RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response
Ken-- Output is a term I use to describe using echo or print on the data. There aren't any "secret codes" in PHP. :) There are functions and language constructs. See http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.php Perhaps you should look into purchasing a book to learn how to get started with PHP-- I'm sure others on the list could make some great recommendations. --Matt -Original Message- From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 5:17 PM To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List' Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response I looked up Output(); could not find output() function in PHP. what is the secret code to output? Ken - Original Message - From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 2:05 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > Ken-- > > There's no "secret code". By "giving" the response, I mean the > MovieResponder.php outputs that data... This is the most elementary of > PHP features... See: > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.echo.php > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.print.php > > By "giving" the data to your script, I am saying that the > MovieResponder.php script outputs the data (see above) thinking that a > -web browser- is at the other end... Your script takes that data, and > stores it to a variable by calling fread() (which I explained before). > > You may want to start from the beginning, and get a good grasp as how > exactly the PHP language works: > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/langref.php > > Then experiment! Create a PHP script that reads the data from a URL, > for example: > > > $url = fopen("http://snaps.php.net/";, "r"); > $page = fread($url, 10240); > fclose($url); > > echo $page; > > ?> > > The $page variable will contain the output of http://snaps.php.net/. > > Good luck! > --Matt > > > -Original Message- > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:50 PM > To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > MR.Loff, > I see the concept.. but i still don;t see the secret code. for this > process: > > And you created MovieResponder.php to give you this response: > > Movie One 1977 > Movie Two 1977 > Movie Three 1977 > > how does it GIVE..is there a php function called GIVE()? where > does the Give() function Give it's data? > > does it have to give in here? > > > > what gives? > > > what is the secret code? > I looked up Give() in the php manual..no such function.as give(). > > what is the secret code? > > --- > MovieResponder.php can generate -anything- you want... HTML code, a > serialize()d array, or anything else... > > suppose I Need MovieResponder.php to generate an array.. how do I > "generate" it ? what does "generate" mean in PHP? > > does it mean an assignment statement? does an assignment statement > GENERATE an array? or maybe an Echo statement to the GENERATEs > an array? what is the secret code Generate() is not a valid php > function either. > > what is the secret code,?,and why is it secret? > > Ken > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing > List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:34 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > > > > MovieResponder.php can generate -anything- you want... HTML code, a > > serialize()d array, or anything else... > > > > By using fopen() to call http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php > > and > > fread() to grab the data to a local variable, you're calling the > > MovieResponder.php script as if you are simply accessing it through > > a web browser! > > > > Whatever MovieResponder.php outputs-- HTML, etc... Will be saved in > > your local variable for manipulation! > > > > > > Here's an example... Say your MovieResponder.php file takes the > > $actor > > > and $year variables, and queries MySQL, then returns a list of > > movies. > > > > ... Let's say you called your script through your web browser as > > http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php?actor=Somebody&a
Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response
I looked up Output(); could not find output() function in PHP. what is the secret code to output? Ken - Original Message - From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 2:05 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > Ken-- > > There's no "secret code". By "giving" the response, I mean the > MovieResponder.php outputs that data... This is the most elementary of > PHP features... See: > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.echo.php > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.print.php > > By "giving" the data to your script, I am saying that the > MovieResponder.php script outputs the data (see above) thinking that a > -web browser- is at the other end... Your script takes that data, and > stores it to a variable by calling fread() (which I explained before). > > You may want to start from the beginning, and get a good grasp as how > exactly the PHP language works: > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/langref.php > > Then experiment! Create a PHP script that reads the data from a URL, > for example: > > > $url = fopen("http://snaps.php.net/";, "r"); > $page = fread($url, 10240); > fclose($url); > > echo $page; > > ?> > > The $page variable will contain the output of http://snaps.php.net/. > > Good luck! > --Matt > > > -Original Message- > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:50 PM > To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > MR.Loff, > I see the concept.. but i still don;t see the secret code. > for this process: > > And you created MovieResponder.php to give you this response: > > Movie One 1977 > Movie Two 1977 > Movie Three 1977 > > how does it GIVE..is there a php function called GIVE()? where does > the Give() function Give it's data? > > does it have to give in here? > > > > what gives? > > > what is the secret code? > I looked up Give() in the php manual..no such function.as give(). > > what is the secret code? > > --- > MovieResponder.php can generate -anything- you want... HTML code, a > serialize()d array, or anything else... > > suppose I Need MovieResponder.php to generate an array.. > how do I "generate" it ? > what does "generate" mean in PHP? > > does it mean an assignment statement? does an assignment statement > GENERATE an array? or maybe an Echo statement to the GENERATEs an > array? what is the secret code Generate() is not a valid php function > either. > > what is the secret code,?,and why is it secret? > > Ken > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing > List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:34 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > > > > MovieResponder.php can generate -anything- you want... HTML code, a > > serialize()d array, or anything else... > > > > By using fopen() to call http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php > > and > > fread() to grab the data to a local variable, you're calling the > > MovieResponder.php script as if you are simply accessing it through a > > web browser! > > > > Whatever MovieResponder.php outputs-- HTML, etc... Will be saved in > > your local variable for manipulation! > > > > > > Here's an example... Say your MovieResponder.php file takes the $actor > > > and $year variables, and queries MySQL, then returns a list of movies. > > > > ... Let's say you called your script through your web browser as > > http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php?actor=Somebody&year=1977 > > And you created MovieResponder.php to give you this response: > > > > Movie One 1977 > > Movie Two 1977 > > Movie Three 1977 > > > > ... If your local PHP script looks like this: > > > > $file = fopen("http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php?actor="; . > > urlencode($actor) . "&year=" . urlencode($year), "r"); > > $data = fread($file, 10240); > > fclose($file); > > > > ... Then if you called your local script with $actor = Somebody and > > $year = 1977, when it is called, your $data variable would c
RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response
Ken-- There's no "secret code". By "giving" the response, I mean the MovieResponder.php outputs that data... This is the most elementary of PHP features... See: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.echo.php http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.print.php By "giving" the data to your script, I am saying that the MovieResponder.php script outputs the data (see above) thinking that a -web browser- is at the other end... Your script takes that data, and stores it to a variable by calling fread() (which I explained before). You may want to start from the beginning, and get a good grasp as how exactly the PHP language works: http://www.php.net/manual/en/langref.php Then experiment! Create a PHP script that reads the data from a URL, for example: http://snaps.php.net/";, "r"); $page = fread($url, 10240); fclose($url); echo $page; ?> The $page variable will contain the output of http://snaps.php.net/. Good luck! --Matt -Original Message- From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:50 PM To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List' Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response MR.Loff, I see the concept.. but i still don;t see the secret code. for this process: And you created MovieResponder.php to give you this response: Movie One 1977 Movie Two 1977 Movie Three 1977 how does it GIVE..is there a php function called GIVE()? where does the Give() function Give it's data? does it have to give in here? what gives? what is the secret code? I looked up Give() in the php manual..no such function.as give(). what is the secret code? --- MovieResponder.php can generate -anything- you want... HTML code, a serialize()d array, or anything else... suppose I Need MovieResponder.php to generate an array.. how do I "generate" it ? what does "generate" mean in PHP? does it mean an assignment statement? does an assignment statement GENERATE an array? or maybe an Echo statement to the GENERATEs an array? what is the secret code Generate() is not a valid php function either. what is the secret code,?,and why is it secret? Ken Ken - Original Message - From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:34 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > MovieResponder.php can generate -anything- you want... HTML code, a > serialize()d array, or anything else... > > By using fopen() to call http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php > and > fread() to grab the data to a local variable, you're calling the > MovieResponder.php script as if you are simply accessing it through a > web browser! > > Whatever MovieResponder.php outputs-- HTML, etc... Will be saved in > your local variable for manipulation! > > > Here's an example... Say your MovieResponder.php file takes the $actor > and $year variables, and queries MySQL, then returns a list of movies. > > ... Let's say you called your script through your web browser as > http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php?actor=Somebody&year=1977 > And you created MovieResponder.php to give you this response: > > Movie One 1977 > Movie Two 1977 > Movie Three 1977 > > ... If your local PHP script looks like this: > > $file = fopen("http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php?actor="; . > urlencode($actor) . "&year=" . urlencode($year), "r"); > $data = fread($file, 10240); > fclose($file); > > ... Then if you called your local script with $actor = Somebody and > $year = 1977, when it is called, your $data variable would contain: > > Movie One 1977 > Movie Two 1977 > Movie Three 1977 > > Easy as that! It's a very simple concept. > > > -Original Message- > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:04 PM > To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > thanks for response, > > I am curious, how does the http://www.site.com/MovieResponder.php > script get the data in the body?. what is the mechanism involved? is > this "body" the > > of an html page? > > is this the "body we are talking about or some other body? > > > what is the secret code involved? > thanks again, > > Ken > > - Original Message - > From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing > List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 12:53 PM > Subject: RE
Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response
MR.Loff, I see the concept.. but i still don;t see the secret code. for this process: And you created MovieResponder.php to give you this response: Movie One 1977 Movie Two 1977 Movie Three 1977 how does it GIVE..is there a php function called GIVE()? where does the Give() function Give it's data? does it have to give in here? what gives? what is the secret code? I looked up Give() in the php manual..no such function.as give(). what is the secret code? --- MovieResponder.php can generate -anything- you want... HTML code, a serialize()d array, or anything else... suppose I Need MovieResponder.php to generate an array.. how do I "generate" it ? what does "generate" mean in PHP? does it mean an assignment statement? does an assignment statement GENERATE an array? or maybe an Echo statement to the GENERATEs an array? what is the secret code Generate() is not a valid php function either. what is the secret code,?,and why is it secret? Ken Ken - Original Message - From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:34 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > MovieResponder.php can generate -anything- you want... HTML code, a > serialize()d array, or anything else... > > By using fopen() to call http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php and > fread() to grab the data to a local variable, you're calling the > MovieResponder.php script as if you are simply accessing it through a > web browser! > > Whatever MovieResponder.php outputs-- HTML, etc... Will be saved in your > local variable for manipulation! > > > Here's an example... Say your MovieResponder.php file takes the $actor > and $year variables, and queries MySQL, then returns a list of movies. > > ... Let's say you called your script through your web browser as > http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php?actor=Somebody&year=1977 > And you created MovieResponder.php to give you this response: > > Movie One 1977 > Movie Two 1977 > Movie Three 1977 > > ... If your local PHP script looks like this: > > $file = fopen("http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php?actor="; . > urlencode($actor) . "&year=" . urlencode($year), "r"); > $data = fread($file, 10240); > fclose($file); > > ... Then if you called your local script with $actor = Somebody and > $year = 1977, when it is called, your $data variable would contain: > > Movie One 1977 > Movie Two 1977 > Movie Three 1977 > > Easy as that! It's a very simple concept. > > > -Original Message- > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:04 PM > To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > thanks for response, > > I am curious, how does the http://www.site.com/MovieResponder.php script > get the data in the body?. what is the mechanism involved? is this > "body" the > > of an html page? > > is this the "body we are talking about or some other body? > > > what is the secret code involved? > thanks again, > > Ken > > - Original Message - > From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing > List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 12:53 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > > > > > > The "body" of the response is the data that the > > http://www.site.com/MovieResponder.php script would produce. > > > > The fread() call that I meantioned before would read -all- of this > > data into a variable. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:52 AM > > To: PHP DB Mailing List > > Subject: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > > > > PHP manual says: > > fopen > > fopen -- Opens file or URL > > Description > > int fopen (string filename, string mode [, int use_include_path]) > > > > If filename begins with "http://"; (not case sensitive), an HTTP 1.0 > > connection is opened to the specified server, the page is requested > > using the HTTP GET method, and a file pointer is returned to the > > beginning of the body of the response. > > > > can someone explain the clause: > > > > "and a file pointer is returned to the beginning of the > > body of the response." > > > > can someone explain and describe what this "body" is? > > > > can query results be put in this 'body',,if so how? > > > > thanks, > > > > Ken > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response
MovieResponder.php can generate -anything- you want... HTML code, a serialize()d array, or anything else... By using fopen() to call http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php and fread() to grab the data to a local variable, you're calling the MovieResponder.php script as if you are simply accessing it through a web browser! Whatever MovieResponder.php outputs-- HTML, etc... Will be saved in your local variable for manipulation! Here's an example... Say your MovieResponder.php file takes the $actor and $year variables, and queries MySQL, then returns a list of movies. ... Let's say you called your script through your web browser as http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php?actor=Somebody&year=1977 And you created MovieResponder.php to give you this response: Movie One 1977 Movie Two 1977 Movie Three 1977 ... If your local PHP script looks like this: $file = fopen("http://www.wherever.com/MovieResponder.php?actor="; . urlencode($actor) . "&year=" . urlencode($year), "r"); $data = fread($file, 10240); fclose($file); ... Then if you called your local script with $actor = Somebody and $year = 1977, when it is called, your $data variable would contain: Movie One 1977 Movie Two 1977 Movie Three 1977 Easy as that! It's a very simple concept. -Original Message- From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:04 PM To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List' Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response thanks for response, I am curious, how does the http://www.site.com/MovieResponder.php script get the data in the body?. what is the mechanism involved? is this "body" the of an html page? is this the "body we are talking about or some other body? what is the secret code involved? thanks again, Ken - Original Message - From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > The "body" of the response is the data that the > http://www.site.com/MovieResponder.php script would produce. > > The fread() call that I meantioned before would read -all- of this > data into a variable. > > > -Original Message- > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:52 AM > To: PHP DB Mailing List > Subject: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > PHP manual says: > fopen > fopen -- Opens file or URL > Description > int fopen (string filename, string mode [, int use_include_path]) > > If filename begins with "http://"; (not case sensitive), an HTTP 1.0 > connection is opened to the specified server, the page is requested > using the HTTP GET method, and a file pointer is returned to the > beginning of the body of the response. > > can someone explain the clause: > > "and a file pointer is returned to the beginning of the > body of the response." > > can someone explain and describe what this "body" is? > > can query results be put in this 'body',,if so how? > > thanks, > > Ken > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP-DB] the body of the response
thanks for response, I am curious, how does the http://www.site.com/MovieResponder.php script get the data in the body?. what is the mechanism involved? is this "body" the of an html page? is this the "body we are talking about or some other body? what is the secret code involved? thanks again, Ken - Original Message - From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > The "body" of the response is the data that the > http://www.site.com/MovieResponder.php script would produce. > > The fread() call that I meantioned before would read -all- of this data > into a variable. > > > -Original Message- > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:52 AM > To: PHP DB Mailing List > Subject: [PHP-DB] the body of the response > > > PHP manual says: > fopen > fopen -- Opens file or URL > Description > int fopen (string filename, string mode [, int use_include_path]) > > If filename begins with "http://"; (not case sensitive), an HTTP 1.0 > connection is opened to the specified server, the page is requested > using the HTTP GET method, and a file pointer is returned to the > beginning of the body of the response. > > can someone explain the clause: > > "and a file pointer is returned to the beginning of the > body of the response." > > can someone explain and describe what this "body" is? > > can query results be put in this 'body',,if so how? > > thanks, > > Ken > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP-DB] the body of the response
The "body" of the response is the data that the http://www.site.com/MovieResponder.php script would produce. The fread() call that I meantioned before would read -all- of this data into a variable. -Original Message- From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:52 AM To: PHP DB Mailing List Subject: [PHP-DB] the body of the response PHP manual says: fopen fopen -- Opens file or URL Description int fopen (string filename, string mode [, int use_include_path]) If filename begins with "http://"; (not case sensitive), an HTTP 1.0 connection is opened to the specified server, the page is requested using the HTTP GET method, and a file pointer is returned to the beginning of the body of the response. can someone explain the clause: "and a file pointer is returned to the beginning of the body of the response." can someone explain and describe what this "body" is? can query results be put in this 'body',,if so how? thanks, Ken -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PHP-DB] the body of the response
PHP manual says: fopen fopen -- Opens file or URL Description int fopen (string filename, string mode [, int use_include_path]) If filename begins with "http://"; (not case sensitive), an HTTP 1.0 connection is opened to the specified server, the page is requested using the HTTP GET method, and a file pointer is returned to the beginning of the body of the response. can someone explain the clause: "and a file pointer is returned to the beginning of the body of the response." can someone explain and describe what this "body" is? can query results be put in this 'body',,if so how? thanks, Ken -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]