5) and get
the answer 1+5=6
php actually converts on the fly to do the above. The downside is that you
cannot always be sure what type a variable is. Form variable are always
strings, even if they are numbers.
I am not a java engineer either but argument type mismatch might be that
you are passing a string when it expects a number or visa versa.
Try using settype() to force the type
http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.settype.php
and see if this fixes it.
Just a guess though, hope it helps
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Donovan Hutchinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 January 2004 20:49
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] PHP Java problem
Hi,
I've started putting together a site that uses PHP to access some custom
Java classes. While I'm not clear on what exactly the java classes are
doing, the programmer has given me an overview of the variables that I
should pass to them. However, I keep getting this error:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: argument type mismatch
The java programmer has no knowledge of PHP and so is unable to help locate
the source of the problem (tbh I'm don't have experience in large php
projects myself). The code I'm writing is in the following format:
$newobject = new Java('com.company.Class', $names, (String) $ssn, (int)
$time);
In the above example, $names is an object, $ssn a string and $time an
integer. The object $names is created in a similar way above this example.
Someone mentioned that I should be passing objects as arrays, but I'm not
clear on how this is done.
I've tested a very basic class to be sure it works, and had success, however
when I try to pass objects into classes, and multiple variables, it doesnt
work. I hope someone can shed some light on where I might be going wrong.
Many thanks,
Don
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RE: [PHP-DB] Checking for duplicate records before update?
Hi
This is an alternate approach, and may be more elegant and efficient
Define hostname, mac, and ip fields as UNIQUE.
then INSERT IGNORE into the table. Check to see if a row was inserted using
mysql_affected_rows()
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/mysql_affected_rows.html
if the row was inserted then all is well, otherwise ask to resubmit
I think this should still work with auto ids, but check.
HTH
Peter
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From: Jas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 30 December 2003 22:32
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Checking for duplicate records before update?
Problem. I have a database table that looks like this:
eg.
+--+--+---+---+-+
| id | hostname | mac | ip| vlan|
+--+--+---+---+-+
| 1014 | MTPC-01 | 00:02:B3:A2:9D:ED | 155.97.15.11 | Vlan-29 |
| 1015 | MTPC-02 | 00:02:B3:A2:B6:F4 | 155.97.15.12 | Vlan-29 |
This table will hold a very large number of entries, all unique. I have
created a simple HTML form which updates the entries but before it does
it checks to see if records already exist that contain either the same
IP value, the same MAC value or the same Hostname value. If any of
these items exist it currently discards the posted informaiton and
prompts the user to re-enter because I cannot have duplicate entries of
either the hostname, mac, ip fields.
Here is my function:
eg.
$x = mysql_query(SELECT * FROM $table WHERE hostname =
'$_POST[hostname]' OR ip = '$_POST[ip]' OR mac = '$_POST[mac]' NOT id =
'$_SESSION[id01]')or die(mysql_error());
$num = mysql_num_rows($x);
if($num == 0) {
unset($_SESSION['search']);
require 'dbase.inc.php';
$table = hosts;
$sql = @mysql_query(UPDATE $table SET hostname =
\$_POST[hostname]\, mac = \$_POST[mac]\, ip = \$_POST[ip]\, vlan =
\$_POST[vlan]\ WHERE id = \$_SESSION[id01]\)or die(mysql_error());
echo Form worked!;
} elseif ($num != 0) {
unset($_SESSION['search']);
echo Form didn't work because 1 of the 3 fields were present in
another record!!! Please try again.;
} else {
echo RTM again please!; }
I think what I really need to know is if there is a quick way to sort
through the results of the current database records and do comparisons
against the form. If any one has done something like this before could
you please show me an example or point me to a good resource. Thanks in
advance.
Jas
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RE: [PHP-DB] Remove all instances of a character....
Does the ; need a backslash? UPDATE risk_corpdatacapture email = REPLACE(email,'\;','') Not sure but might be worth a try (back it up first!!) Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 December 2003 10:17 To: CPT John W. Holmes Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Remove all instances of a character Tried that but I got an error when using PHPMyAdmin... UPDATE risk_corpdatacapture email = REPLACE(email,';','') just don't work??? Wll confused now, cuase that's what I tried before I posted to the list... and you guys say it should work too... Any other ideas? = Error SQL-query : UPDATE risk_corpdatacapture email = REPLACE ( email, ';', '' ) MySQL said: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '= REPLACE ( email, ';', '' )' at line 1 == CPT John W. Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] 24/12/2003 13:27 Please respond to CPT John W. Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: [PHP-DB] Remove all instances of a character From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a MySQL database, with around 500 entries in one table... I've noticed that many entries have an erroneous ';' in the one of the fields. What I need to do, is tell MySQL to go through the ENTIRE table and find any instances of ' ; ' and them delete them... leaving the rest of the data intact. UPDATE TABLE SET column = REPLACE(column,' ; ','') Reminder: This is a PHP list... ---John Holmes... -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php * The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. *** -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] password generator
Hi
HTH
Peter
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function SM_pass_gen()
{
$consts = 'bcdgklmnprst';
$vowels = 'aeiou';
$symbols = '!%^_123456789';
for ($x=0; $x 6; $x++)
{
mt_srand ((double) microtime() * 100);
$const[$x] = substr($consts,mt_rand(0,strlen($consts)-1),1);
$vow[$x] = substr($vowels,mt_rand(0,strlen($vowels)-1),1);
$symb[$x] = substr($symbols,mt_rand(0,strlen($symbols)-1),1);
}
return $const[0] . $vow[0] .$const[2] . $const[1] . $vow[1] . $const[3]
. $vow[3] . $const[4] . $symb[2] . $symb[3];
}//end function
-Original Message-
From: Nikos Gatsis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 10 December 2003 13:42
To: PHP-mailist
Subject: [PHP-DB] password generator
Hello list
Is there any PHP script that generate password with digits from [a-zA-Z0-9]
to suggest me?
Thanx
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RE: [PHP-DB] using code for multiple sites
Hi I do exactly this on servers running several hundred sites. each site has a single file in the root, with any local config and a variable $inc_root set. eg ?php $config_var1 = 'xyz'; $config_var2 = 'xyz'; $inc_root = '/home/sites/shared_stuff/'; //must be an absulute not relative address ? all files are then referenced as include($inc_root.'directory/sub_directory/file_i_want.php') If you move things a lot you could link each site to a single file which sets the $inc_root, so you only change one file. HTH Peter -Original Message- From: mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 November 2003 14:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] using code for multiple sites I currently manage several websites that share the same code. This code is included into many of the pages on every site. I have duplicate copies of the code set up in each virtual host directory. Obviously this wastes space on my server and wastes my time having to update them all. I was looking for suggestions on the best way to be able to access these php files through includes for each site. A couple of the options that I have already looked into were- I could put the code all into one directory for site A and when I want to include these files I would have to include the full path to the files I really don't want to have to do this because I frequently move things and I would have to change the path on each file. either put these files into .:/usr/local/lib/php or create a directory called inc in /usr/local/apache and then add the following line to php.ini include_path = .:/usr/local/apache/inc I hope I made it clear what I want to accomplish. If you could give your recommendations I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance, Mike Mike Calvelage Webmaster / Sales Associate Viper Systems _.·´¯`·.¸¸-vipersystems.biz http://www.vipersystems.biz/ -¸¸.·´¯`·._ [EMAIL PROTECTED] 419-224-8344 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Dynamic sites, to appear static...?
Hi I think search engines follow dynamic links so long as they are there to see. http://www.google.com/search?q=sm_red+compsolbtnG=Google+Searchhl=enlr=i e=UTF-8oe=utf-8 for an example of one of mine. There was also an article on sitepoint about apache having aa address where it is of the form site.com/somefile/dynamicStuffHere where anything after somefile is dynamic parametrs. cant remember much more, sorry... any Apche experts out there? Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 September 2003 11:18 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Dynamic sites, to appear static...? I've been building web sites that use a database backend for some time now. I typically use the format. http://www.mysite.com/index.php?page=contact http://www.mysite.com/index.php?page=home http://www.mysite.com/index.php?page=aboutus etc My most recent job wants to use differnt pages, so the search engines will pick up the url's as clearly defined, and not dynamic, as I normally do... They way id do things is great (normally) as it allows the Admin person to add as many pages as they like, without having to pay me to create it for them. But now if my most recent client wants to create a new page, I'll have to do it for them... Is there a way I can still admin the pages, and allow my client to add/delete pages, but use static links , without '?page=home' etc... I hope I've made sence... I've discused this with my client, and he said a friend of his claimed 'that webserver software should have a module or plugin that will do this' I've never heard of that, have I been living under a rock? * The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. *** -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Browser-Trouble with Query
Hi Can we see the code + a few lines either side? Peter -Original Message- From: Sebastian Haag [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 September 2003 21:12 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Browser-Trouble with Query Hi everyone, I have trouble with a PHP-script querying a MySQL-database. Actually my Opera-Browser has trouble (version 7.11 on a Win2000 machine). It outputs a parse error when i enter that page. Parse error: parse error in /var/www/mypage.php on line 156 After checking all parenthesis over and over, I decided to enter that page with the InternetExplorer (version 5.50). And it worked. What gives me a headache is that I tried commenting out that specific part of the script. Still parse error on the same line. I inserted a bunch of empty lines around line # 156 and I still got the same error at the same line. I don't have any more ideas. I hope you may have a hint. Thank you very much. I appreciate your help! Greetings, Sebastian P.S. PHP version 4.1.2 -- Once a problem is defined - it is half way solved. (Henry Ford) -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP-DB] sobig virus
Hi I have had 40+ virused emails to the address I use for this list. Possible they came from another source but this is the most likely. Please check your virus scanners are up to date - 2 day old Norton virus definitions did not pick it up. Thanks Peter -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] mysql connect error
Hi
Check the database name is exactly the same case as you are using - not
Soverign rather soverign for example.
After that try the raw php functions for connecting to the database
?php
//require_once 'DB.php';
$user = 'jbyrne';
$pass = '';
$host = 'localhost';
$db_name = 'sovereign';
if($dsn = mysql_connect($host,$user,$pass)) echo 'connected ok' ;
else echo 'Failed to connect to database'.mysql_error( $dsn) ;
if(mysql_select_db($db_name, $dsn )) echo 'selected db ok';
else echo 'Failed to select to database'.mysql_error( $dsn) ;
?
This will give the Mysql error messages which should give you more
information
HTH, if not comeback to me
Peter
-Original Message-
From: John Byrne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 12 August 2003 08:06
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] mysql connect error
Hi,
I've just started playing with Linux/MySQL/PHP - I come from a
Windows/ASP/PowerBuilder background.
I have created a database in MySQL and now are trying to connect to it via
PHP. I keep getting the same error, no matter what I specify in DSN. I
always get:
DB Error: no such database
The following is the PHP code I am using:
?php
require_once 'DB.php';
$user = 'jbyrne';
$pass = '';
$host = 'localhost';
$db_name = 'sovereign';
$dsn = mysql://$user:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/$db_name;
$db = DB::connect($dsn);
if (DB::isError($db)) {
die ($db-getMessage());
}
$db-disconnect();
?
This is straight out of the PHP documentation.
Any ideas why I get the same error all the time.
I am using RedHat 8.0, PHP 4.2.2, MySQL 3.2.53, Apache 2.0
thanks
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RE: [PHP-DB] un-encrypting passwords
mysql has ENCRYPT() which will do the job Peter -Original Message- From: Sam Folk-Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 July 2003 21:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] un-encrypting passwords Hi, I've got a PHP/MySQL site that uses a simple user table to check for a valid username/password match when logging someone in. I encrypted the passwords using mysql's PASSWORD() function. I now realize that was probably not the best choice, because I don't think it's possible to un-encrypt them. I want to add a feature that allows users to request to have their password emailed to them. Can anyone recommend a better method for encypting passwords and how to unencrypt? (is there a function in PHP for this? Or a different MySQL function?) Thanks, Sam -- Sam Folk-Williams Service Team Leader/Webmaster Rise, Inc -- Creative Partnerships South (952) 884 8330 (V); (952) 884 8371 (F) www.rise.org -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] MySQL Session
Hi
welcome to php :)
in general you can use an include at the beginning of each page
?php
include('database_conn.php' ) ;
$query = 'select * from table'
$result = ($query, $link)
?
-Original Message-
From: Morten Twellmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 27 July 2003 13:01
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] MySQL Session
I have just recently entered the world of PHP and MySQL. I'm used to code in
ASP with Access databases and since I am not very familiar with PHP, I have
run into a problem, which is probably quite easy to solve:
Connecting to the database requires a couple lines of code, which I would
rather not have to write on every single page, which needs the database
connection.
($link = mysql_connect(host, username, password)
or die(Could not connect : . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db(dbname) or die(Could not select database.);)
In ASP this is easy to solve, since I would just create a global.asa and
on the Application_OnStart procedure, I would create the global database
connection and then reference to that variable on each of the individual
pages.
Now, in PHP I do not seem to be able to create a global.asa or anything
similar. It does not even seem to have an Application object, which I can
refer to on any page.
Can anyone tell me how I can connect to the MySQL database from some kind of
a global page, being activated no matter which page the user starts on and
where I only need to write the different SQL statements in the individual
pages.
(In ASP I could do the following on the individual page:
Set RS = Application(conn).Execute(SELECT * FROM database)
Thank you.
Morten
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RE: [PHP-DB] write to word..
Hi
I did it like this
?php
//create file here
//then output it
header (Content-type: application/msword);
header (Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename=letter.doc);
include('letter.htm');
print('done it')
?
I wrote the letter to file and then included it, but you can probably just
print HTML as you would normally. Word will open HTML files and maintain the
format.
HTH
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Chris Mach [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 July 2003 03:01
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] write to word..
hi,
I'm just wondering if it is possible to write to a word document or any
other file type that would allow for easy editing(besides txt) with out
having to copy and past everything in? I'm looking to have a template
perhaps in word and have the code insert variables from the database.
If it is possible, could some one point me in the right direction. Like
where to look in the manual.
Thanks,
Chris
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RE: [PHP-DB] Page Use
use sessions and a database table enter page name and timestamp it for each page request Analyse from the timestamp order and the time difference. Let me know if you want more details HTH Peter -Original Message- From: Tim Winters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 June 2003 13:06 To: 'PHP-DB' Subject: [PHP-DB] Page Use Hello, I'm interested in setting up a system whereby I can track a users movements through a site. I particularly I am interested in recording both that the user actually hit the page but also the time he spent on that page. Is this possible using PHP and if so how? Thx Tim Winters Creative Development Manager Sampling Technologies Incorporated 1600 Bedford Highway, Suite 212 Bedford, Nova Scotia B4A 1E8 www.samplingtechnologies.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: 902 450 5500 Cell: 902 430 8498 Fax:: 902 484 7115 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Select Statement with output in different colors.
Try this
$query = 'SELECT * FROM table
$mysql_result = mysql_query($query, $link);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($mysql_result))
{
switch ($row[event] )
{
case event_one:
$bg = 'blue'
break;
case event_one:
$bg = 'red'
break;
case event_one:
$bg = 'green'
break;
default:
$bg = 'white'
}
print 'tr bgcolor='.$bg.'
tdda da da nbsp;/td
/tr';
}// end while
HTH
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Christopher Lyon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 17 June 2003 22:35
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Select Statement with output in different colors.
I have a php script that does some select statements, on mysql, and
outputs that to a table. I would like to change the color of the table
row depending upon one of the fields. The select statements are from a
syslog database that I have and I would like to highlight key events by
changing the colors for that row. Example would be MAJOR, yellow and
INFO, green. Does anybody have any examples of how to do this?
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RE: [PHP-DB] MySql Help needed
Hi Try running a grant query GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,DROP,ALTER ON database_name.* TO [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword'; which will probably fix it Peter -Original Message- From: Sparky Kopetzky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 March 2003 04:12 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] MySql Help needed Greetings! I am building an application in PHP and am creating a global $connect_id for MySql. I have MySql on a separate machine and am using the connect like this: $server = development.myservermachine.net; $username = myname; $password = mypassword; $connect_id = mysql_connect($server, $username, $password); All I get is 'Access denied for user '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password:YES) Now, I know I'm in the DNS server for my system, and the username and password are correct as I checked the User table. Any thoughts, ideas, etc. toward fixing this problem?? I'd appreciate any help provided. Robin Kopetzky Black Mesa Computer/Internet Services -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Related to WAR - 1
Hi There are many aspects to this complex political mess, most of us will have views on it, and there are plenty of places to discuss it. This is the wrong place. I would echo David's comments Keep it off php lists Thanks Peter -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] INSERT Question
Hi
you need to create 5 selects, all named investigator[] with index 1-5 (or
0-4), with the option set to empty for no selection.
this will return an array
investigator[1] = '1064618047'
investigator_yesno[1] = 'Y'
investigator[2] = '1649815377'
investigator_yesno[2] = 'N'
for example
form
table
tr
td
select name=investigator[1]
option value=Choose person/option
option value=1064618047Paul A/option
option value=1655387822Katrina A/option
option value=1649815377David A/option
/select
is a primary investigator?
input name=investigator_yesno[1] value=Y type=radio
checked=checked /Yes
input name=investigator_yesno[1] value=N type=radio /No
/td
/tr
tr
td
select name=investigator[2]
option value=Choose person/option
option value=1064618047Paul A/option
option value=1655387822Katrina A/option
option value=1649815377David A/option
/select
is a primary investigator?
input name=investigator_yesno[2] value=Y type=radio
checked=checked /Yes
input name=investigator_yesno[2] value=N type=radio /No
/td
/tr
...more here
/table
/form
on the script receiving the data you then need a for loop to insert the
records, one for each person
for ($i = 1; $i = 4; $i++)
{
//only do it if there is a value for $investigator[$i], ie there is a
selection
if($investigator[$i]) {
$query = 'INSERT INTO tbl_report_people
(record_id
, person_id
, investigator_yesno
)
VALUES
('.$record_id[$i].'
, '.$investigator[$i].'
, '.$investigator_yesno[$i].'
)
';
$mysql_result = mysql_query($query, $mysql_link);
}//end if
}//end for
hope this helps
Peter
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RE: [PHP-DB] Parse Error
if ($packages == 1){
if ($airporttransfer == car){
$airporttransfer2 = 12.00};
if ($airporttransfer == bus){
$airporttransfer2 = 10.00};
if ($airporttransfer == none){
$airporttransfer2 = 0.00};
};
() round brackets round the condition {} braces around the 'do it' bit :)
HTH
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Chris Payne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 27 February 2003 00:43
To: php
Subject: [PHP-DB] Parse Error
Hi there everyone,
I'm trying to run an if statement and inside that have other if's, but it
keeps telling me I have a parse error on the first if in the if statement
(The second if down). Can anyone see what i'm doing wrong?
if ($packages == 1)(
if ($airporttransfer == car)(
$airporttransfer2 = 12.00);
if ($airporttransfer == bus)(
$airporttransfer2 = 10.00);
if ($airporttransfer == none)(
$airporttransfer2 = 0.00);
);
Thanks for your help :-)
Chris
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RE: [PHP-DB] processing status page help
htmlmeta http-equiv=refresh content=10;URL=http://www.mysite.com/newpage.php;body bgcolor=#ff please wait. bodyhtml should work - the 10 is the delay Peter -Original Message- From: Brendon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 February 2003 22:14 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] processing status page help Hello, How can I create a page that notifies the user their request is being processed after they click a submit button? For example, they type in some information, the page then says Your request is processing... Maybe a few animated ... 's for eyecandy, and then once the process is completed, they get directed to a desired page. Regards, Brendon -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] processing status page help
or perhaps more comprehensively
?php
print('
htmlmeta http-equiv=refresh
content=10;URL=http://www.mysite.com/newpage.php;body bgcolor=#ff
please wait.
bodyhtml
')
//start the processing here
do this;
do that;
do the other ;
?
should work but I am not absolutly sure - try it and see...
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Brendon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 15 February 2003 22:14
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] processing status page help
Hello,
How can I create a page that notifies the user their request is being
processed after they click a submit button?
For example, they type in some information, the page then says Your
request is processing...
Maybe a few animated ... 's for eyecandy, and then once the process is
completed, they get directed to a desired page.
Regards,
Brendon
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RE: [PHP-DB] first 10 or so words
try SUBSTRING http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/String_functions.html Peter -Original Message- From: Bruce Levick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 February 2003 22:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] first 10 or so words Howdy, I have a SELECT query displaying the results in repeated rows in a table. I have a COMMENTS column coming out of the database table which will likely contain a paragraph of information. I would like to display only the first 10 or so words and then have a more link that people can click on to display all the info. Is there a simple method for this?? Cheers -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Cutting strings
Hi
from the manual
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/String_functions.html
LEFT(str,len)
Returns the leftmost len characters from the string str:
mysql SELECT LEFT('foobarbar', 5);
- 'fooba'
HTH
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Chezney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 26 January 2003 09:08
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Cutting strings
Hi
I have values in my table but for one of the fields I would only like to
display the first 5 chars instead of 15 how is this possiable?
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RE: [PHP-DB] PHP-DB - ot browser compatibility
Hi I test on NS 4.75 and IE4 as a minimum browser spec. I test on the following IE 4, 5, 5.5, 6.0 NS 4.75, 7 (NS 6 has very low distribution and flaky table handling ) Opera 5.0 and 6.0 Mozilla 1.1 Presentation in IE5+ must be perfect. I tolerate minor layout problems in the other browsers, but nothing serious/fatal in any browser. I specialise in e-commerce so functionality and usability are more important than the latest IE6 whizzbangs. Others needs may be different. Peter -Original Message- From: Mignon Hunter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 21 January 2003 16:17 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] PHP-DB - ot browser compatability Hello List, For those of you who on this list that have to monitor browser compatibility, could you post your minimum requirements, ie Netscape 4.77 IE (whatever); either in general or specifically. Realizing different company's may have different requirements, of course. I figured others might find this info useful. Thanks. -- Mignon Hunter Web Developer Toshiba International 713.466.0277 x 3461 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] need help spotting this php parse error
Hi
Probably a missing ;
?
option value=? echo $row[0]; ?? echo $row[1]; echo
$row[2]; ?/option
?
} ; - here
?
/select
/form
-Original Message-
From: Ignatius Reilly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 23 January 2003 22:00
To: David Rice; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] need help spotting this php parse error
Dunno.
I also remember once having a parse error, but it was on line 35.
Cheers
Ignatius
- Original Message -
From: David Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 8:53 PM
Subject: [PHP-DB] need help spotting this php parse error
When i run this script it tells me that I have a parse error on line 34? I
really can't see it anyhelp (please!) would be much appreciated Cheers,
Dave
?
session_start();
if(!$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[username]) {
/* The Cookie is not set, so load the page as if it is the first time
*/
include(library/include/header.php);
include(library/include/database.php);
/* Include a header file and a database connections/functions file
*/
?
form name=login method=post action=
select name=select
?
$query = SELECT * FROM Staff WHERE ResterauntId = 1;
$result = mysql_query($query) or die( mysql_error () );
While( $row = mysql_fetch_array($result) ) {
?
option value=? echo $row[0]; ?? echo $row[1]; echo
$row[2]; ?/option
?
}
?
/select
/form
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RE: [PHP-DB] Users on line
Hi My bank uses two processes. If a user is inactive for more than about 5 minutes it forces you to log in again. This is done server side and just does not allow you to do anything if your last activity was more than 5 minutes ago. It probably also marks the session as logged out. It also uses JavaScript body onUnload='' to log you out when you close the window. Not sure if this works when you just close the browser. I do have a suggestion, which may or may not meet your needs. When the user logs in, open a popup window and set focus to the main window body unload=self.focus() so the popup becomes a popunder. Using a header or meta tag refresh the popunder once a minute and log the session as already discussed, but with a timeout of 2 minutes, so it will be up to date. This will tell you that the user has a browser open. This might be enough for your needs If not you could use body onUnload='' to post a form to the popup window when the main window closes. This logs out when the user closes the main window. The only exception will be if the user navigates away from the site. If you need to, you could prevent this by displaying site content in another popup window with no navbar and no external links. http is stateless, so you cannot do a true session like Messenger but the above is reasonably close :) HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Bernain, Fernando G. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 January 2003 20:31 To: 'Peter Beckman'; Hutchins, Richard Cc: Bernain, Fernando G.; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Users on line I'm thinking in something similar to ICQ or MSN. This is an app for a few number of users (less than 50) but they need to know who are online when they are working in the app too!!! Maybe I can use the table online and insert then name of the user when he login the app... but I still have the problem of the logout... I was looking for something (like a function?) in apache or php who tells me the open sessions at a moment... Fernando Bernain Senior A Business Process Outsourcing KPMG Argentina Tel: 54 11 4316 5754 Fax: 54 11 4316 5734 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Peter Beckman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 4:49 PM To: Hutchins, Richard Cc: Bernain, Fernando G.; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Users on line I agree; it'd be nice if there was some sort of code that'd be executed when someone closed their browser. There is the javascript on_exit() or something where the user, when they leave a domain, is executed. However, this only works if they click off the site, not if they close their browser. Plus if they go to another site and come back within 5/10/15 minutes, are they still considered logged in? It's fairly impossible to keep track of when users are or are not using the site that is not really complex. What if they are reading an article, run to the restroom, finish reading the article and then click on another page? I figure they are idle after 15 minutes. If they continue to surf the site in an hour or two, their session will be updated (if your sessions last long enough, or if not they'll probably be automatically re-logged in which case they'd be updated/re-inserted in the online table), and will once again be counted as a person online. One example is forcing people to be logged out after 10 minutes of inactivity. Bank of America does this, most likely using javascript. However, if yahoo! did this when I was reading my mail and I stepped away, I'd be annoyed. Most sites allow you to be logged in forever (Remember me) so forcing people to log out just to be able to count who is online seems silly. If you just want to keep track of how many people are logged in, I'd just say that logged in is defined as having an active logged in session that was active in the last 5/10/15 minutes. I'm almost positive that method is how most web sites determine time online. Peter On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Hutchins, Richard wrote: How would the online table be maintained if a user simply closes out the browser without actually logging out properly? I'm not at all experienced with sessions, but closing the browser should terminate the session, correct? Bernain may want to delete from his online table every hour or so to catch those people who have not properly logged out (assuming the delete from online... query is only fired when they click on a log out button). I'm not slagging Peter's recommendation. I was thinking this solution through as well, but was a bit stuck when it came to users just closing their browsers without logging out. -Original Message- From: Peter Beckman [mailto:[EMAIL
RE: [PHP-DB] Users on line
Hi Better still :) I know more now than I did ten minutes ago - Its not nitpicking its useful Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Matthew Moldvan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 January 2003 22:24 To: 'Peter Lovatt'; Bernain, Fernando G.; 'Peter Beckman'; Hutchins, Richard Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Users on line Don't mean to nitpick, but from what I read onUnload works both when navigating away and when closing ... :) Regards, Matthew Moldvan --- System Administrator Trilogy International, Inc http://www.trilogyintl.com/ecommerce/ --- -Original Message- From: Peter Lovatt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 5:10 PM To: Bernain, Fernando G.; 'Peter Beckman'; Hutchins, Richard Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Users on line -- snip -- The only exception will be if the user navigates away from the site. If you need to, you could prevent this by displaying site content in another popup window with no navbar and no external links. http is stateless, so you cannot do a true session like Messenger but the above is reasonably close :) HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Special URL Verification String...
The %7 and similar are used in URL encoding to represent illegal characters
such as spaces and others - these are translated when the user clicks to
open the URL, giving the string you get back. I think
Peter
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-Original Message-
From: NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 04 December 2002 22:07
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: [PHP-DB] Special URL Verification String...
I am trying to implement an approval system that sends an e-mail to
a user for approval linking them back to a special URL that matches database
entries for a verification string. The verification string sent via the
e-mail does not match that in the database and I am looking for help in
figuring out why. Here is what generates the verification string:
$verify_string = $sbcuid;
for ($i = 0 ; $i 14; $i++) {
$verify_string .= chr(mt_rand(32,126));
}
Here is what this results in inside the database table:
sn4265e~zD|W(XTMxO+
Here is what is sent in the e-mail:
sn4265e%7EzD%7CW%28XTMxO%22%2B
I know that I am doing something wrong here, but what. Thanks in
advance.
Scott Nipp
Phone: (214) 858-1289
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http:\\ldsa.sbcld.sbc.com
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RE: [PHP-DB] Special URL Verification String... PS
Hi
PS
I would use
$verify_string = md5(uniqid(rand()));
to generate a random identifier of the sort you are looking for
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-Original Message-
From: NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 04 December 2002 22:07
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: [PHP-DB] Special URL Verification String...
I am trying to implement an approval system that sends an e-mail to
a user for approval linking them back to a special URL that matches database
entries for a verification string. The verification string sent via the
e-mail does not match that in the database and I am looking for help in
figuring out why. Here is what generates the verification string:
$verify_string = $sbcuid;
for ($i = 0 ; $i 14; $i++) {
$verify_string .= chr(mt_rand(32,126));
}
Here is what this results in inside the database table:
sn4265e~zD|W(XTMxO+
Here is what is sent in the e-mail:
sn4265e%7EzD%7CW%28XTMxO%22%2B
I know that I am doing something wrong here, but what. Thanks in
advance.
Scott Nipp
Phone: (214) 858-1289
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http:\\ldsa.sbcld.sbc.com
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RE: [PHP-DB] mysql problem
Hi
you need quotes around the values
mysql_query(insert into tblquotehits
(qoption,referer,browser,remoteaddr,dt) values
('$quotetype','$referer','$browser','$remoteaddress','$currentdtstring'),$d
b);
HTH
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-Original Message-
From: Bill Arbuckle, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 28 November 2002 22:56
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] mysql problem
Hello all! I am new to php and I am trying to update a mySQL table using
php v4.2.3 for Windows. I am using the command:
mysql_query(insert into tblquotehits
(qoption,referer,browser,remoteaddr,dt) values
($quotetype,$referer,$browser,$remoteaddress,$currentdtstring),$db);
I have read the documentation and found some notes on the topic but none
seemed to solve my problem. I have tried other variations of the command
such as inserting a semicolon at the end of the insert statement before the
closing double quotes. All variables are defined and all columns are
actually columns in the table ... I have checked all of this. I have also
returned the result to a variable and echoed it to the screen ... the result
printed is Resource id #2.
This is driving me crazy as I know it must be something quite simple that I
am overlooking. Any help is greatly appreciated! TIA
Bill
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RE: [PHP-DB] autoupload
A little more detail Install MyODBC - you will need it on all machines In Access File - Get external data - Link tables -ODBC data sources - MyODBC data source You now have a direct link from Access to MySql and can run an Access query to load the data straight into MySql. I did this a while ago and can't remember more detail, but I hope this will point you in the right direction. Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: 1LT John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 22 November 2002 14:30 To: Edward Peloke; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] autoupload I am currently creating a php/mysql site for a client. Many of the customers who will be using this site also use a vb/access program to store a lot of the same data. The client asked me last night if we could write an app that would run on the customers machine that would routinely take data from the access db on their machine and automatically upload it to our mysql site. Any ideas on how this can be accomplished? You'd have to write a little vB or C program to do it, unless you're going to install PHP on every computer. ---John Holmes... -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Fastest, easiest Flatfile DB with PHP
Hi If you have a lot of queries then use a database. If 'the frequency and number of queries are really massive so ' is a typo I am still not sure it's worth the hassle Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Teemu Pentinsaari [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 November 2002 14:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Fastest, easiest Flatfile DB with PHP hi, Maybe someone here can point me the way ... I'm looking for a fast and easy to use flatfile database working with PHP. The amount of stored data, the frequency and number of queries are really massive so I'm hoping to be able to skip MySql and build this service with some alternative technique. Anyone ? thanks Teemu -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Pull Word Docs
Hi
If the webserver is delivering the doc you need the path relative to the
document, not the server file system.
If the word doc is off the web root I think
a href=get_doc.php?doc=proc1.docProcedure/a
and get_doc.php is
(assuming linux file system)
?php
include ('/ebmnw01/vol1/docs/proc1.doc')
?
If I have understood what you are doing
HTH
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-Original Message-
From: Steve Dodkins [mailto:Steve.Dodkins;ebm-ziehl.co.uk]
Sent: 13 November 2002 16:53
To: Php-Db (E-mail)
Subject: [PHP-DB] Pull Word Docs
Hi
I'm trying to use the following
echo a href=\.$myrow[parts_proc].\Procedure/a;
where parts_proc contains the document path //ebmnw01/vol1/docs/proc1.doc
In Internet Explorer it pulls the document correctly but in Mozilla it tries
http:\\192.168.10.50\works\//ebmnw01/vol1/docs/proc1.doc is there another
way to represent the document path?
Regards
Steve Dodkins
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[PHP-DB] MySql limits - WAS [PHP-DB] ROugh idea of speed
Hi I am interested in the limits of MySql. I have a site which is growing. The biggest tables are currently about 750K but this will grow to the 3-10M record mark over the next 6 months. The databases are well designed and are currently running smoothly on 2x1GHz PIII and 512MB RAM. I am planning and specifying hardware for the next phase of growth and had assumed MySql would handle this size of table comfortably. What are the problems to look out for? Is it tables that have heavy write use that are prone to problems or are read only tables a problem too? The site has an abstraction layer so moving databases is not out of the question, but would involve work and expense not currently budgeted for. I am a moderately skilled DBA and we have the budget for hardware. I don't anticipate going beyond 10M records and would rather stick with MySql unless we are heading for big trouble. Thoughts and advice appreciated Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP-DB] FW: php J2EE .NET
Hi There is an article on sitepoint.com about benchmarking J2EE and .NET and some controversy over the result http://www.sitepoint.com/newsletters/viewissue.php?fid=3id=3issue=52 Does anybody have experience of php/MySql in comparison with either of the above in terms of efficiency or ultimate performance? Is anybody interested in putting a php/MySql setup through the same benchmarks? Mostly for fun, but might be useful for the 'but Open Source is not up to Enterprise Applications' augment. Peter Mysql query blah.. --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Connecting to DB on separate server?
Hi You need to pinpoint where the break in communication is. Does php connect ok to a database on the local machine? no - php or local MySql config problem? yes - can you ping the database server from the php server? no - network problem yes -MySql problem -is MySql running no - start it :) yes - have you run a GRANT statement that allows access to the database from the php server? If none of the above gives any answers contact me offlist and I will run through some diagnostics with you HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Cassy M Rowe [mailto:cassy;cassyrowe.com] Sent: 04 November 2002 04:27 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Connecting to DB on separate server? I have a php page on server #1 trying to access a database on server #2. What do I put in the following blanks: $hostname: ___ (have tried IP, http, localhost, nothing works) $username: blah $password: blah $database: _ $link=mysql_connect($hostname, $user, $pass) or die(Failure to communicate with database); $close=mysql_select_db($database, $link); All I get is the Failure to communicate. message. Server #1: ellerweb.eller.arizona.edu Server #2: datamonster.sbs.arizona.edu $database is cassy, but do I need to add anything to that? I've tried asking two people who are really good at this and they have no answers. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! Cassy Rowe -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Connecting to DB on separate server?
Also the following might give a more useful error message $link=mysql_connect($hostname, $user, $pass) echo mysql_errno() . : . mysql_error(). \n; Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Cassy M Rowe [mailto:cassy;cassyrowe.com] Sent: 04 November 2002 04:27 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Connecting to DB on separate server? I have a php page on server #1 trying to access a database on server #2. What do I put in the following blanks: $hostname: ___ (have tried IP, http, localhost, nothing works) $username: blah $password: blah $database: _ $link=mysql_connect($hostname, $user, $pass) or die(Failure to communicate with database); $close=mysql_select_db($database, $link); All I get is the Failure to communicate. message. Server #1: ellerweb.eller.arizona.edu Server #2: datamonster.sbs.arizona.edu $database is cassy, but do I need to add anything to that? I've tried asking two people who are really good at this and they have no answers. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! Cassy Rowe -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] database synchronization
Hi Take a look at replication http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Replication.html HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Martin Hudec [mailto:corwin;corwin.sk] Sent: 29 October 2002 08:18 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] database synchronization Hello, maybe this is not to be posted here but I am working on this using PHP and MySQL (one application for travel agencies) Does someone know how to synchronize automatically two databasesi have one database running on my server with static IP and another, from which we are taking updated records, on another computer with static or dynamic IP.has someone tried to solve this? -- Best regards, Martin mailto:corwin;corwin.sk -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: Re[2]: [PHP-DB] database synchronization
Hi Replication works continuously when the two databases are in contact with each other, unless you specify otherwise. Likewise, if you connect periodically, MySql will synchronise the two databases itself. With replication, MySql logs everything the master does. When a slave logs in (you can have any number of slaves) it checks the master logs to see how up to date it is, and 'catches up' with the master. Once it is set up correctly you don't need to do anything yourself. HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Martin Hudec [mailto:corwin;corwin.sk] Sent: 29 October 2002 08:44 To: Peter Lovatt Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re[2]: [PHP-DB] database synchronization Hello Peter, nice readinglooks like i need to get binary log with queries that modified some data...okayand use queries from this log on our slave databaseokay mysqlbinlog log-file | mysql -h server_name i suppose server_name is hostname but what if this hostname changes (or IP) looks like all i have to do is setup to create binary log on master (other server with various IPs)then on our machine i will set up script which will check for new log files in example each 4 hours and use themfirst question...how will i use queries from logfile to update mine database? and what if other (master) server is not online (dialup)? Should i make that master server connect to our server?...Because i think it will be better to send those log files directly to slave server with stable and well known IP...and make remote updatethan to try to find changing ip of master serverthat puts me to another problem...what if master is running windows? I can create these scripts on linux..but what on windows? -- Best regards, Martinmailto:corwin;corwin.sk Tuesday, October 29, 2002, 9:29:43 AM, you wrote: PL Hi PL Take a look at replication PL http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Replication.html PL HTH PL Peter PL --- PL Excellence in internet and open source software PL --- PL Sunmaia PL www.sunmaia.net PL tel. 0121-242-1473 PL --- PL -Original Message- PL From: Martin Hudec [mailto:corwin;corwin.sk] PL Sent: 29 October 2002 08:18 PL To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PL Subject: [PHP-DB] database synchronization PL Hello, PL maybe this is not to be posted here but I am working on this PL using PHP and MySQL (one application for travel agencies) PL Does someone know how to synchronize automatically two PL databasesi have one database running on my server with PL static IP and another, from which we are taking updated records, PL on another computer with static or dynamic IP.has someone PL tried to solve this? PL -- PL Best regards, PL Martin mailto:corwin;corwin.sk PL -- PL PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) PL To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: Re[4]: [PHP-DB] database synchronization
Hi If the records are all independant - ie travel agent (TA) A has their own records and so does TA B then REPLACE INTO MainDB SELECT * FROM Travel_agent_A_DB so the main database is just receiveing updated records from the TAs. Travel agent logs in to master php driven site . master php driven site logs TA IP master php driven site makes connection to TA mysql using IP master php driven site gets new/updated records master php driven site writes new/updated records to master DB If more than one travel agent can update the same record then you risk corrupting the data. If they do not have a live connection to the master then the record they update may itself be out of date. The only way I can see of doing this is soem system that locks a record for the period that TA might take updating it. Perhaps TA A login TA grab record, mark as locked TA B gets 'locked record' message TA A updates record and writes back to master record marked as not locked HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Martin Hudec [mailto:corwin;corwin.sk] Sent: 29 October 2002 09:18 To: Peter Lovatt Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re[4]: [PHP-DB] database synchronization Hello Peter, okay :)))so far I understand...buthmmm let me explain I have server of travel agencies records (we need to update this, so it is slave) with stable IPand then bunch of other computers (from these we are updating...so they are all masters) in various travel agencies...but not all of them have stable IP (some joins using dialup...some have stable line)...some girl there updates database...and they may not be on net:). So in this case i have one slave and many masters. solution one: My server (slave) has to periodically check for updateswhen masters have stable IP I can make list of IPs and then connect to each server and take binary update log...and use itbut what can i do when master has dynamic IP? So i discard this solution solution two...better...from my point of view ;): Masters with stable IP will update in period of for example 4 hoursmasters with dynamic IP will update when they are online (girl browsing on chatting sites ;)))that puts the question if there is possible to make remote update (sending binlog from master to slave and automatically updating slave)(but if i understood your previous mail...synchronization (replication) is done automaticaly the question two is what if this master is running Windows 98 with MySQL-win for example? Is that possible to make also in windows? I will try to post this also to mysql list -- Best regards, Martinmailto:corwin;corwin.sk Tuesday, October 29, 2002, 10:05:00 AM, you wrote: PL Hi PL Replication works continuously when the two databases are in contact with PL each other, unless you specify otherwise. Likewise, if you connect PL periodically, MySql will synchronise the two databases itself. PL With replication, MySql logs everything the master does. When a slave logs PL in (you can have any number of slaves) it checks the master logs to see how PL up to date it is, and 'catches up' with the master. PL Once it is set up correctly you don't need to do anything yourself. PL HTH PL Peter PL --- PL Excellence in internet and open source software PL --- PL Sunmaia PL www.sunmaia.net PL tel. 0121-242-1473 PL --- - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Security
check http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Miscellaneous_functions.html it covers a number of options Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Doaldo Navai Junior [mailto:doaldo;triunfo-bsb.com.br] Sent: 22 October 2002 05:46 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Security I need RSA cryptography (or another assymetric method) to crypt the data in my db. How can I do it? Doaldo [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] export to csv file
If you are using *nix set the file, or directory permissions recursively, to 777. If you want to let the users download the file it may be simpler to generate the content and send it directly to them when they click on a link. http://www.phpbuilder.com/mail/phplib-list/2001062/0017.php explains but basically set the header using header(Content-Type: application/force-download); and then output the file. Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Patrick Latour [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 28 September 2002 20:42 To: Diana Castillo; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] export to csv file - Original Message - From: Diana Castillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 10:02 AM Subject: [PHP-DB] export to csv file Hi, I want to export some fields on a regular basis from a table to a text file, preferable to the users local computer. I tried writing to a file with fopen but I get permission denied when I try to open it for writing. What is the best solution? Thanks, Diana -- See my web page: http://www.netrox.net/%7Ecastillo/hghindex.htm -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.391 / Virus Database: 222 - Release Date: 9/19/2002 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Variables coming from forms
could be a register globals issue? Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Achilles Maroulis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 22 September 2002 07:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Variables coming from forms Hi. I have posted this thread before but didn't come to a solution so I try again. I've installed Apache 2.0 and PHP 4.2.3 (both with the msi installers) on Windows 2000 Pro. The problem I have is that I get the message Notice: Undefined variable: var_name in every time I pass a new variable into another page whether this happens using the URL or a form or even sessions. The strange thing is that if I run phpinfo() in the same page (where the variable is considered to be undefined) I see that my variables do exist in the variables section of phpinfo. For example. If I use a form to pass a variable in a php file like this: form method=get action=var.php input type=text name=var size=20 value=test input type=submit value=Submit /form and have the var.php like this: ?php print($var); phpinfo(); ? I'll get the message: Notice: Undefined variable: var in C:\Progr.\htdocs\var.php on line 2 while I'll also get a line like this in the variables section of phpinfo(): Variable Value _GET[var] the value I typed before I think this is really strange. Has anyone something to suggest? Thanx in advance!! Achilles -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Form response
Missed most of the thread, so hope this hits the mark! If one form works and one doesn't are they both called .php ? If one is .php3 and one .php and the webserver is only configured to parse onr then the other will show as plain text. just a thought Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: John Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 20 September 2002 21:16 To: 'Warren Massengill' Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Form response You have to run the scripts through a web server like Apache. ---John Holmes... -Original Message- From: Warren Massengill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 1:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Form response John, If you're seeing PHP source code when you pull up a page, your server is not configured correctly. What if you try a basic .php page like echo Hello World;, does that work? No. Just prints the source code. What is really strange (to me) is that the simple form and a more complex form (not shown here) works pefectly. The forms open, accept input, and when you press submit ... the next script reverts to source code, just like hello world, phpinfo(), and everything else. ;--( You are running a web server right, not just using File-Open?? --- No again, just using the browser in Linux. John Holmes... From: Cornelia Boenigk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Cornelia Boenigk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Warren Massengill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Form response Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:31:46 +0200 Hi Warren Did you change the php.ini? There must be the line default_mimetype = text/html I checked. The line already exists as default_mimetype = text/html . I did find the mod_mime_magic module in Apache (see below for the gory details) and installed it - to no effect as you might imagine (both Apache and PHP are configured to accept html,php,etc...) It seems that the browser doesn't recognize the correct type and displays the source. Did you try to display the forms in another browser. Netscape gave the same result. Thanks, Warren Regards Conni LoadModule mime_magic_module modules/mod_mime_magic.so --- AddModule mod_mime_magic.c # # TypesConfig describes where the mime.types file (or equivalent) is # to be found. # IfModule mod_mime.c TypesConfig /etc/mime.types /IfModule --- # # The mod_mime_magic module allows the server to use various hints from the # contents of the file itself to determine its type. The MIMEMagicFile IfModule mod_mime_magic.c MIMEMagicFile /usr/share/magic.mime MIMEMagicFile conf/magic /IfModule _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Problem with SQL
hi It is trying to insert the value '127' into a key field (or indexed field) when it already has a record with '127' in that field. You may know it as a key violation It means you are trying to insert a record with a duplicate primary key HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Brtosz Matosiuk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 September 2002 10:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Problem with SQL Hi all SQL gives me a strange error and I can't find any info about it. Mayby someone of you could give me a clue what is wrong. The error is : 'Duplicate entry '127' for key 1' Thanks for any help -- -= MAdSiuK ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) =- (...) jestesmy nihilistami, w nic nie wierzymy, doslownie w nic(...) -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Can't see the results
Hi
you are using mysql_fetch_array which returns an array indexed by field name
eg
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result)
$row[Author] will be 'fred bloggs'
you are indexing using a number which needs mysql_fetch_row
suggested simplified code is
I have named the resulting field as 'author_full_name' for clarity
If $code is not a number then it shold be quoted.
$query_cat = select author.author_names || ' ' || author.author_surnames
AS author_full_name
from author, authorxcat
where authorxcat.cat_code = $code
and author.author_code = authorxcat.author_code
;
$result_cat = mysql_query($query_cat) or die($mysql_error());
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($resultID))
{
$content .='html code..'
$content .= $row[author_full_name]
$content .='html code..'
}// end while
**you could also do as Jim suggested
$result_cat = mysql_query($query_cat) or die($mysql_error());
while($row = mysql_fetch_row($resultID))
{
$content .='html code..'
$content .= $row[0]
$content .='html code..'
}// end while
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-Original Message-
From: Wilmar Perez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 07 September 2002 00:38
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Can't see the results
Hello again
Well I followed Jim recomendation but it didn't work either, I think I'd
better send the full code to you (don't worry is very short), so you can
have
a broader idea of what I'm intending to do, which is actually quite a simple
thing, just to retrieve results from a database according to a selection
made
by the user. Any help will be highly appreciated.
Well here is the code:
Note: If you have a look to the part where the main IF condition is false
(when the $code variable doesn't exist) you'll see that I'm doing something
pretty simmilar but with a different mysql query. That part works alright.
So, what am I missing in the second part? (when the $code variable exists)
?php
require(../common/main_page_generator.php);
//Create an instance of the class
$colecciones = new Page();
$content = tr
td bgcolor=\#00\ class=\font-
small\a href=\index.php\nbsp;nbsp;Página principal/a/td
/tr
tr
td
table width=\100%\ border=\0\
cellpadding=\0\ cellspacing=\0\
tr
td align=\center\
background=\../images/layout/background_left_column.gif\br;
//Operations
$query = select * from categories order by cat_name;
$result = mysql_query($query);
$num_results = mysql_num_rows($result);
if($code){
$query_cat = select author.author_names || ' ' || author.author_surnames
from author, authorxcat
where authorxcat.cat_code = $code
and author.author_code = authorxcat.author_code
or die($mysql_error());
$result_cat = mysql_query($query_cat) or die($mysql_error());
$num_results_cat = mysql_num_rows($result_cat) or die($mysql_error());
for ($i=0; $i $num_results_cat; $i++)
{
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result_cat) or die($mysql_error());
$num_cols = count($row); //As suggested by Jim
for($j=0; $j $num_cols; $j++){
$content .= $row[$j];
}
}
$content .= $num_results_cat./td/tr/table/td/tr;
} else
for ($i=0; $i $num_results; $i++)
{
if ($i==$num_results/2){
$content .= /td
td
img
src=\../images/colecciones/central_image.gif\ width=\250\ height=\2\
/td
td align=\center\
background=\../images/layout/background_right_column.gif\
br;
}
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
$content .= a href=.$PHP_SELF.?code=.$row
[cat_code]..htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($row
[cat_name]))./abrbr;
}
$content .= /td/tr/table/td/tr;
}
//Send values
$colecciones - SetTitle(Colecciones);
$colecciones - SetContent($content);
$colecciones - Display();
?
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RE: [PHP-DB] not a valid MySQL result
Hi Couple of points, you probably have an SQL error, I use echo $query; echo 'br'.mysql_error(); which shows the query and the error you use 'author-cat' in the table name and 'author_cat' and 'author-cat' in the where clause which will throw an error. HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Wilmar Perez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 06 September 2002 16:51 To: php-db mailing list Subject: [PHP-DB] not a valid MySQL result Hello guys This is my first posting to the list, even though I've had some experience with C++, these are my first steps with php and mysql. Well, the thing is that I'm getting the following message: Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/bva/new/main/colecciones.php on line 35 The code is shown below: $query_cat = select author_names || ' ' || author_surnames from author, author-cat where author_cat.cat_code = $code and author.author_code = author-cat.author_code; $result_cat = mysql_query($query_cat); $num_results_cat = mysql_num_rows($result_cat); //This is line 35 I did the same with a simpler select sentence and it worked alright, so I guess there's a problem with the select sentence but haven't been able to find it. Does anyone have an idea? Thanks a lot for your help. *** Wilmar Pérez Network Administrator Library System Tel: ++57(4)2105145 University of Antioquia Medellín - Colombia 2002 *** -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Kudos
Hi I will second that and add MySql to the list. I love the power and stability and the confidence these two give. I started building sites at a time when the costs of M$ software were beyond my means and perl was beyond my abilities :) Now I feed my kids and keep a roof over our heads using them. Without the time and dedication of those who built and shared php and MySql this would not have been possible so kudos a big thank you from me too. Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Ryan Jameson (USA) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 30 August 2002 14:25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Kudos I know we'd all agree, but for everyone who has taken it for granted, like I have, I just wanted to mention what a privilege it is that PHP exists. I've recently been involved on a .NET project and with every buggy, broken, and just plain bad module I come across I wish more that I could just use PHP. I am very grateful for the minimal pay and minimal glory volunteers that created such an excellent product. So three cheers for PHP! Ryan -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
FW: [PHP-DB] how to hide source code??
hi Basically the answer is no. However Zend (www.zend.com) produce commercial software which compiles the php, making it run faster and the source unreadable, but it is not cheap so you need a good enough reason to spend the money. On the other hand it is the commercial arm of php so you are supporting php in the process. Not sure if there are any other options Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Smita Manohar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 August 2002 18:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] how to hide source code?? hii im using php script with mysql. i want to hide the script from the admin or from the person who has privileges to access all the data. bcos i use ftp to upload the files. and i don't want anyone should be able to view the source. is it possible to do so? thnx and regds, smita. _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Help with code
Hi
try echoing the actual query, after the variables have been converted to
values
$qtrans = insert into $tbltrans
values('0', 'daily', '$building',
'$itemchoice',
'0', '$count', '0', '$ddate', '$cat');
echo $qtrans ;
and see if a comma or quote mark is in the wrong place.
HTH
Peter
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-Original Message-
From: Michael Cortes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 29 August 2002 20:33
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Help with code
I don't know if this is the place for a new programmer to get help. But
here goes..
// list items and get input for today's item uses/receipts
print (tr align=center valign=top\n);
print (td align=left valign=topselect name=itemchoiceoptionChoose
Item/o
ption\n);
I am using the following code to let my users choose from a list of
inventory items:
$userarray = mysql_fetch_array($resultuser);
while ($itemarray = mysql_fetch_array($resultitem)) {
print (option
value=$itemarray[description]$itemarray[description]/option\n);
}
print (/select\n);
print (/td\n);
Some example items from which they choose areapple sauce, case, 12/8oz and
Beef, Patties Lean,
A627, 40#, gov.
My problem is such. When they choose and item and submit the
transaction.
$qtrans = insert into $tbltrans
values('0', 'daily', '$building',
'$itemchoice',
'0', '$count', '0', '$ddate', '$cat');
I am loosing all of item description after the first comma. Beef, Patties
Lean, A627, 40, gov
turns into Beef,.
Can anyone help?
Michael Cortes
Fort LeBoeuf School District
34 East 9th Street
PO Box 810
Waterford PA 16411-0810
814.796.4795
Fax1 814.796.3358
Fax2 978-389-1258
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RE: [PHP-DB] Good mysql abstraction layer class?
Hi If you want power take a look at Metabase, it covers most major DBs with a single interface. If you want simple, but functional, contact me offlist and I will send you mine, which works well. Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Leif K-Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 16 August 2002 06:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Good mysql abstraction layer class? I'm completley reprogramming my site, and I'm looking for a good mysql abstraction layer. I want something that basicly works just like the normal mysql functions (something like $classvar-function(), rather than mysql_function()). Any ideas? -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] catch warnings?
look at http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mssql-get-last-message.php Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Gabor Niederlaender [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 July 2002 12:37 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] catch warnings? Hi all! This is not a typical DB-Question, but I hope you give me some hints either... If I insert a String instead of a date(f.Ex) into the DB, I get a Warning: MS SQL message: Syntax error converting datetime from character string. (severity 16) How can I catch these warnings in PHP? Best regards, Gabor -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Newbie Reminder on HTML Variable Passing - quick fix
hi
The enclosed will read all incoming variables and convert them, effectively
turning on 'register_globals'
It is a quick fix for broken scripts but does remove the security provided
by turning register_globals off !
use it as an include at the beginning of scripts.
Peter
?php
#
# #
#SunMaia.net RED#
# e-development at the speed of thought #
# #
# #
#This module copyright SunMaia.net 1999-2002#
# author Peter Lovatt [EMAIL PROTECTED] #
# #
#http://www.sunmaia.net for full licence terms #
#supporthttp://www.sunmaia.net/support/ #
# #
# You can do whatever you like with this so long #
# as this header remains in place #
# #
# It worked last time I used it, but it is not#
# guaranteed in any way! #
# #
# #
/
while(list($key, $val) = each($HTTP_POST_VARS))
{
$$key = stripslashes($val);
}
while(list($key, $val) = each($HTTP_GET_VARS))
{
$$key = stripslashes($val);
}
while(list($key, $val) = each($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS))
{
$$key = stripslashes($val);
}
?
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-Original Message-
From: Allens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 07 July 2002 16:53
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Newbie Reminder on HTML Variable Passing
I just recently got back to work on my db's and found that html variable
passing isn't working anymore. I did some research and fould that the
core setting in PHP for register_globals is off by default now since
4.1.x. As a newbie, this stumped me. There are some new variables
created by the PHP team to address this, but we need to change our code
some. The url below helps explain some of this. Hope this helps some of
the other newbies entering this environment that have been confused by
this as I had been. :)
http://www.php.net/release_4_1_0.php
:)
Gale L. Allen Jr
Macintosh Support Specialist
865/947-5740
Remember, Love wins over all
(:
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RE: [PHP-DB] disable backbutton
Hi if you add META HTTP-EQUIV=expires CONTENT=0 META HTTP-EQUIV=Pragma CONTENT=no-cache to your header that should stop the browser caching and if you do all your links using a form with the method set to 'post' that should stop people using the back button HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Sander Peters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 07 July 2002 21:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] disable backbutton Hello, I would like to make a page expire or disable the backbutton (clear the history). Why? I'm developping a database-related programm in php/mysql and people can log in and out, but nobody should be able to use the backbutton to be in the system again as the user that just logged of. Can somebody help me? Thanks in advance! Sander Peters -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] MySQL test database creation...
hi If the database is not too much data you can export using phpMyAdmin and select 'complete inserts' which generates complete queries. you could also do INSERT INTO db_2.tablename SELECT * FROM db_1.tablename if both databases are on the same server. There may be better answers, but these two are simple :) Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 05 July 2002 18:26 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [PHP-DB] MySQL test database creation... Hey guys... I know that this is not specifically on topic for this group, but I promise this is an easy one. I am developing a web app, and need to create a development copy of the production database. I have created the new database, now I just need to export and import the schema and data from the production database. I am running MySQL 3.23.49, and I am using phpMyAdmin for the bulk of my database administration. I can get the data and schema dumped to a file easily enough with phpMyAdmin, but it does not seem to offer an import. I know that mysqlimport should be the tool to handle this, but I want to make this as easy as possible for myself and I am pretty sure there is a way to have it create the tables and everything from the schema data. I have check the mysql documentation, but I am not finding what I need. I am sure it is in there, but I have had a pretty long night with little sleep. Thanks in advance for the help. Scott Nipp Phone: (214) 858-1289 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http:\\ldsa.sbcld.sbc.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Storing passwords in a database
Hi Retrieving lost passwords is a lot less hassle than a setting up a new one, for the user. IMHO a job site would be better with more convenience and less security. So I would go for option 1 - encrypt / decrypt If you were storing very sensitive information then go for option 2. Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Lisi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 30 June 2002 10:25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Storing passwords in a database I know there's been discussion on the list before on this topic, but I'm a little fuzzy on the details. I want to create a site where users can create an account online, and then log in to search job postings. I want to store their user info and password in a database. I need a way for them to retrieve their passwords if forgotten. I know there are two basic approaches: 1) Storing the passwords using some form of encryption, which can be reversed and the password can be emailed to the user. This seems to me to be preferable, since they don't have to change their password whenever they forget it. However, are there security issues with this? I know many people recommend the second method: 2) Generating a new random password which the user can then use to log in and change to whatever they want. What are the advantages of this, since someone would need access to the person's email address with either method 1 or 2 in order to steal the password? What functions should I be looking at for encryption, for either method? What are advantages and disadvantages of each method? The site will not take credit card information, all accounts are free. So the security issues are much less, but of course you do not want a site where people's accounts are stolen even if there is not money involved. I hope this is clear, -Lisi -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Excel to MySQL??
Hi from Excel export to csv use phpMyAdmin to load it into mysql (recent versions of phpMyAdmin has an Excel import function) HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Chase [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 June 2002 22:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Excel to MySQL?? Does anyone know of a way that I can export an Excel spreadsheet to a file that I can import to MySQL? I found a program that will do this for Access, but I would rather leave Access out of this if possible. Thanks!! Chase -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP-DB] XML
Hi I am looking at a project using XML to import and export data into MySql directly or using php. The datasets are quite large (40-50 million records) I haven't used XML before. Does it take long to work out how to use php/XML? Are there any problems working with large datasets? Thanks Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 27 June 2002 17:43 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: PHP and msql Error The error is in your MySql statement. Sounds like you are calling the wrong data field / column. Check you spelling and syntax to make sure all of that is in order. If you can't find it, copy it and post it. We'll help you out gl -- Seth Comp Boy wrote: I am getting the following error: Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid mSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache/htdocs/inc/listings.inc on line 24 listings.inc: 24 $numRows = msql_numrows( $result ); The manual on php.net says that it takes no variables msql_numrows(void) however it says it is another version of msql_num_rows(int msql); The code I am trying to run, runs perfectly fine on another one of our systems. I was just setting up a development server and now I am getting this problem. The specs are the same except for the version of Apache production is 1.3.9 and development is 1.3.26 PHP vesrion 4.1.2 ./msqladmin version Version Details :- msqladmin version 2.0.11 mSQL server version 2.0.11 mSQL protocol version 23 mSQL connection Localhost via UNIX socket Target platform Linux-2.2.14-5.0-i686 PHP was configured: ./configure --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs --with-msql msql was a default install. Does anyone know what I did wrong? Do I need to recompile with some different options? TIA Jason -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] encryption of critical data
HI If you are using MySql look at ENCODE() on mysql.com http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/i/Miscellaneous_functions.html Most databases support some sort of encryption. Encrypting by php is probably more secure - somebody might be able to sniff data going to the database if it still plain text, but that is a small risk IMHO, and getting the database to do it is easy . HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: youx [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 27 June 2002 14:12 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] encryption of critical data Hi, Can someone provide me some information about encryption and decryption of critical data such as credit number card in order to stock them on a mysql database in a secure way. What I want to do is making a web interface secured via SSL in order to be able to consult some people information. As I don't want the critical information to be plaintext on the db, I'm searching for a way to get it encrypted and then decrypted when I'm consulting via the interface. I've read the php.net documentation and many articles about data encryption/decryption but both of them stand theorical about the various algorithms. Do you know the more secures of them and the way to use them ? Do you know people working in the same way or do they prefer another kind of more secure solution ? Thank you for your advice, R. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] PHP and msql Error
Hi With MySql that means that there is no result returned. Usually SQL error, but could be a setup problem if you have not run any queries succesfuly. Not sure if the same applies to MSql, but try echoing the error, echo msql_error($conn) (if it is the same as MySql) HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: comp boy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 June 2002 20:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] PHP and msql Error I am getting the following error: Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid mSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache/htdocs/inc/listings.inc on line 24 listings.inc: 24 $numRows = msql_numrows( $result ); The manual on php.net says that it takes no variables msql_numrows(void) however it says it is another version of msql_num_rows(int msql); The code I am trying to run, runs perfectly fine on another one of our systems. I was just setting up a development server and now I am getting this problem. The specs are the same except for the version of Apache production is 1.3.9 and development is 1.3.26 PHP vesrion 4.1.2 ./msqladmin version Version Details :- msqladmin version 2.0.11 mSQL server version 2.0.11 mSQL protocol version 23 mSQL connection Localhost via UNIX socket Target platform Linux-2.2.14-5.0-i686 PHP was configured: ./configure --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs --with-msql msql was a default install. Does anyone know what I did wrong? Do I need to recompile with some different options? TIA Jason -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Question
Hi
The correct way, IMHO, would be to consider the situation. The hard drives
are a sub component of the computer. In which case the hard drive table
should be a 'child' of the computer table.
However the hard drives could be an item in their own right too.
So if you want to consider the hard drive as an item, but to know which
computer it is in then make HardDriveID the primary key of the hard drive
table, and include ComputerID as a link field.
If it is basically a component of the computer then make
(ComputerID,HardDriveID) the primary key.
In practice either will work as will
Computer table
{
ComputerID(primary)
Hard_drive_1
Hard_drive_2
Hard_drive_3
..
Hard_drive_n
}
which is simpler, not good design, but probably OK if you are sure you will
never have more than 'n' drives
just my 2p worth
Peter
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From: Mike Tuller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 23 June 2002 21:07
To: Chris Barnes; Php-Db (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Question
That would probably work, but only for what I want right now. If I ever
wanted to create a report of all the hard drives I have, it would become
more difficult.
I know I need to have a separate table in the database for the drives, but
am not sure if the foreign key should be drives in the computer table, or
computer in the drive table. I could just go ahead and work with it, but I
am the type that wants to learn the right way in the beginning, not figure
out later that I was doing it wrong. As far as normalization,
In reply to
Duncan's post) I have been reading up on that, and so far it
hasn't given me
the answer on this type of problem. Maybe what I am reading doesn't cover
that, so if you are talking about a particular document, let me know and I
will look at that.
From: Chris Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 05:03:53 +1000
To: Php-Db \(E-mail\) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Question
i dont know how will this will work, but you could try storing
the multiple
hard disk details for each computer in an array in 1 field.
then when you want to get the information from the db, use explode() to
store the value in the field into an array again.
e.g.
the field in the DB might look like this...
HardDriveSize = 1.2Gb,25Gb,25Gb
so get the field from the db and then use explode() to store it
in an array
in php.
e.g.
$disk_size = explode(, , $field);
i dont know how well this will work for you...i'm only a newbie.
-Original Message-
From: Mike Tuller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, 24 June 2002 3:43 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Question
I am wanting to create a PHP frontend to a database that holds
information
about the computers that I take care of. I have a problem though when it
comes to storing hard drive information. In most cases, the
computers have
one drive, but some have 2 or more, so I can't create the main
database with
fields like this.
ComputerID
HardDriveType
HardDriveSize
I know I will need to create a separate table to hold
information about the
drives, and connect them to the computer by attaching the
primary key of the
drives table to the Computer table.
Computer Table
ComputerID
DriveID
Drive Table
DriveID
HardDriveType
HardDriveSize
This is where I am unsure. If there is more than one drive,
then this would
be incomplete because it would only show one drive. What is the
best way to
make it so that all drives show for the computer, or am I doing this
backwards? Should I tie the computer to the drive instead?
Thanks,
Mike
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RE: [PHP-DB] Re: password()... is it possible?
Hi PASSWORD() is not reversible, but ENCRYPT() might be worth a look. Are you sure you want unencrypted passwords on view? If you have a security breach, which can include a sacked or unhappy sys admin, who wants to hit back, then you could have a very uncomfortable situation! Better to go with Seth's idea and send them a fresh password, unless there is a very good reason not to. Just my 2p worth :) HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Seth Yount [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 22 June 2002 22:12 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: password()... is it possible? I am not sure of the decrypting procedure for password(), but if your admin needs to view the passwords for the purpose of changing or notifying forgotten passwords to the custormer you could use this approach: Generate a random password (numbers and letters) that is emailed to the user. The user then logs on with their USERNAME and the new password. Of course, the user then should be influenced to change the generated password to something of their choice. This works well in that you can increase your security by letting the user know that 'nobody' will know their password, thus limiting access to the users account/session to them alone. If this isn't the case that you are dealing with, then I am just babbling away... hope it helps ;) César aracena wrote: Hi all, I need the administrators of one site to actually see the user's passwords. I like using password() for encrypting but doesn't know if it can be retrieved in common English. Thanks, Cesar Aracena mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] CE / MCSE+I Neuquen, Argentina +54.299.6356688 +54.299.4466621 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] HUGE problem here
DELETE FROM auth WHERE name=$deletename LIMIT 1;
needs quotes
DELETE FROM auth WHERE name='$deletename' LIMIT 1;
This may be the problem.
HTH
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From: César L. Aracena [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 08 June 2002 10:04
To: PHP DB List
Subject: [PHP-DB] HUGE problem here
Importance: High
Hi all,
I have a deadline for tomorrow morning (4 more hours) and have one small
problem Ive been working on for 3 hours now. I want the Administrators
of a site to be able to delete or create new Admin users from within one
admins page.
From the Aministrators page they will see a list of available
administrators with a DELETE link aside each one. This works just
fine, and the link I made looks like this:
[snip]
echo a
href=\manageusers.php?mode=deleteuserdeletename=$row[name]\DELETE
USER/a;
[snip]
I also made a FORM to insert new ADMINS from the same page which
displays the list of ADMINS which looks like this:
[snip]
FORM ACTION=manageusers.php?mode=adduser METHOD=POST
PTABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=5 WIDTH=100%
TR
TD
PINPUT TYPE=text NAME=newuser VALUE=USER
SIZE=20 MAXLENGTH=10/P
/TD
TD
PINPUT TYPE=text NAME=newpass VALUE=PASSWORD
SIZE=20 MAXLENGTH=30/P
/TD
TD
PINPUT TYPE=submit NAME=Submit VALUE=ADD
ADMIN/P
/TD
/TR
/TABLE
/FORM
[snip]
When the page manageusers.php is called, it looks like this:
[snip]
?
if ($mode)
{
if ($mode == 'deleteuser')
{
$query = DELETE FROM auth WHERE
name=$deletename LIMIT 1;
$result = mysql_query($query);
if ($result);
{
echo User deleted;
}
}
else if ($mode == 'adduser')
{
$query = INSERT INTO auth VALUES ('
.$newuser. ', password(' .$newpass. '));
$result = mysql_query($query);
if ($result)
{
echo User Added;
}
}
}
?
[snip]
It works just fine for adding new ADMINS but when I want to delete one,
despite the fact it does tell me that it was deleted, the ADMIN is still
there
What the heck is going on???
Thanks so much in advance
did I mentioned I have to get it fized in 4
hours ;-) ???
Cesar mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Aracena
CE / MCSE+I
Neuquen, Argentina
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RE: [PHP-DB] Fames Included?
Hi just use a frameset with php pages in FRAMESET ROWS=210,* FRAMESPACING=0 FRAMEBORDER=0 border=0 FRAME SRC=top.php3 NORESIZE=NORESIZE NAME=top scrolling=no FRAMESET COLS=130,* FRAMESPACING=0 FRAMEBORDER=0 BORDER=0 FRAME SRC=left.php3 NORESIZE=NORESIZE NAME=s_main FRAME SRC=main.php3 NORESIZE=NORESIZE NAME=order /FRAMESET NOFRAMES if I understood what you were trying to achieve :) hth Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: César L. Aracena [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 25 May 2002 17:34 To: PHP DB List Subject: [PHP-DB] Fames Included? Hi all, I have a problem in a site I am developing, which is generated by the use of too many tables inside tables. I can avoid using that many tables by using frames instead and I would like to make every page of the site, using the following schema: include(framed_header.php); include(framed_left_menu.php); //main body of every page; include(framed_footer.php); Is it posible to make a site or page by including framed-pages within PHP? Thanx a lot. Cesar Aracena [EMAIL PROTECTED] Neuquen, Argentina -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] mssql_fetch_array not working?
well spotted :)
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From: Terry Romine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 13 May 2002 22:41
To: Gurhan Ozen
Cc: Benjamin Walling; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] mssql_fetch_array not working?
Do I see a semicolon at the end of the while? that won't work...
On Monday, May 13, 2002, at 04:35 PM, Gurhan Ozen wrote:
while ($row = mssql_fetch_array($rs)) _;_
should be
while ($row = mssql_fetch_array($rs))
{
...
}
Terry Romine
Web Developer
JumpInteractive.com
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RE: [PHP-DB] Open file dialog box to save static file
Hi you can use php to write the html to a file, rather than having to do it all manually. Look at fopen() Not sure if this is exactly what's needed, but it might be. HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Howard Picken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 May 2002 10:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Open file dialog box to save static file I'm looking for a way to do the following I've created a php/mysql site for my wife for various database lists she has. She uses PHP locally on our on web server to add/manage entries but a lot of the pages need to be static and uploaded to a specific site (no PHP/MySQL). So I've give her a link that calls another php page to generate and view the static page in the format she requires. She then has to view the source of that page hilight and copy it over the top of the old page on her PC, then upload it to the site. Now... what I would to be able to do is instead of her having to view source etc. I would like to be able to call up a Windows file save dialog box (maybe even going staright to the correct folder) so that the file can just be saved. I can't find anything in the PHP manual about this. Anyone done it or have any ideas? Howard -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Easy one for you guru's :-)
I have one that uses a database, is that any use, or do you specifically want a php session based bit of coding?? Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Dave Carrera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 May 2002 19:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Easy one for you guru's :-) Hi All Can someone breakdown the logic of adding and subtracting products to a shopping cart using sessions. I can't quite get the logic so something in plain English would help very much. Any helpful advice, pointers or even code examples are very much appreciated. Thank you fully in advance for any help you may give. Dave C -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
FW: [PHP-DB] Using functions in SELECT statements
Could it be the second $ in the lower('%$SearchBox$%') ?
Peter
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From: Robin S McKenzie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 02 May 2002 14:34
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP-DB] Using functions in SELECT statements
I'm trying perform a case-insensitive test for a name. These are stored
like Association of ..., and I want to convert both the filter and the
test data to lower- (or upper-) case. Why doesn't this work: ?
SELECT *
FROM [Organisation Membership]
WHERE lower(organisation) LIKE lower('%$SearchBox$%')
Robin McKenzie
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University of Bristol
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[PHP-DB] UK based php/mysql programmers
Hi I am bidding for a big project scheduled for the end of May. If it comes off I will need an extra pair of hands, or perhaps two. Some UK specific knowledge/content which is why UK based matters, no offence to anyone else :) Anybody interested in working for/with me? Rates and URLs to pjl_at_sunmaia.net please Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Weird Windows SQL
have you set up permissions for the user you are connecting as? see GRANT in the MySql manual. The test bit is a default setting for users with no privileges (from my slightly rusty memory) HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Michael K. Dolan Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 25 April 2002 00:40 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Weird Windows SQL Hi, I just installed MySQL on Windows XP. The winmysqladmin GUI only allows me to create databases that start with test. So, I can create a database called testmydata but I cannot create a database named mydata. This is driving me nuts. Any ideas? Thanks, Mike -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Import/Export data
Hi The most universal way would be to export the table to CSV format. You can then use LOAD DATA INFILE phpMyAdmin to load it into the database. http://www.mysql.com/doc/L/O/LOAD_DATA.html HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Rosen Marinov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 April 2002 17:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Import/Export data Hi, How can I import/Export data to MySQL database using PHP following formats: EDI, Access, Excel ? Where can I find information about this ? Thanks, Rosen Marinov -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] page expires
Add META HTTP-EQUIV=expires CONTENT=0 META HTTP-EQUIV=Pragma CONTENT=no-cache to your header, which will tell the browser not to cache the page, and use the POST method form action=script.php name=entryform method=post HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: Natividad Castro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 April 2002 12:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] page expires Hi to all, I have form that users fill out and submit. What I'm trying to do is not to let users to go back to the form after they have submmited, or if they go bak, make the page expires. Can someone please tell me or give an idea on how to do it? Thanks in advanced Nato -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP-DB] Updating Many Records
IF there is a formula for the value of quantity eg Quantity = Quantity -1 (UPDATE table SET Quantity = Quantity-1 ) you need to do an update statement for each row EG UPDATE table SET Quantity = 9 WHERE Field = Book3 HTH Peter --- Excellence in internet and open source software --- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 April 2002 14:21 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Updating Many Records I am not sure if this is possible. I have a database, and we fetch all the records and then list them. What we need is the one field in the database to be able to be updated. Now the field will have different values for each record. Is it possible to update the table with lots of different values? So for example we have: Field Qantity Book 1 5 Book2 6 Book3 9 Now when we are shown all these records the quantity is a form field and we want to change this but for each record? Hope the above is enough to go on. Barry -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
