Re: [PHP-DB] SQLite problem INSERTing string

2004-09-19 Thread M Saleh EG
$val=127.0.0.1; $query=INSERT INTO node set uri=\$val\, name=\bla\; Try this one... think is better n less confusing for u... On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:13:48 +0200, Darryl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: $val = 127.0.0.1; $query = INSERT INTO node (uri,name) VALUES ('.$val.','bla'); Try that?

[PHP-DB] Abstraction Layer....

2004-09-19 Thread M Saleh EG
Anyone for a list of php abstraction classes? ADODB, PEAR::DB... any others? or better? -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP-DB] Re: SQLite problem INSERTing string

2004-09-19 Thread M Saleh EG
quotes instead of single ones, just as M Saleh Eg suggested. So the following statement finally works: $query = INSERT INTO node (uri,name) VALUES (\$val\,\\); Just for everybody else: SQLite does not support the SET statement in INSERTs, so INSERT INTO table SET attr=val would

Re: [PHP-DB] Re: Finding the value of the COMMENT in a table column

2004-09-20 Thread M Saleh EG
hmm... u better check n hack phpmyadmin... u might get somethin out there... On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:02:55 +0930, David Robley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:19, Ross Honniball wrote: Hi all, Anyone know how to access the optional COMMENT you can add to columns during

Re: [PHP-DB] Re: Finding the value of the COMMENT in a table column

2004-09-20 Thread M Saleh EG
Or maybe with Describe Table ? On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:51:30 -0700, Jasper Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: don't you get that with the DEFINE `table` query? -- -- Jasper Howard :: Database Administration ApexEleven Web Design

Re: [PHP-DB] Passing URL parameters, how to hide

2004-09-20 Thread M Saleh EG
You should always avoid passing Record IDs through URL parameters. Use form Hidden fields instead! In your case, when ur selecting the users form data from the record check if it's the same user if not then if he tries to change the ID from the URI Parameter just block it. Or u better MD5 every

[PHP-DB] How do u preffer ur Javascript in PHP?

2004-09-20 Thread M Saleh EG
Is it better if u have ur javascript alone (for example a good JS framework to make anykind of UI elements u need?) or would u preffer having a good set of PHP classes that generates those UI elements for u from PHP w/o even touching JS or even knowing it? to be clear, Would u write this script

[PHP-DB] Database VS Datastructure

2004-09-20 Thread M Saleh EG
Do u prefer data structures in your scripts? as in Trees, Queues, Stacks Do u like arrays? or like classes? Once u get ur data from ur DB would u store it in a Tree for example or would u just take more trips to the database instead? Datascructures make DB so it cant be against it right?

Re: [PHP-DB] Passing URL parameters, how to hide

2004-09-20 Thread M Saleh EG
... while it's simple, lack of these plannings makes ur work harder. On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 05:29:30 +0400, M Saleh EG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should always avoid passing Record IDs through URL parameters. Use form Hidden fields instead! In your case, when ur selecting the users form data from

Re: [PHP-DB] Passing URL parameters, how to hide

2004-09-21 Thread M Saleh EG
. Basically you build an admin area, whereby some trusted users have admin privileges and assign those to various users. The permissions themselves are simply yes/no fields, assigned with checkboxes or radio buttons. Bastien Koert From: M Saleh EG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: M Saleh EG [EMAIL

Re: [PHP-DB] mysql to postgres migration blues...

2004-09-23 Thread M Saleh EG
define the connection object as a global var in ur function function ( params) { global $ur_connection_obj; ... ... } On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:56:10 -0300, Eduardo Sampaio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Its because the function cannot access your connection object... Try passing it to the

Re: [PHP-DB] Question on Registration Method

2004-09-26 Thread M Saleh EG
I'd do it this way... I'd add two column in the users table. 1- activated, 2- activation-hash once the registeration form is ubmited.. a-the username and user info will be saved in the users table. b-an encrypted hash would be made n saved in activation-hash column and sent along with the

Re: [PHP-DB] Question on Registration Method

2004-09-26 Thread M Saleh EG
Stuart... u got the logic now. check ur syntax problems urself... this is the only way ull learn it! a hint... if ur database query is giving u errors... try echoing it before sending it to mysql_query. ull find out the problem yourself then ;) another hint... mysql_query always returns

Re: [PHP-DB] refresh the page on back

2004-10-14 Thread M Saleh EG
use the cache disable headers in HTML as well as PHP for the server side headers. pick any of the two methods. 1-HTML caching control: meta http-equiv=pragma content=no-cache / meta http-equiv=cache-control content=no-cache / meta http-equiv=cache-control content=must-revalidate / meta

Re: [PHP-DB] Capturing a sql query

2004-09-30 Thread M Saleh EG
I'd recommand u to use a serialized variable saved in ur database. As in the an array of keywords saved in an serialized variable once the form is submited to save the query. e.g. $searchQuery = array(); $searchQuery[Keywords]= $_POST[keyword]; $searchQuery[JobCategory]= $_POST[category];

Re: [PHP-DB] which DB to use?

2004-10-02 Thread M Saleh EG
I'd say never be subjective n say i'm not a fan of MS. Choose what works the best for you. Check ur budget... ur time ur method of programming and ur DB knowlede. And ofcorse the size of your project. For website(not web applications) i'd prefer mySQL For webapps I'd preffer MSSQL. For intranet

Re: [PHP-DB] Arabic characters displayed as garbage !!

2004-10-04 Thread M Saleh EG
The whole thing doesnt have to do anything with the DB. Because what matters is the client or the gateway character-set ( browser in your case ) so if ur on windows u're probably posting data through charset=windows-1256 so if ur using HTML then use this encoding or if ur using XHTML u could put

Re: [PHP-DB] Re: String handling

2004-10-04 Thread M Saleh EG
As I understand, you're trying to check if the passed value is an integer or not and then check it's value right? Use the TYPECASTING technique. example: $var = (int) $var; In this case you're converting ur $var to integer before processing it. Typecasting is a very well known technique in any

Re: [PHP-DB] Re: Convert plain text to HTML tagged text

2004-10-04 Thread M Saleh EG
I think this should be posted somewhere else. Maybe the php-general list ?! This is no chemistry nor physics ! it's PHP-DB related issues right? no arrays or strings probs. Plz keep the consistancy of our good lists that are valuable for users who are us! On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:51:52 -0700,

Re: [PHP-DB] CMS Translation Systen: DB Desiging

2004-10-18 Thread M Saleh EG
I'd always preffer to keep language stuff in files instead of DB. A question or a problem u might face later is: How are you going to store the text in the proper Charset in ur tables? I'd do it this way. -A field in DB to keep the current default language -Every module in the app should have

Re: [PHP-DB] CMS Translation Systen: DB Desiging

2004-10-18 Thread M Saleh EG
have a flat file with all the translations for the interface and everything, but the problem is de dynamic content that must be multilingual... Regards, Bruno On Oct 18, 2004, at 5:29 AM, M Saleh EG wrote: I'd always preffer to keep language stuff in files instead of DB. A question

Re: [PHP-DB] SQL or array ?

2005-04-23 Thread M Saleh EG
Only? That aint too big, but now i'm confused what's ur hardware and O.Sspecs? 300 to 500 would be a peice of cake to load. However, it depends on ur system. I would rather use the array than hitting the db for the query. Because the bottom line is that you will receive your data in an array no

Re: [PHP-DB] database synchronization

2005-05-12 Thread M Saleh EG
Are you running your sites on the same server? If yes use only one database for all of them.