RE: [PHP] base64_encode, forward slashes and mod_rewrite

2006-02-24 Thread Jared Williams
There are variants of base64, which replace the + / characters with something less likely to cause problems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64 Jared sorry Ive done it again, for anyones interest, you might have to urlencode the string twice for mod_rewrite to accept encrypted and

Re: [PHP] base64_encode, forward slashes and mod_rewrite

2006-02-23 Thread Dan Rossi
sorry Ive done it again, for anyones interest, you might have to urlencode the string twice for mod_rewrite to accept encrypted and base64_encoded strings which add slashes and ampersands into their strings. It is confirmed there is a bug in mod_rewrite and doesnt like the urlencoded %2F

Re: [PHP] base64_encode in URLs

2005-05-11 Thread Richard Lynch
On Tue, May 10, 2005 8:50 pm, Joe Harman said: Hey just curious if it's okay to encode variables that are passed in URLs with base64_encode??? since, I am going to pass a email address in the URL, I would like to protect the email address from typical people I dunno if every character that

Re: [PHP] base64_encode in URLs

2005-05-11 Thread Joe Harman
HA... Thanks for your thoughts... I am actually using this for a broadcast email system... I just use a PHP image generator to make a 1 x1 gif... the image generator script takes a variable for color then I added another one for email address to keep stats on who has opened the message ex.

Re: [PHP] base64_encode in URLs

2005-05-11 Thread Brandon Ryan
Joe, this may be a little off topic, but most modern email clients wont show images in HTML unless the user clicks to show images manually. This could fool your automatic counting and email verification. On 5/11/05, Joe Harman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HA... Thanks for your thoughts... I am

Re: [PHP] base64_encode in URLs

2005-05-11 Thread Joe Harman
Hey Thanks Brandon... I know that does happen, so the stats is just suppose to approximate.. thanks for point that out Cheers Joe On 5/11/05, Brandon Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joe, this may be a little off topic, but most modern email clients wont show images in HTML unless the user clicks

Re: [PHP] base64_encode

2002-06-27 Thread Rouvas Stathis
Hi, RFC2045: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies para 6.8 Base64 Content-Transfer-Encoding URL:ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/docs/rfc/20xx/2045 or your favorite RFC repository -Stathis. Gerard Samuel wrote: Thanks Andrew Braund wrote:

RE: [PHP] base64_encode

2002-06-26 Thread Andrew Braund
Googling on ascii table base64 got me; http://ulla.mcgill.ca/arts150a/sample_exam.htm a nice little table with the base 64 characters (also got http://email.about.com/library/weekly/aa070201a.htm which discribes base64) So in answer to your question the extras look like + and /. 26+26+10+2=64

Re: [PHP] base64_encode

2002-06-26 Thread Gerard Samuel
Thanks Andrew Braund wrote: Googling on ascii table base64 got me; http://ulla.mcgill.ca/arts150a/sample_exam.htm a nice little table with the base 64 characters (also got http://email.about.com/library/weekly/aa070201a.htm which discribes base64) So in answer to your question the extras look