[PHP] MySql vs PostgreSQL

So, I've noticed that most of you talk about PHP/MySQL almost exclusively. Does anyone use PHP and PostgreSQL? What are the advantages of MySQL over PostgreSQL, other than it's easier to pronounce... Thanks, Brent -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

RE: [PHP] Wrapping text to store in the database

check http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.nl2br.php you could also do a regex, searching for \n, and adding a to it...adding the would make it a little more difficult... -jack -Original Message- From: Romulo Roberto Pereira [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 1:09 P

[PHP] forcing download of new file

I want the script I'm doing to redirect all the output to a filename and that it gets downloaded. In other words... When someone presses the submit button I want the download screen to show with the filename I declared so the user can save the output from the script. something like this: - ther

[PHP] Wrapping text to store in the database

Hello! If a user drop a text like this in a textarea: --- the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division, 15th Regiment, A Company, seized a 44-car train in a tunnel 60 miles south of Salzburg, Austria. It contained an incalculable fortune in fine art, bullion, jewelry, furs, coins, stamp collections, ca

Re: [PHP] SETUP PHP , MYSQL, APACHE

I have been using Abriasoft's products. You just plop in the CD and it installs PHP, MySQL, Apache, Perl6, Perl DBI, and some other stuff on your linux (or other os) box. All software also available for free by download. http://www.abriasoft.com At 05:12 AM 5/19/02 -0700, you wrote: >Hello a

Re: [PHP] Getting to many returns when creating a text file

In article <478EB6C82CC2D4119AF300B0D07963F4087721@NTSERVER01>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sam) wrote: > But, it appears that the users type in a lot of character returns as well as > such symbols as " and commas. > > Is there a way, when creating the text file, to get rid of all these? Many ways. So

RE: [PHP] Date & Time Formatting ??

Are you *absolutely sure* that mysql_result($db_result, $dbrecord, 'date') contains a UNIX timestamp? IOW, if I inserted the lines: $unixdate = mysql_result($db_result,$db_record,'date'); echo $unixdate; I would see something like "989393400" on the screen? (Speaking from experience, I got this

[PHP] Getting to many returns when creating a text file

Hi all, I have a website which allows users to send comments, these are saved into a mySQL DB. I then use php to create a text file with all these on, that can then be easily imported into MS Access. But, it appears that the users type in a lot of character returns as well as such symbols as " a

Re: [PHP] Date & Time Formatting ??

Here is what I am trying to do, but I get the wrong date: $t_data_array[1]=date("m/d/y",mysql_result($db_result,$db_record,'date')); Then I simply print the value in the arraythis date instead of 05/08/01 comes out 12/31/69 Thanks! Jon Haworth wrote: > I think the best way to handle

Re: [PHP] forcing upload instead of showing doc

It didn't work at all. It started a download, but with a filename called myscriptfilename.html and with the contents of the html (in this case the form) being shown and not the output. I want to set these headers, and then do regular echo statements to this newly created downloading file. >Hi,

RE: [PHP] Date & Time Formatting ??

I think the best way to handle this is not to care what it looks like in the database. Store your dates as UNIX timestamps, and then they are easy to do calculations on and/or convert to any date format you like for displaying in your pages. Read up on date() and mktime() for more info (there are

Re: [PHP] OT question..

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 09:26:22AM -0700, Ryan Christensen wrote: > I think he's referring to the comment below.. ;) > > -Original Message- > > From: Jon Haworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > But he IS the webmaster > > > Christian Reiniger > > > LGDC Webmaster (http://sunsite

Re: [PHP] OT question..

On Tuesday 08 May 2001 18:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Christian Reiniger > > LGDC Webmaster (http://sunsite.dk/lgdc/) > > > > What luck for the rulers that men do not think. > > > > - Adolf Hitler > > Could you please remove that signature. Thanks. Here's another quote (paraphrased): "Those

[PHP] Date & Time Formatting ??

OK I have read many examples, old posts etc, but I am looking for a detailed explanation as to how to do this. First is when I write to a mysql database using the now() function, the time stamp looks like so when I display the time back to the browser. 204:24:06 ( This should have been 12:24pm

RE: [PHP] OT question..

Happiness is a warm gun. - John Lennon > > What luck for the rulers that men do not think. > > - Adolf Hitler Could you please remove that signature. Thanks. -Egon -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e

RE: [PHP] Multi Dimensional Arrays?

actually a nested foreach() is probably better. Use it in a function that calls itself recursively for all elements that are arrays and adds to the count for all that aren't. I posted a function that does this a little while ago, don't think I've got it anymore but the idea is fairly straightforw

RE: [PHP] OT question..

I think he's referring to the comment below.. ;) Ryan Christensen OlyPen Technical Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.457.3000 800.303.8696 > -Original Message- > From: Jon Haworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:17 AM > To: '[EMAI

RE: [PHP] OT question..

But he IS the webmaster Cheers Jon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 May 2001 17:14 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Kelly Meeks; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: [PHP] OT question.. On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:10:18PM +0200, Christian Reiniger wr

[PHP] IP address management tool

I am looking for a tool (preferably database driven, written in php) that will allow me to do IP address management of IP subnets on our network. The best I could find was a project called IPfree on Sourceforge, but nothing is happening over there. I am considering writing my own, but do not wa

Re: [PHP] OT question..

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:10:18PM +0200, Christian Reiniger wrote: > On Tuesday 08 May 2001 16:40, Kelly Meeks wrote: > Christian Reiniger > LGDC Webmaster (http://sunsite.dk/lgdc/) > > What luck for the rulers that men do not think. > > - Adolf Hitler Could you please remove that signature.

Re: [PHP] OT question..

On Tuesday 08 May 2001 16:40, Kelly Meeks wrote: > Hey folks, > > What language is associated with a web page with a .epl extension? Could be embedded perl (Perl embedded in HTML woughly the way PHP is) -- Christian Reiniger LGDC Webmaster (http://sunsite.dk/lgdc/) What luck for the rulers tha

Re: [PHP] print url of refering domain

> I would like to be able to display the refering domain name on the page > along with a small text message (under construction) etc, to save me having > to create sites for each domain. Under Apache and with an HTTP/1.1 client, $HTTP_SERVER_VARS["HTTP_HOST"] contains the value you're looking fo

Re: [PHP] session_start ()

Just make sure that there is no way a script can exit without calling 'page_close()' so that the data makes it to your container. Was written: >When using session_start () over alot of pages, do i need to reregister the origional >>session? >example: > >page1:session_start(); > sessio

Re: [PHP] forcing upload instead of showing doc

Hi, Wieger Christian Dechery wrote: > > How do I force an output to be recognized by the browser by a downloadable > text file as soon as I press the submit button? > > what header(*) stuff should I add before echo-ing stuff? > > thanks > > . [ Christian Dechery ] > . Webdeveloper @

Re: [PHP] function not working after header call

Well, what can I say??? Magic windows Reboot the system or post a message and it works! johannes ""Johannes Janson"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 9d93c3$7d8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:9d93c3$7d8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi, > > I just don't get it...I have a form where the user ent

[PHP] forcing upload instead of showing doc

How do I force an output to be recognized by the browser by a downloadable text file as soon as I press the submit button? what header(*) stuff should I add before echo-ing stuff? thanks . [ Christian Dechery ] . Webdeveloper @ Tá Na Mesa! . Listmaster @ Gaita-L . http://www.tanamesa.com.

[PHP] print url of refering domain

Hi all, Reading the title of this message you might think this is an easy one to answer, but it isnt as straight forward as it might first seem. I have a number of domain names that are set up on my dns server but they have no site associated with them so any visitors to these domains just end u

AW: AW: [PHP] remotly include file

> i think the proplem is, that within the included file there are other > files included (and so on...). > Error Message: > Warning: Failed opening 'inc/var_general.inc.php3' for inclusion > (include_path='') in /opt/... i think you gave the answer yourself. you need to use the full path to the i

Re: AW: [PHP] remotly include file

exactly! this way (http...) it does not work! I tried it a few times! it is on the same server. so i did it with the /home/.. -path. but this also does not work properly. i think the proplem is, that within the included file there are other files included (and so on...). Error Message: Warning: Fa

Re: [PHP] Zip support

Yeah, that's what I wanted to avoid, though. These scripts have to be able to run on both NT and Unix boxes. I guess I'll just have to change the other code to use gzip instead of regular zip. "Tom Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > On Tu

[PHP] function not working after header call

Hi, I just don't get it...I have a form where the user enters name, surname and a personal code. The action page checks for correct input which is only letters for the two names and only numbers for the code. If there is a wrong input in one of the fields a variable is set which is then (amongst

Re: [PHP] money print out with two digits after , e.g. 49,00

At 08.05.01 16:34, you wrote: >I want to changes 49.4 ---> 49,4 > 49,4 > 49,40 Try this "; ?> Oliver -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To cont

RE: [PHP] money print out with two digits after , e.g. 49,00

Try number_format() http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.number-format.php Kirk > -Original Message- > From: Ramiro Radjiman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 8:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] money print out with two digits after , e.g. 49,00 > >

Re: [PHP] money print out with two digits after , e.g. 49,00

Tuesday, May 08, 2001, 10:34:51 AM, Ramiro Radjiman wrote: RR> I want to changes 49.4 ---> 49,4 RR> 49,4 > 49,40 RR> the first rule is done with the code RR> $totaal=49.4; RR> $totaal=str_replace(".",",",$totaal); RR> how can i do the second row?? RR

[PHP] problems creating a good auth/session control in my scripts

Hello, I create an auth system using NDS as a LDAP server. Works fine. The problem is with the session handling (from my part probabilly)... I am using the PHP session functions. Again, works fine. register the sessions, the variables. But I am beeing unable to destroy the session. To destroy th

Re: [PHP] PHP + LIBPNG how?

At 08.05.01 15:14, you wrote: >I have compiled PHP with this options, > >./configure --with-zlib=/usr/local/src/zlib --with-png=/usr/local/src/libpng > --with-gd=/usr/local/src/gd --with-pgsql=/usr/local/pgsql --with-apache=../ >apache --enable-track-vars mmh - sounds good, did you test the php

Re: [PHP] Zip support

On Tue, 8 May 2001, E. Stuart Hicks wrote: > I see that there is support for bzip2 and gzip in PHP, so I was wondering if > there was any standard zip support that I'm not seeing. > I looked and couldn't find any. The best I could find to be able to zip unzip files was to save them on the server

[PHP] Zip support

I see that there is support for bzip2 and gzip in PHP, so I was wondering if there was any standard zip support that I'm not seeing. Stuart Hicks Senior Programmer / Systems Administrator The Affinity Group -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTE

[PHP] OT question..

Hey folks, What language is associated with a web page with a .epl extension? Thanks Kelly -- PHP General 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 PROTECTE

[PHP] posting XML to the cgi-bin php scripts!

bug reports number 10726 and 10729! Hi there! Im trying to post XML data to the chi-bin php script, that shold parse that data and deal with it tags! So php catch all my stdin before! and I cant reach my XML! if I do fopen("php://stdin", "r") I'll read nothing!!! because of php did it before! w

Re: [PHP] remotely include file

Hi, I think the webserver on the remote machine parses the PHP-file. You can see this happen if you type in the url youre trying to include in your browser. No php code there, just html I dont think what youre trying to do is possible. If it were youd have one hell of a security hole on your web

[PHP] money print out with two digits after , e.g. 49,00

I want to changes 49.4 ---> 49,4 49,4 > 49,40 the first rule is done with the code $totaal=49.4; $totaal=str_replace(".",",",$totaal); how can i do the second row?? please help. greets Ramiro -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To

AW: [PHP] remotly include file

> > include("http://www.somehost.ext/path/to/include/include.php";); i don't think that is a goob idea... if it works ( what i'm not sure ) you would get the complete output of the file, BUT in that remote file you would miss the parameters,etc from the calling script. is it is on the same serve

Re: [PHP] Whether through PHP/MySQL can I talk to Flash Generator'sFlash ?

Manisha wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am trying using PHP with Flash Generator. > > The designer has given me a Flash file created using Macromedia's Flash > Generator 2. > Do you have a template (.swt) or a generated file (.swf) ? > The platform is BSDi / Lang - PHP / Database - MySQL. > > I

RE: [PHP] remotely include file

I tried the exact same thing. I have a whole slew of the classes that have been developed and wanted to centrally locate them on one server. But every time I included the class, it said cannot instantiate non-existent class "Blah Blah Blah". But when I copied over the file, it worked like a cha

Re: [PHP] remotly include file

At 15:40 8-5-2001 +0200, Dominic Brander wrote: >Hi >I'm trying to include some php3 files via http. >one part of the php files is on a regular server and the other part is >on an secure server. >Instead of duplicating all the files for both servers I would like to >include them via http. >How doe

Re: [PHP] Multiple Result sets

I don't think you can unless you use PHP's COM support and then use ADO's next recordset feature. Regards, John ""James Crowley"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi, > I've written a recursive stored procedure in MS SQL, which returns a number

Re: [PHP] no html tags in php via form get

On Tuesday 08 May 2001 13:55, Alexander Bierbrauer wrote: > Hi people, > > is there a way to check a string, which is passed by a form via GET,for > html tags?? > Does anyone know some code or anything else?? strip_tags() -- Christian Reiniger LGDC Webmaster (http://sunsite.dk/lgdc/) What luck

[PHP] remotly include file

Hi I'm trying to include some php3 files via http. one part of the php files is on a regular server and the other part is on an secure server. Instead of duplicating all the files for both servers I would like to include them via http. How does it work? thanx domnic -- PHP General Mailing List

Re: [PHP] PHP Books

On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 07:58:55AM +0800, Daniel wrote: > I'm just starting PHP and am looking for some books that you'd all > recommend. I've used quite a few of the SAMS books before and have found > them to be really good, i also have access to The PHP Dictionary which i've > also found to

[PHP] PHP + LIBPNG how?

I have compiled PHP with this options, ./configure --with-zlib=/usr/local/src/zlib --with-png=/usr/local/src/libpng --with-gd=/usr/local/src/gd --with-pgsql=/usr/local/pgsql --with-apache=../ apache --enable-track-vars But i cant do this How do i compile PHP so i can create images? -- Med

[PHP] Re: [PHP-DEV] Dynamic Update of DNS ??

[Stig Venaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 06:54:53PM +0200, Vincen Pujol wrote: > > Hi, > > Sorry for the crossposting but I don't know where to find a > > solution for this. I need to be able to update dynamically entries in a DNS > > (Bind 9). My DNS

[PHP] Safe mode upload

Hi everyone. I have trouble uploading files while in safe mode .Warning: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 206 is not allowed to access /tmp/php6wtDUc owned by uid 0 Can someone help me pass around this problem? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To un

RE: [PHP] PHP Books

http://www.wrox.com/ I really found Beginning PHP from Wrox very helpful, had a hard time stopping reading it! Great useful "real life" examples! Lars -Original Message- From: Daniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 08 May 2001 00:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] PHP Books Hi,

[PHP] PHP Books

Hi, I'm just starting PHP and am looking for some books that you'd all recommend. I've used quite a few of the SAMS books before and have found them to be really good, i also have access to The PHP Dictionary which i've also found to be really good. But are there any books which you would reco

[PHP] no html tags in php via form get

Hi people, is there a way to check a string, which is passed by a form via GET,for html tags?? Does anyone know some code or anything else?? Alexander Bierbrauer Coordinator & Chief-Programmer of Not'A'Tric Web: http://www.notatric.de ICQ: 38412604 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.

[PHP] Problems with PHP / Progress / ODBC

Hi, I'm trying to write a PHP app that accesses a Progress database. version info: - Windows 2000 Pro + Apache 1.3.14 - PHP 4.0.4pl1 (4.0.5 just wouldn't work on my machine) - Progress 8.3.B - Merant Progress ODBC drivers v 3.50 the ODBC drivers seem to be fine - I made a MS Access database

RE: [PHP] Contents Management Solution for Web

Try ezpublish, available from publish.ez.no. THe package is very complate, but not easy to install. If you have problems, I offer hosting with publish installed. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sakimura, Nat Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:0

[PHP] Contents Management Solution for Web

Hi. A while ago, I encountered a contents management solution for web that allows the web contents to be edited WYSWYG manner on the web browser. I think it was PHP related, but now I cannot seem to find the link. Does anyone know of such system? Regards, Nat Sakimura -- PHP General Mailin

[PHP] Solution for PHP - IMAP - WAP ?

Hi, Maybe somebody knows solution for PHP IMAP and WAP? How hard will be complete this products? - Nikolajus Krauklis :: [metasite] E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For ad

[PHP] custom libraries for php

hello All. I run php 4 for windows on top of apache. how would I write by own bolt on modules for php? Thanks -- PHP General 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-m

Re: [PHP] php4apachi.dll

Chris Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > On 6 May 2001 05:53:54 -0700, Darren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi. I just installed a fresh copy a windows 95. I installed winsock 2, > > apache 1.3.19 and php4. I followed the instructions with t

Re: [PHP] removing backslashes using regular expressions

At 11:45 8-5-2001 +0200, Wico de Leeuw wrote: >At 11:27 8-5-2001 +0200, Trond Straume wrote: >>Hi! >> >>I'm having problems using preg_replace to search and remove backslash >>character. >> >>print preg_replace("/\\/","","testing \\ testing"); > >try > >print preg_replace('"\"',"","testing \\ test

Re: [PHP] removing backslashes using regular expressions

At 11:27 8-5-2001 +0200, Trond Straume wrote: >Hi! > >I'm having problems using preg_replace to search and remove backslash >character. > >print preg_replace("/\\/","","testing \\ testing"); try print preg_replace('"\"',"","testing \\ testing"); double-quote single-quote back-slash single-qoute

[PHP] removing backslashes using regular expressions

Hi! I'm having problems using preg_replace to search and remove backslash character. print preg_replace("/\\/","","testing \\ testing"); This regexp produces this warning: No ending delimiter '/' found in c:\internweb\html\preg.php on line 27 It seems like I'm escaping the ending delimineter '

[PHP] Webdeveloper aangeboden in Nederland

Hiya Fist of all sorry for the off-topic and dutch topic / email, I'm trying to find a nice job in Holland and where can you better ask then at the big official php source :) Als iemand een bedrijf heeft/weet die opzoek is naar een goeie php programmeur hou ik me aanbevolen :) Op verzoek kan

[PHP] Re: [PEAR] PEAR Versions

[Michael Stearne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > I have a version of PEAR installed now with 4.0.3pl1. I need some > of the newer versions of the functions that have been added since > then. I need mysql's afftedRows for instance. I see in the 4.0.5 of > PEAR that was given with 4.0.5 that some func

Re: [PHP] Need help with Database and variables

You need to fetch/get information out of the database using a function, since we want just one result (count) we can easily use mysql_result() Other functions that you're probably familiar with are mysql_fetch_row and mysql_fetch_array ... they'll work too but in this case, not as efficiently.

Re: [PHP] Pattern matching and replacement!

At 08.05.01 10:03, you wrote: > >Hello all, > >I have a slight problem. I am storing an email template in a MySQL DB. >Portions of the email have text that need to be replaced with variable >values when run through the script >ex: > >Sehr geehrte(r) Frau/Herr {%Last_Name%} , >Dies ist eine autom

Re: [PHP] Call to a member function on a non-object

Hi, $db is not an object, but a link identifier returned by mysql_connect(). Wieger Ender wrote: > > Okay I get the: Call to a member function on a non-object error when trying to >execute this script: > > It happens in this area: > > $db=mysql_connect(localhost,'***','***') or die("Unable

RE: [PHP] Pattern matching and replacement!

> As you can see. I am using the {% and %} to delimit the parts > that need to be replaced. I can't get the replacements to work > right though. Can someone help? $text = ereg_replace("\{\%Last_Name\%\}", $lastname, $text); Should be something like that :) Jason -- PHP General Mailing Lis

[PHP] Pattern matching and replacement!

Hello all, I have a slight problem. I am storing an email template in a MySQL DB. Portions of the email have text that need to be replaced with variable values when run through the script. ex: Sehr geehrte(r) Frau/Herr {%Last_Name%} , Dies ist eine automatische Zusendung von ACNS Billing and

[PHP] RE: Need help with Database and variables

$result = mysql_query($db, "SELECT count(*) AS song_count FROM table_name"); if ($array = mysql_fetch_array($result)) $song_count = $array("song_count"); Tim Ward Senior Systems Engineer Please refer to the following disclaimer in respect of this message: http://www.stivesdirect.

Re: [PHP] Need help with Database and variables

Be more specific please, as you typed "SELECT count(*) FROM ... as ..." this should return one row and only one! that means you need to fetch that row and use it as a variable and not within a row... can you plz clarify your question? -elias http://www.eassoft.cjb.net ""Ryan W. Zajicek"" <[EMAI

php-general Digest 8 May 2001 07:22:01 -0000 Issue 673

php-general Digest 8 May 2001 07:22:01 - Issue 673 Topics (messages 51803 through 51866): Converting a binary integer to a number 51803 by: Siegfried Kettlitz 51805 by: Zak Greant 51813 by: Siegfried Kettlitz OpenSSL compile option 51804 by: phpman Re: vari

Re: [PHP] session_start ()

You register it just when you want to assign to it a value, ie: page1.php session_start(); session_register("username"); $username = "shawn"; page2.php session_start(); echo "Welcome $username"; page3.php session_start(); echo "Welcome again $username" so basically, register once and use ses

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