[PHP] session and mysql connection identifier

Hi, I want to use mysql persistent connection to connect to mysql and use the connection identifier or handle in subsequent pages/scripts. So in script1.php I have session_start(); session_register('conn'); HTTP_SESSION_VARS['conn']=mysql_pconnect(...); and in script2.php I have, echo $conn;

[PHP] fopen successful..cant write to the file though permissions are ok..

Hi, I am facing a strange problem..When I try to create a file in /tmp directory (using php script) as follows: $filename/tmp/newfile); $filehandle=fopen($filename,w); fclose($filehandle); I get error something like fclose(): ~not a stream~. All routines like fwrite(), readdir() give errors. An

[PHP] Document root

Hi! Is there any constant in php like $DOCUMENT_ROOT which holds path to the Document root of the server? I want to do something like this: $path=$DOCUMENT_ROOT./files/one.php; echo a href=\$path\; Thanks in advance, Mukta -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit:

[PHP] fpdf

Hi, I want to display the results generated by the query and generate a pdf document (using fpdf) for the users to save. The user should be able to save it by clicking on a save button. I have a script called display.php which displays the result of the query..now I want user to be able to

[PHP] Dynamically generate a drop down list

Hi, I want to dynamically generate a drop down list of authors by querying a database. What I am doing at present is: function init_auth_list($auth_list) { $auth_list=select name=author option value=\\select the name of t he author/option\; $query=select name from author order by

[PHP] forms addslashes ?

Hi, I want to add slashes to a string, if it contains quotation marks and which is received as input from a form, so that I can enter it to a database. What I am doing is as follows: echo input type=\text\ name=\title\; $title=addslashes($title); But the string that gets added has a lot of

[PHP] string question

Hi, if a string is: $x=A.B. XYZ; and if I post it as a hidden form control and echo $_POST['x'] then I get: A.B. and not A.B. XYZ ! What should I do? Mukta -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

[PHP] determine action of a form dynamically?

Hi, I want action of a form to be PHP_SELF untill user presses continue button. If continue button is pressed than next.php should be the action of the form. how to do this? Thanks in advance, Mukta -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit:

[PHP] ftp and www

Hi, I am told to merge ftp and www ! I cant understand what it means.. May be it means that it should be possible to browse ftp directory from a browser? What is php's support for ftp? Mukta -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit:

[PHP] public_html and httpd.conf

Hi, All the (php) files that I create under public_html directory are visible to all users...is there anything like private_html where I could test my code and it will not be visible to all except me?! I am using php in solaris... mukta -- PHP General Mailing List

[PHP] Passing the variables ...

I have written followong code in hello.html: HTML HEAD /HEAD BODY FORM ACTION=hello.php METHOD=POST Benter your name:/B INPUT TYPE=TEXTAREA NAME=textbox INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT /FORM /BODY /HTML and following in hello.php: HTML HEAD /HEAD BODY ?php printf(BRhello %s!,$textbox); ? /BODY /HTML This