[PHP] Regular Expression to get the whole Comma Separated String in Array Key

[Gaurav Kumar]

Hi All,

Need help in resolving the below problem-


I would like to get the whole comma separated string into an array value-

1. $postText = chapters 5, 6, 7, 8;
OR
2. $postText = chapters 5, 6;
OR
3. $postText = chapters 5, 6, 7;

What i have done so far is-
preg_match('/chapter[s]*[ ]*(\d+, \d+, \d+)/i', $postText, $matches);

The above will exactly match the third value $postText = chapters 5, 6, 7;

By Above $matches will contain a value of : $matches[1] = '5, 6, 7';

Now i need a SINGLE regular expression which can match first, second
variable above or any number of comma separated string and IMPORTANTLY
provide me that whole comma separated sting value (as above) in single array
key element like below-

$matches[1] = '5, 6, 7';
OR
$matches[1] = '5, 6';
OR
$matches[1] = '5, 6, 7, 8, 9';


Also I have to use regular expression only as the flow of the code does not
permit to use any other method to get comma separated string from the
master/base string.

Thanks,

Gaurav Kumar

[PHP] Re: Regular Expression to get the whole Comma Separated String in Array Key

[Gaurav Kumar]

Hey Richard,

Thanks!!! You have resolved my problem..

GK


On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Gaurav Kumar
kumargauravjuke...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hi All,

 Need help in resolving the below problem-


 I would like to get the whole comma separated string into an array value-

 1. $postText = chapters 5, 6, 7, 8;
 OR
 2. $postText = chapters 5, 6;
 OR
 3. $postText = chapters 5, 6, 7;

 What i have done so far is-
 preg_match('/chapter[s]*[ ]*(\d+, \d+, \d+)/i', $postText, $matches);

 The above will exactly match the third value $postText = chapters 5, 6,
 7;

 By Above $matches will contain a value of : $matches[1] = '5, 6, 7';

 Now i need a SINGLE regular expression which can match first, second
 variable above or any number of comma separated string and IMPORTANTLY
 provide me that whole comma separated sting value (as above) in single array
 key element like below-

 $matches[1] = '5, 6, 7';
 OR
 $matches[1] = '5, 6';
 OR
 $matches[1] = '5, 6, 7, 8, 9';


 Also I have to use regular expression only as the flow of the code does not
 permit to use any other method to get comma separated string from the
 master/base string.

 Thanks,

 Gaurav Kumar

Re: [PHP] Character Encoding for em-dash

[Gaurav Kumar]

Thanks Tedd, but I cant make this change in the application UI level code
for this problem. This application is a SAAS and we have certain quality
standards which we need to follow..

Any other suggestion?

Thanks,

-GK

On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 3:06 AM, tedd tedd.sperl...@gmail.com wrote:

 At 9:03 PM +0530 6/17/10, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 Hi All,

 My client has a database (Sybase) in which a table column URL contains a
 string like-
 http://www.pjonline.com/cpd/nutrition_ _drugnutrient_interactions

 The box like un-recognized character is emdash.
 I need to display the data on the web lets say in a HTML page where box
 should be decoded somehow to be displayed as emdash. We cant change
 anything
 in the dataabse as such. So anything we need to do has to be done on the
 fly.

 I have tried using online tool like http://2cyr.com/decode/ which just
 converts the string to a best match decoded string and also displays box
 as
 emdash!!
 This means we can do something in PHP to convert the box to emdash
 somehow.

 Is there any possibility in php to convert to real emdash?

 I have alreasy tried urldecode, mb_convert_encoding etc. Also the
 interesting thing is that http://2cyr.com/decode/; website says that the
 string is of encoding hp-roman8!

 I want the string to look like-
 http://www.pjonline.com/cpd/nutrition_--
 _prescribing_parenteral_nutrition.html

 Any help?

 Thanks,

 Gaurav Kumar


 Gaurav:

 When you encounter the emdash, used mdash; to display it in html.

 Cheers,

 tedd

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Re: [PHP] Quick session question

[Gaurav Kumar]

Danny,

I just read the email trail regarding your problem.

The very first thing-
1. Session are stored as a file on the server in a folder. Check that the
folder has read/*write* permission. (/tmp/ folder)
2. Check on the server that are the sessions really getting saved on the
server?
3. Now in case you do not have access to a sessions folder on the server
then set the session folder name/path to the folder (a new one) you can have
access to (may be root of your ftp) using
session_save_path('/httpdocs/'your-domain-folder/new-session-folder)
(provide read/write permission) before session_start() in index.php or
common header include file. This session_save_path() should be declared on
every file on the top.

Try the above and let me know if it works.

Thanks,
Gaurav Kumar

http://blog.OsWebStudio.Com





On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Danny dannydeb...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi guys,

 I always start new projects with the following session code-snippet:
 (In other words this is how I initialize my sessions in the index.php
 file.)

 ### START CODE SNIPPET
 
 ?php
session_start();
setcookie(session_name(),,0,/);
unset($_COOKIE[session_name()]);
$_SESSION = array();
session_unset();
session_destroy();

session_start();


/// Define some $_SESSION variables
$_SESSION['sessionid'] = session_id() ;
$_SESSION['server'] = 
 http://localhost/~user/new_projecthttp://localhost/%7Euser/new_project
 ;
$_SESSION['sql_dflts'] = $_SESSION['server']./sql/sql_dflts.inc ;
$_SESSION['remoteaddr'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ;
$_SESSION['remotehost'] = gethostbyaddr ( $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] )
 ;

/// Include Files
include ( $_SESSION['sql_dflts'] ) ;
include ( $_SESSION['server']./fnc/fnc_include_dir.inc ) ;
$var_include_dir = include_dir ( fnc ) ;

 ?
 ### END CODE SNIPPET
 #

 All of the projects I have done so far were for business intranet purposes
 and
 it worked fine. But last week I uploaded another project to the internet
 and my
 sessions did not work.

 I have been using it this way since v4.0 (I think, anyway since a LONG time
 ago), but now I think it is a bit outdated and needs some kind of revision.
 Is
 this still sufficient or can you guys give some tips on a more updated
 way of
 starting my sessions?

 My php.ini file is stock-standard. I am running version 5.2.6-1 with apache
 2.2.9 on a Debian 5.04 machine.

 Thank You

 Danny

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[PHP] Character Encoding for em-dash

[Gaurav Kumar]

Hi All,

My client has a database (Sybase) in which a table column URL contains a
string like-
http://www.pjonline.com/cpd/nutrition_ _drugnutrient_interactions

The box like un-recognized character is emdash.
I need to display the data on the web lets say in a HTML page where box
should be decoded somehow to be displayed as emdash. We cant change anything
in the dataabse as such. So anything we need to do has to be done on the
fly.

I have tried using online tool like http://2cyr.com/decode/ which just
converts the string to a best match decoded string and also displays box as
emdash!!
This means we can do something in PHP to convert the box to emdash somehow.

Is there any possibility in php to convert to real emdash?

I have alreasy tried urldecode, mb_convert_encoding etc. Also the
interesting thing is that http://2cyr.com/decode/; website says that the
string is of encoding hp-roman8!

I want the string to look like-
http://www.pjonline.com/cpd/nutrition_--
_prescribing_parenteral_nutrition.html

Any help?

Thanks,

Gaurav Kumar

[PHP] SMTP Local development to Send email in PHP; Windows Platform/ XP with no IIS

[Gaurav Kumar]

Hi All, Ash, Angelo,

Any ideas how to send an email in PHP on windows platform/xp on local
development machine.

System Configuration
PHP 5.2
Apache 2
No ISS
NO SMTP

Any trusted SMTP software to install on local development machine and how to
set it up with php to send an email?

Also just providing the SMTP server details in php.ini will not work for me
as this requires authentication/credentials etc..


Thanks,

Gaurav Kumar
blog.oswebstudio.com

Re: [PHP] SMTP Local development to Send email in PHP; Windows Platform/ XP with no IIS

[Gaurav Kumar]

Sorry Kim, don't want to use phpmailer script or manually setting user
accounts u/p in the script.



On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Kim Madsen php@emax.dk wrote:

 Hi Gaurav

 Gaurav Kumar wrote on 15/01/2010 09:54:


  NO SMTP

 Any trusted SMTP software to install on local development machine and how
 to
 set it up with php to send an email?

 Also just providing the SMTP server details in php.ini will not work for
 me
 as this requires authentication/credentials etc..


 Get PHPmailer and make a gmail account that you connect to and mail
 through.

 --
 Kind regards
 Kim Emax - masterminds.dk

Re: [PHP] SMTP Local development to Send email in PHP; Windows Platform/ XP with no IIS

[Gaurav Kumar]

Hi Richard, The problem is that if I am using any open source software or
any other pre-built software then I will not be able to manage through
ini_set.

Also http://www.softstack.com/freesmtp.html which vikash mentioned works
through outlook settings.

Anyways the below will help-

http://php.net/manual/en/ref.mail.php

http://glob.com.au/sendmail/

Thanks,

Gaurav Kumar
blog.oswebstudio.com



On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Richard Quadling
rquadl...@googlemail.comwrote:

 2010/1/15  vikash.i...@gmail.com:
  You can install any smtp server on your windows machine and the mail()
 will
  work with default settings. You can check this out:
  http://www.softstack.com/freesmtp.html
 
  Thanks,
 
  Vikash Kumar
  http://vika.sh
 
 
  On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Gaurav Kumar
  kumargauravjuke...@gmail.comwrote:
 
  Sorry Kim, don't want to use phpmailer script or manually setting user
  accounts u/p in the script.
 
 
 
  On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Kim Madsen php@emax.dk wrote:
 
   Hi Gaurav
  
   Gaurav Kumar wrote on 15/01/2010 09:54:
  
  
NO SMTP
  
   Any trusted SMTP software to install on local development machine and
  how
   to
   set it up with php to send an email?
  
   Also just providing the SMTP server details in php.ini will not work
 for
   me
   as this requires authentication/credentials etc..
  
  
   Get PHPmailer and make a gmail account that you connect to and mail
   through.
  
   --
   Kind regards
   Kim Emax - masterminds.dk
  
 
 

 You only need a local SMTP server if you want to hold and relay mail.

 If you want to send mail directly to the recipients SMTP server you
 can do that with standard PHP.

 getmxrr() is your friend here.

 You provide it with the domain of the recipient and you get back the
 SMTP server(s) associated with that domain.

 Now, you can send the message to THEIR smtp server ...

 ini_set('SMTP', );

 where  is one of the servers returned from getmxrr().

 No authentication required.




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 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling

Re: [PHP] Open source project management tool - PHP

[Gaurav Kumar]

OK one more the list http://dotproject.net/

Its a nice one with all project management features. Easy to use. Just
checkout the website.

Gaurav Kumar
blog.oswebstudio.com

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:16 AM, Robert Cummings rob...@interjinn.comwrote:

 Angelo Zanetti wrote:

 Hi guys
 I would like to know what open source project management tools you use for
 your projects.

 We are looking at installing one that is PHP based and is easy to use.

 We have found:
 http://www.projectpier.org/

 and

 http://trac.edgewall.org/


 Has anyone used the above and how did you find them? Also are there any
 others you would recommend or not recommend and why?


 I use Mantis for most bug tracking needs. However, I've recently rolled out
 OpenGoo for a couple of different clients.

 http://fengoffice.com/web/community/community_index.php

 Cheers,
 Rob.
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 Application and Templating Framework for PHP


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Re: [PHP] file_get_contents ($file) works -- file_get_contents ($url) returns false

[Gaurav Kumar]

Sorry buddy, I cant think of anything else which is going on wrong.


2009/12/14 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com


 PHP Version 5.3.0

 Directive Local Value Master Value
 allow_call_time_pass_reference Off Off
 allow_url_fopen On


 On 2009-12-14, at 12:26 AM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 What is the value for 
 allow_url_fopenhttp://www.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php#ini.allow-url-fopen
 in your php.ini? It should be 1.





 2009/12/13 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com

 CURL works (remote and local)
 file_get_contents() doesn't work (remote or local).



 On 2009-12-13, at 4:39 PM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 Ok Agreed.

 Lets do one last chance to ensure that your system is allowing external
 connections or connection to other systems in the network-

 Use Curl to get in the file contents. Check your PHP that Curl is enabled.
 Through phpinfo();

 If the script output the google page then this means that there is nothing
 that is stopping you form getting in the content externally.

 ?php
 // $str =  file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com');
 // echo $str;


 // create a new cURL resource
 $ch = curl_init();

 // set URL and other appropriate options
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, http://www.google.co.in;); //
 http://www.google.com
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

 // grab URL and pass it to the browser
 curl_exec($ch);

 // close cURL resource, and free up system resources
 curl_close($ch);

 ?

 Thanks,

 Gaurav Kumar



 2009/12/13 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com

 The thing is, the file_get_contents() fails the same way on local URLs --
 that is, web sites hosted on the same machine. Or even using the machine's
 own IP address.

 On 2009-12-13, at 4:00 AM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 Hi Rene,

 The only thing which is a hurdle is that your system/computer is not
 allowing external connections. There seems to be nothing else wrong.

 I strongly suggest check your system firewall, any central server
 settings through which your system gets internet access, any antivirus s/w
 installed etc.. this can be the only reason. Something is stopping you to
 access external connection.

 Let me know when your problem is fixed.
 Also I tried the below code and it works fine-

 ?php
 $str =  file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com');
 echo $str;
 ?

 Thanks,

 Gaurav Kumar



 2009/12/11 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com

 Hi Gaurav,

 On 2009-12-11, at 2:55 PM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 A very typical problem. Good you sent the error message.

 This problem can be caused due to one of the following-

 1. I have faced similar problem due to local firewall settings.


 Don't think this is it, since (1) the firewall settings haven't changed,
 and (2) other machines on the same network can execute this same code and
 function (but they aren't running OS X Server 10.6.

 2. Try some other domain; i.e. other than google com. Try some of the
 local area website with a particular page like
 www.somedomain.com/somefile.html


 I've tried many different external and local web sites, and they all
 fail.

 3. Some times the remote host does not allow you to connect to get the
 file contents.


 (Also not the cause -- as explained above.)


 4. # 3 can be either way round from both the ends a) you host server
 does not allow external connections b) Remote host does not allow anonymous
 connection.


 Thanks for the options. I don't think they apply in this case. If you
 have any other suggestions on what to do, I would welcome them.



 Gaurav Kumar
 blog.oswebstudio.com



 On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:01 PM, René Fournier 
 m...@renefournier.comwrote:

 I thought error_reporting would display them, but I guess php.ini had
 them suppressed. Anyway, with:

 ?php

 error_reporting(-1);
 ini_set('display_errors', 1);
 set_time_limit(0);
 var_dump (file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com'));

 ?

 I get:

 Warning: file_get_contents(http://www.google.com): failed to open
 stream: Operation now in progress in //.php on line 7 bool(false)

 Does that help with the diagnosis?


 On 2009-12-10, at 12:28 AM, Richard Quadling wrote:

  2009/12/9 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com:
  It is, and I use curl elsewhere in the same script to fetch remote
 content.
  This exact same function works fine on my MacBook Pro (10.6 client,
 PHP 5.3), and *was* previously working fine under Server 10.4.11 and PHP
 5.3,
 
  On 2009-12-09, at 11:10 PM, laruence wrote:
 
  try
  wget http://www.google.com in your command line to see whether the
 network is reachable
 
  LinuxManMikeC wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:02 AM, LinuxManMikeC 
 linuxmanmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 6:45 AM, René Fournier 
 m...@renefournier.com wrote:
 
  Strange problem I'm having on Mac OS X Server 10.6 running PHP
 5.3. Any call of file_get_contents() on a local file works fine -- the 
 file
 is read and returned. But any call of file_get_contents on a url -- any 
 url,
 local or remote -- always returns

Re: [PHP] file_get_contents ($file) works -- file_get_contents ($url) returns false

[Gaurav Kumar]

Ok Agreed.

Lets do one last chance to ensure that your system is allowing external
connections or connection to other systems in the network-

Use Curl to get in the file contents. Check your PHP that Curl is enabled.
Through phpinfo();

If the script output the google page then this means that there is nothing
that is stopping you form getting in the content externally.

?php
// $str =  file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com');
// echo $str;


// create a new cURL resource
$ch = curl_init();

// set URL and other appropriate options
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, http://www.google.co.in;); //
http://www.google.com
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

// grab URL and pass it to the browser
curl_exec($ch);

// close cURL resource, and free up system resources
curl_close($ch);

?

Thanks,

Gaurav Kumar



2009/12/13 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com

 The thing is, the file_get_contents() fails the same way on local URLs --
 that is, web sites hosted on the same machine. Or even using the machine's
 own IP address.

 On 2009-12-13, at 4:00 AM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 Hi Rene,

 The only thing which is a hurdle is that your system/computer is not
 allowing external connections. There seems to be nothing else wrong.

 I strongly suggest check your system firewall, any central server settings
 through which your system gets internet access, any antivirus s/w installed
 etc.. this can be the only reason. Something is stopping you to access
 external connection.

 Let me know when your problem is fixed.
 Also I tried the below code and it works fine-

 ?php
 $str =  file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com');
 echo $str;
 ?

 Thanks,

 Gaurav Kumar



 2009/12/11 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com

 Hi Gaurav,

 On 2009-12-11, at 2:55 PM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 A very typical problem. Good you sent the error message.

 This problem can be caused due to one of the following-

 1. I have faced similar problem due to local firewall settings.


 Don't think this is it, since (1) the firewall settings haven't changed,
 and (2) other machines on the same network can execute this same code and
 function (but they aren't running OS X Server 10.6.

 2. Try some other domain; i.e. other than google com. Try some of the
 local area website with a particular page like
 www.somedomain.com/somefile.html


 I've tried many different external and local web sites, and they all fail.

 3. Some times the remote host does not allow you to connect to get the
 file contents.


 (Also not the cause -- as explained above.)


 4. # 3 can be either way round from both the ends a) you host server does
 not allow external connections b) Remote host does not allow anonymous
 connection.


 Thanks for the options. I don't think they apply in this case. If you have
 any other suggestions on what to do, I would welcome them.



 Gaurav Kumar
 blog.oswebstudio.com



 On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:01 PM, René Fournier m...@renefournier.comwrote:

 I thought error_reporting would display them, but I guess php.ini had
 them suppressed. Anyway, with:

 ?php

 error_reporting(-1);
 ini_set('display_errors', 1);
 set_time_limit(0);
 var_dump (file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com'));

 ?

 I get:

 Warning: file_get_contents(http://www.google.com): failed to open
 stream: Operation now in progress in //.php on line 7 bool(false)

 Does that help with the diagnosis?


 On 2009-12-10, at 12:28 AM, Richard Quadling wrote:

  2009/12/9 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com:
  It is, and I use curl elsewhere in the same script to fetch remote
 content.
  This exact same function works fine on my MacBook Pro (10.6 client,
 PHP 5.3), and *was* previously working fine under Server 10.4.11 and PHP
 5.3,
 
  On 2009-12-09, at 11:10 PM, laruence wrote:
 
  try
  wget http://www.google.com in your command line to see whether the
 network is reachable
 
  LinuxManMikeC wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:02 AM, LinuxManMikeC 
 linuxmanmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 6:45 AM, René Fournier m...@renefournier.com
 wrote:
 
  Strange problem I'm having on Mac OS X Server 10.6 running PHP
 5.3. Any call of file_get_contents() on a local file works fine -- the file
 is read and returned. But any call of file_get_contents on a url -- any url,
 local or remote -- always returns false.
 
  var_dump (file_get_contents 
  ('http://www.google.com/')http://www.google.com/%27%29
 );
 
  bool(false)
 
  I've checked php.ini, and the obvious seems okay:
 
 allow_url_fopen = On = On
 
  Any ideas?
 
  ...Rene
 
 
 http://us2.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php#ini.allow-url-fopen
 
 
 
  I've checked php.ini
  Right, must remember not to reply to stuff till I'm awake. :-D
 
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Re: [PHP] file_get_contents ($file) works -- file_get_contents ($url) returns false

[Gaurav Kumar]

What is the value for
allow_url_fopenhttp://www.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php#ini.allow-url-fopen
in your php.ini? It should be 1.





2009/12/13 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com

 CURL works (remote and local)
 file_get_contents() doesn't work (remote or local).



 On 2009-12-13, at 4:39 PM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 Ok Agreed.

 Lets do one last chance to ensure that your system is allowing external
 connections or connection to other systems in the network-

 Use Curl to get in the file contents. Check your PHP that Curl is enabled.
 Through phpinfo();

 If the script output the google page then this means that there is nothing
 that is stopping you form getting in the content externally.

 ?php
 // $str =  file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com');
 // echo $str;


 // create a new cURL resource
 $ch = curl_init();

 // set URL and other appropriate options
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, http://www.google.co.in;); //
 http://www.google.com
 curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

 // grab URL and pass it to the browser
 curl_exec($ch);

 // close cURL resource, and free up system resources
 curl_close($ch);

 ?

 Thanks,

 Gaurav Kumar



 2009/12/13 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com

 The thing is, the file_get_contents() fails the same way on local URLs --
 that is, web sites hosted on the same machine. Or even using the machine's
 own IP address.

 On 2009-12-13, at 4:00 AM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 Hi Rene,

 The only thing which is a hurdle is that your system/computer is not
 allowing external connections. There seems to be nothing else wrong.

 I strongly suggest check your system firewall, any central server settings
 through which your system gets internet access, any antivirus s/w installed
 etc.. this can be the only reason. Something is stopping you to access
 external connection.

 Let me know when your problem is fixed.
 Also I tried the below code and it works fine-

 ?php
 $str =  file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com');
 echo $str;
 ?

 Thanks,

 Gaurav Kumar



 2009/12/11 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com

 Hi Gaurav,

 On 2009-12-11, at 2:55 PM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 A very typical problem. Good you sent the error message.

 This problem can be caused due to one of the following-

 1. I have faced similar problem due to local firewall settings.


 Don't think this is it, since (1) the firewall settings haven't changed,
 and (2) other machines on the same network can execute this same code and
 function (but they aren't running OS X Server 10.6.

 2. Try some other domain; i.e. other than google com. Try some of the
 local area website with a particular page like
 www.somedomain.com/somefile.html


 I've tried many different external and local web sites, and they all
 fail.

 3. Some times the remote host does not allow you to connect to get the
 file contents.


 (Also not the cause -- as explained above.)


 4. # 3 can be either way round from both the ends a) you host server does
 not allow external connections b) Remote host does not allow anonymous
 connection.


 Thanks for the options. I don't think they apply in this case. If you
 have any other suggestions on what to do, I would welcome them.



 Gaurav Kumar
 blog.oswebstudio.com



 On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:01 PM, René Fournier m...@renefournier.comwrote:

 I thought error_reporting would display them, but I guess php.ini had
 them suppressed. Anyway, with:

 ?php

 error_reporting(-1);
 ini_set('display_errors', 1);
 set_time_limit(0);
 var_dump (file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com'));

 ?

 I get:

 Warning: file_get_contents(http://www.google.com): failed to open
 stream: Operation now in progress in //.php on line 7 bool(false)

 Does that help with the diagnosis?


 On 2009-12-10, at 12:28 AM, Richard Quadling wrote:

  2009/12/9 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com:
  It is, and I use curl elsewhere in the same script to fetch remote
 content.
  This exact same function works fine on my MacBook Pro (10.6 client,
 PHP 5.3), and *was* previously working fine under Server 10.4.11 and PHP
 5.3,
 
  On 2009-12-09, at 11:10 PM, laruence wrote:
 
  try
  wget http://www.google.com in your command line to see whether the
 network is reachable
 
  LinuxManMikeC wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:02 AM, LinuxManMikeC 
 linuxmanmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 6:45 AM, René Fournier 
 m...@renefournier.com wrote:
 
  Strange problem I'm having on Mac OS X Server 10.6 running PHP
 5.3. Any call of file_get_contents() on a local file works fine -- the file
 is read and returned. But any call of file_get_contents on a url -- any 
 url,
 local or remote -- always returns false.
 
  var_dump (file_get_contents 
  ('http://www.google.com/')http://www.google.com/%27%29
 );
 
  bool(false)
 
  I've checked php.ini, and the obvious seems okay:
 
 allow_url_fopen = On = On
 
  Any ideas?
 
  ...Rene
 
 
 http://us2.php.net/manual/en

Re: [PHP] file_get_contents ($file) works -- file_get_contents ($url) returns false

[Gaurav Kumar]

Hi Rene,

The only thing which is a hurdle is that your system/computer is not
allowing external connections. There seems to be nothing else wrong.

I strongly suggest check your system firewall, any central server settings
through which your system gets internet access, any antivirus s/w installed
etc.. this can be the only reason. Something is stopping you to access
external connection.

Let me know when your problem is fixed.
Also I tried the below code and it works fine-

?php
$str =  file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com');
echo $str;
?

Thanks,

Gaurav Kumar



2009/12/11 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com

 Hi Gaurav,

 On 2009-12-11, at 2:55 PM, Gaurav Kumar wrote:

 A very typical problem. Good you sent the error message.

 This problem can be caused due to one of the following-

 1. I have faced similar problem due to local firewall settings.


 Don't think this is it, since (1) the firewall settings haven't changed,
 and (2) other machines on the same network can execute this same code and
 function (but they aren't running OS X Server 10.6.

 2. Try some other domain; i.e. other than google com. Try some of the local
 area website with a particular page like www.somedomain.com/somefile.html


 I've tried many different external and local web sites, and they all fail.

 3. Some times the remote host does not allow you to connect to get the file
 contents.


 (Also not the cause -- as explained above.)


 4. # 3 can be either way round from both the ends a) you host server does
 not allow external connections b) Remote host does not allow anonymous
 connection.


 Thanks for the options. I don't think they apply in this case. If you have
 any other suggestions on what to do, I would welcome them.



 Gaurav Kumar
 blog.oswebstudio.com



 On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:01 PM, René Fournier m...@renefournier.comwrote:

 I thought error_reporting would display them, but I guess php.ini had them
 suppressed. Anyway, with:

 ?php

 error_reporting(-1);
 ini_set('display_errors', 1);
 set_time_limit(0);
 var_dump (file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com'));

 ?

 I get:

 Warning: file_get_contents(http://www.google.com): failed to open stream:
 Operation now in progress in //.php on line 7 bool(false)

 Does that help with the diagnosis?


 On 2009-12-10, at 12:28 AM, Richard Quadling wrote:

  2009/12/9 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com:
  It is, and I use curl elsewhere in the same script to fetch remote
 content.
  This exact same function works fine on my MacBook Pro (10.6 client, PHP
 5.3), and *was* previously working fine under Server 10.4.11 and PHP 5.3,
 
  On 2009-12-09, at 11:10 PM, laruence wrote:
 
  try
  wget http://www.google.com in your command line to see whether the
 network is reachable
 
  LinuxManMikeC wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:02 AM, LinuxManMikeC 
 linuxmanmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 6:45 AM, René Fournier m...@renefournier.com
 wrote:
 
  Strange problem I'm having on Mac OS X Server 10.6 running PHP 5.3.
 Any call of file_get_contents() on a local file works fine -- the file is
 read and returned. But any call of file_get_contents on a url -- any url,
 local or remote -- always returns false.
 
  var_dump (file_get_contents 
  ('http://www.google.com/')http://www.google.com/%27%29
 );
 
  bool(false)
 
  I've checked php.ini, and the obvious seems okay:
 
 allow_url_fopen = On = On
 
  Any ideas?
 
  ...Rene
 
 
 http://us2.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php#ini.allow-url-fopen
 
 
 
  I've checked php.ini
  Right, must remember not to reply to stuff till I'm awake. :-D
 
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Re: [PHP] file_get_contents ($file) works -- file_get_contents ($url) returns false

[Gaurav Kumar]

A very typical problem. Good you sent the error message.

This problem can be caused due to one of the following-

1. I have faced similar problem due to local firewall settings.
2. Try some other domain; i.e. other than google com. Try some of the local
area website with a particular page like www.somedomain.com/somefile.html
3. Some times the remote host does not allow you to connect to get the file
contents.
4. # 3 can be either way round from both the ends a) you host server does
not allow external connections b) Remote host does not allow anonymous
connection.

Hope this helps..

Gaurav Kumar
blog.oswebstudio.com



On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:01 PM, René Fournier m...@renefournier.com wrote:

 I thought error_reporting would display them, but I guess php.ini had them
 suppressed. Anyway, with:

 ?php

 error_reporting(-1);
 ini_set('display_errors', 1);
 set_time_limit(0);
 var_dump (file_get_contents ('http://www.google.com'));

 ?

 I get:

 Warning: file_get_contents(http://www.google.com): failed to open stream:
 Operation now in progress in //.php on line 7 bool(false)

 Does that help with the diagnosis?


 On 2009-12-10, at 12:28 AM, Richard Quadling wrote:

  2009/12/9 René Fournier m...@renefournier.com:
  It is, and I use curl elsewhere in the same script to fetch remote
 content.
  This exact same function works fine on my MacBook Pro (10.6 client, PHP
 5.3), and *was* previously working fine under Server 10.4.11 and PHP 5.3,
 
  On 2009-12-09, at 11:10 PM, laruence wrote:
 
  try
  wget http://www.google.com in your command line to see whether the
 network is reachable
 
  LinuxManMikeC wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:02 AM, LinuxManMikeC 
 linuxmanmi...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 6:45 AM, René Fournier m...@renefournier.com
 wrote:
 
  Strange problem I'm having on Mac OS X Server 10.6 running PHP 5.3.
 Any call of file_get_contents() on a local file works fine -- the file is
 read and returned. But any call of file_get_contents on a url -- any url,
 local or remote -- always returns false.
 
  var_dump (file_get_contents 
  ('http://www.google.com/')http://www.google.com/%27%29
 );
 
  bool(false)
 
  I've checked php.ini, and the obvious seems okay:
 
 allow_url_fopen = On = On
 
  Any ideas?
 
  ...Rene
 
 
 http://us2.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php#ini.allow-url-fopen
 
 
 
  I've checked php.ini
  Right, must remember not to reply to stuff till I'm awake. :-D
 
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Re: [PHP] Upload dir

[Gaurav Kumar]

OK you used ini_get try using ini_set and set the temporary directory on
your server of your choice at run time in your script (top of the script or
any config file if you have one).

REMEMBER that you have access to that directory, should have full
permissions and also check the absolute server path is correct while you set
the directory.


More information on how to use ini_set to set the directory path- try
googling...

Gaurav Kumar
blog.oswebstudio.com



On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM, kranthi kranthi...@gmail.com wrote:

 How can i change the temporary upload directory?
 var_dump(ini_get('upload_tmp_dir'));  gives me (and that is set in
 php.ini)
 string '/var/www/cgi-bin' (length=16)

 but
 var_dump($_FILES) gives
 me
 'tmp_name' = string '/tmp/phpbSZ6WP' (length=14)

 var_dump(file_exists($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']));  gives me  (/tmp
 has permissions drwxrwxrwt and i never used file_move_upload or any
 similar functions)
 boolean false

 am I missing something here?
 Kranthi.

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Re: [PHP] Force-Saving an Audio File

[Gaurav Kumar]

You can do two things-

1. Read the file by providing a base directory path of the server where the
file exist.
Something like- //htdocs/httpfolder/files/audio/yourfile.mp3
You can take this in a variable  //htdocs/httpfolder/files/audio/.

2. Try using file_get_contents.
Something like $file = file_get_contents('
http://www.example.com/audio/file.mp3', false, $context);

Hope this helps.

Gaurav Kumar
Blog.OsWebStudio.com


On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:06 AM, c...@hosting4days.com c...@hosting4days.com
 wrote:

 Hi folks,

 I'm trying to force save .mp3 files so this is a test page (found on the
 net). It works fine when:
 $directory = ;  // so the audio is in the same local directory

 but fails when I use a REAL web directory -  (the audio file is here -
 http://mysite.com/test1/audio.mp3 )
 $directory = http://mysite.com/test1/;;

 says - The file $file was not found.

 Q: Any ideas how to get it to download from the website?

 =



 ?php

 $file = 'audio1.mp3';

 $directory = http://mysite.com/test1/;;
 //$directory = ;
 $path = $directory$file;

 if(ini_get('zlib.output_compression'))
 ini_set('zlib.output_compression', 'Off');

 $file_extension = strtolower(substr(strrchr($path,.),1));

 if( $file ==  )
 {
 echo html
 head
 titleFile not found./title
 /head
 body
 File not found.
 /body
 /html;
 exit;
 } elseif (! file_exists( $path ) )
 {
 echo html
 head
 titleThe file $file was not found./title
 /head
 body
 The file $file was not found.br /
 - path - $path
 /body
 /html;exit;
 };
 switch( $file_extension )
 {
 case pdf: $ctype=application/pdf; break;
 case zip: $ctype=application/zip; break;
 case doc: $ctype=application/msword; break;
 case xls: $ctype=application/vnd.ms-excel; break;
 case ppt: $ctype=application/vnd.ms-powerpoint; break;
 case gif: $ctype=image/gif; break;
 case png: $ctype=image/png; break;
 case jpeg:
 case jpg: $ctype=image/jpg; break;
 case wav:
 case mp3: $ctype=application/iTunes; break;
 default: $ctype=application/force-download;
 }
 header(Pragma: public);
 header(Expires: 0);
 header(Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0);
 header(Cache-Control: private,false);
 header(Content-Type: $ctype);
 header(Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\.basename($path).\;
 );
 header(Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary);
 header(Content-Length: .filesize($path));

 readfile($path);
 exit();

 ?



 Thanks,
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Re: [PHP] Correct handling _POST[] and implode. PHP5

[Gaurav Kumar]

Its Simple...

Its very obvious that $_POST[color] is not an array.

do something like this and you wil get the values.

$arr_color = $_POST[colors];

//iterate over the array
foreach($arr_color as $val)
{
$str_color .= ,   . $val;
}

You are done.

Gaurav Kumar
Teach Lead Open Source Technologies



On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 11:14 AM, bearsfoot adam.p.reyno...@gmail.comwrote:


 Hi all,

 I have a form that has has an array of information.  Mulitple checkboxes
 can
 be selected.

 Choose the colors:
 input type=checkbox name=Colors[] value=green checked=checked /
 Green
 input type=checkbox name=Colors[] value=yellow / Yellow
 input type=checkbox name=Colors[] value=red / Red
 input type=checkbox name=Colors[] value=gray / Gray

 When processing the form..

 echo $_POST['Colors'] . 'br /'; // outputs 'Array'

 if ( isset($_POST['Colors']) ) {
 $_POST['Colors'] = implode(', ', $_POST['Colors']); //Converts an array
 into a single string
 }

   echo Colors you chose: {$_POST['Colors']}br /;

 I get the following error when using the implode function.

 Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments

 What I doing wrong ?

 Thanks in advance.



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Re: [PHP] Apache Rewrite Issues

[Gaurav Kumar]

Hey Russell,

After Going through all the threads in this post, it is correct to say, GET
Rid of the space. Use -  hyphen  for SEO friendly URL's. Its completely
OK.

Other thing which is very handy is urlencode and urldecode functions. When
you are sending a query string use urlencode function. This will preserve
the query string variable as Test Story and not as just Test; even if
there are spaces in the variable.

Gaurav Kumar
Tech Lead Open Source Solutions

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Russell Seymour 
russell.seym...@turtlesystems.co.uk wrote:

 Morning,

 I am trying to make my URLs more search engine friendly and I have come up
 against a problem.

 I want the following URL:

mysite.example.com/articles/Test Story

 to be proxied to

mysite.example.com/index.php?m=articlest=Test%20Story

 I have the following rule in my Apache conf

RewriteRule ^/articles/(.*) index.php?m=articlest=$1 [P,L]

 Now if I run with this configuration, PHP strips the query string back at
 the space, so my query string ends up looking like

[QUERY_STRING] =  m=articlest=Test

 even though the log file for the rewrite shows that the full query is being
 passed.

 But if I change the RewriteRule to be a Rewrite instead of a Proxy I get

[QUERY_STRING] =  m=articlest=Test%20Story

 So something is happening when the system is proxying the request.
 Adding %20 into the URL does not fix the problem when proxy is enabled
 either.

 I have search around on the Internet, and people talk about using urlencode
 etc, this is fine when
 PHP is creating the URL but not when Apache is doing the rewrite.

 I apologise if people feel this is on the wrong list, but as far as I can
 tell from the rewrite logs the data is coming all
 the way through to PHP which is truncating it.  This is purely my
 observation.

 Apache version: 2.2.11
 PHP Version:5.3.0

 Any help is gratefully recieved.

 Thanks, Russell

Re: [PHP] avoid Denial of Service

[Gaurav Kumar]

Not sure what exactly you are looking for.

Anyways, some common practice are request for API key, username / password
tokens before providing access to a service.

Thanks,

Gaurav Kumar


On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Gerardo Benitez gerardobeni...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hi everybody!


 I want to get some tips about how avoid a attack of Denial of service.  May
 be somebody can about your experience with Php o some configuration of
 apache, o other software that help in these case.


 Thanks in advance.


 --
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[PHP] Best Practice to Create Dynamic URL's- With Username

[Gaurav Kumar]

Hi All,

I am creating a social networking website. I want that every user should
have there own profile page with a static URL like-

http://www.abcnetwork/user/username

Where username will be dynamic userid or something else.

This is something very similar to www.youtube.com/user/kumargauravmail (this
is my profile page).

So what should be the best practice to create such DYNAMIC URL's OR what
kind of methodology youtube is following?

Thanks in Advance.

Gaurav Kumar
OSWebstudio.com

Re: [PHP] Best Practice to Create Dynamic URL's- With Username

[Gaurav Kumar]

A Big Thanks to all of you.

Question I was Asked by Andrea- mod_reqrite or .htaccess is the answer, but
I wonder why you choose /user/username rather than just /username a la
twitter.

I will be using many other aspects of my users something like
/projects/username/; /gallery/username/.

OK Ashley, Tommy and Ralph-

100% correct that mod_rewrite will be used.

I am a bit sticky that my URL will be-
http://www.abcnetwork/user/*Ashley*http://www.abcnetwork/user/username.

So will I get $_GET[user] with value as *Ashley* or *Tommy* in my
script?

http://www.abcnetwork/userProfile.php?user=usernameSo what exactly will be
the .htaccess rule for above?


Thanks,

Gaurav Kumar
OSWebstudio.Com



On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Ashley Sheridan
a...@ashleysheridan.co.ukwrote:

 On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 13:24 +0530, Gaurav Kumar wrote:
  Hi All,
 
  I am creating a social networking website. I want that every user should
  have there own profile page with a static URL like-
 
  http://www.abcnetwork/user/username
 
  Where username will be dynamic userid or something else.
 
  This is something very similar to www.youtube.com/user/kumargauravmail(this
  is my profile page).
 
  So what should be the best practice to create such DYNAMIC URL's OR what
  kind of methodology youtube is following?
 
  Thanks in Advance.
 
  Gaurav Kumar
  OSWebstudio.com

 If you're working on an Apache server, your best bet is to look at
 mod_rewrite. You can write a simple rule to match against these sorts of
 URL formats, so that to your visitors it appears as if the actual path
 exists, but internally it can get translated to something like
 http://www.abcnetwork.com/profile.php?id=username

 Thanks,
 Ash
 http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

Re: [PHP] Best Practice to Create Dynamic URL's- With Username

[Gaurav Kumar]

I totally agree with this architecture.

You are correct, I am just in the starting phase of the project and in fact
still need to define the architecture in detail.

Now the question I asked in my last reply is still to be answered?

Gaurav Kumar
OSWebstudio.Com

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Andrea Giammarchi an_...@hotmail.comwrote:



 
  Question I was Asked by Andrea- mod_reqrite or .htaccess is the answer,
 but
  I wonder why you choose /user/username rather than just /username a la
  twitter.
 
  I will be using many other aspects of my users something like
  /projects/username/; /gallery/username/.

 well, it does not matter if this service is user based.

 /username/ #as user home page
 /username/projects/ #as user projects
 /username/gallery/ #as user gallery
 /username/etc ...

 it's just a silly point but from user home page you isntantly know if user
 exists and you instantly know subsections

 In your way you assume that there is a gallery for that user while he could
 have created only projects, without galleries.
 So one search failed, while to go in the user page I need to digit /user/
 before, not a big deal but we are in tinyurl and bit.ly era

 Google Code put simply a /p/ as prefix plus the project name plus
 subsection

 /p/myprojname/
 /p/myprojname/wiki

 since you are starting now, maybe you could consider this semantic
 alternative, if it suits your requirements.

 Regards
   Thanks,
   Ash
   http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
  
  
  
  

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Re: [PHP] Best Practice to Create Dynamic URL's- With Username

[Gaurav Kumar]

Thanks Ashley and all the folks out there...

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Ashley Sheridan
a...@ashleysheridan.co.ukwrote:

 On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 15:20 +0530, Gaurav Kumar wrote:
  I totally agree with this architecture.
 
  You are correct, I am just in the starting phase of the project and in
  fact still need to define the architecture in detail.
 
  Now the question I asked in my last reply is still to be answered?
 
  Gaurav Kumar
  OSWebstudio.Com
 
  On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Andrea Giammarchi
  an_...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
 
  
   Question I was Asked by Andrea- mod_reqrite or .htaccess is
  the answer, but
   I wonder why you choose /user/username rather than
  just /username a la
   twitter.
  
   I will be using many other aspects of my users something
  like
   /projects/username/; /gallery/username/.
 
 
  well, it does not matter if this service is user based.
 
  /username/ #as user home page
  /username/projects/ #as user projects
  /username/gallery/ #as user gallery
  /username/etc ...
 
  it's just a silly point but from user home page you isntantly
  know if user exists and you instantly know subsections
 
  In your way you assume that there is a gallery for that user
  while he could have created only projects, without galleries.
  So one search failed, while to go in the user page I need to
  digit /user/ before, not a big deal but we are in tinyurl and
  bit.ly era
 
  Google Code put simply a /p/ as prefix plus the project name
  plus subsection
 
  /p/myprojname/
  /p/myprojname/wiki
 
  since you are starting now, maybe you could consider this
  semantic alternative, if it suits your requirements.
 
  Regards
 
Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
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 For help with the mod_rewrite, a Google search never goes amiss, first
 result I found for 'mod_rewrite example' is
 http://www.workingwith.me.uk/articles/scripting/mod_rewrite . I looked
 at it quickly and it does cover what you need.

 As for what you get as $_GET parameters, that's entirely up to you, and
 as you will see from the above link, it's fairly simple to mess about
 with.


 Thanks,
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 http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

Re: [PHP] best function to use ~ file_get_contents or ?

[Gaurav Kumar]

There is no best function as such. Everything depends upon your requirement.

You can also use fopen() to get the contents of the remote file and do some
error handling that if you get any content then display image else a message
etc..

Gaurav Kumar
(Team Lead- open source)
oswebstudio.com



On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 4:06 AM, CRM c...@globalissa.com wrote:

 Hi All,
 Not sure of the best approach, need your feedback. I have 4 images on a
 website. These are used in navigation. When I load a reference webpage on
 my
 local machine the local page calls 4 images from an external website, each
 image will be on a different domain.

 What I want to see is if the navigation images/buttons can be
 loaded/displayed
 in my browser. If they can, then I will display the images on my local
 page.
 If the images cannot be loaded, then this indicates some connection issue
 and
 the result will be some text like 'Site Offline'. So just by glancing at my
 local machine reference page I can tell if one or more of the different
 sites
 is or is not available.

 So what is the best function to use?

 if ( @file_get_contents( DOMAIN_PATH .
 images/navigation/nav_globalissa.png )):

 or ???

 Please also cc i...@globalissa.com

 Thanks for any helpful suggestions.

 Sincerely,

 Rob
 Global I.S. S.A.
 Software Powers the Net
 Email: crm at globalissa dot com

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