Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-10 Thread Paul M Foster
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:00:16PM -0300, Eduardo wrote: Potatoes: The Instant Recipe RE: Robert Cummings Put a washed non peeled medium size potato per person over a oven-plate and take it to the oven. When almost done, slice longitudinally and add a piece of hard cheese. When

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-10 Thread 9el
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Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-10 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 15:31, 9el le...@phpxperts.net wrote: I'm trying to find whoami here :D You mean to say: I'm trying to find whyami here. ;-P -- /Daniel P. Brown daniel.br...@parasane.net || danbr...@php.net http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ 50% Off All

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-10 Thread Andrew Ballard
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Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-10 Thread Michael A. Peters
Daniel Brown wrote: On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 15:31, 9el le...@phpxperts.net wrote: I'm trying to find whoami here :D You mean to say: I'm trying to find whyami here. I think I am here therefore I why? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit:

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-05 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 19:54 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 23:21 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 18:14 -0500, PJ wrote: Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:46 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 21:55 +,

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-05 Thread Robert Cummings
On Thu, 2009-03-05 at 08:21 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 19:54 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 23:21 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 18:14 -0500, PJ wrote: Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:46 -0500, Robert

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-05 Thread PJ
Shawn McKenzie wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: Whatever you do, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please, do

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Peter Ford
PJ wrote: Per Jessen wrote: PJ wrote: forgot to add: What's the difference between back ticks or quotes and regular single quotes? text in back ticks is executed via a shell, text in single quotes isn't. Ok, but how does this relate to a command passed from a php Web page? I

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Michael A. Peters
Peter Ford wrote: PJ wrote: Per Jessen wrote: PJ wrote: forgot to add: What's the difference between back ticks or quotes and regular single quotes? text in back ticks is executed via a shell, text in single quotes isn't. Ok, but how does this relate to a command passed from a

RE: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Boyd, Todd M.
-Original Message- From: PJ [mailto:af.gour...@videotron.ca] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 5:56 PM To: Boyd, Todd M. Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] whoami explanation Boyd, Todd M. wrote: -Original Message- From: Ashley Sheridan [mailto:a

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
[Inhales] On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 01:01, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Ok. You asked for it... I have to rant a bit get this off my chest as it has been bugging me for a while and this is not directed at anyone in particular. I'm noting for a while here I do not

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Daniel Brown wrote: [Inhales] On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 01:01, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Ok. You asked for it... I have to rant a bit get this off my chest as it has been bugging me for a while and this is not directed at anyone in particular. I'm noting for a

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on.  Good comments. No offense taken and none intended. I am enoying the list and will continue to participate, if i may. I have learned a great deal already and really do appreciate the help. So you mentioned your

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Robert Cummings
Daniel Brown wrote: The way I see it, life is little more than a game played in a dream; win or lose, it's still going to end, so enjoy it while it lasts. Speak for yourself THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!! *chops off Dan's head* *runs away while lightning bolts strike him over and

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:52, Robert Cummings rob...@interjinn.com wrote: *runs away while lightning bolts strike him over and over* Would the sound to accompany this mental image be one of a Daffy Duck or Woody Woodpecker nature? -- /Daniel P. Brown daniel.br...@parasane.net ||

RE: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Boyd, Todd M.
-Original Message- From: paras...@gmail.com [mailto:paras...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Brown Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:16 AM To: Robert Cummings Cc: PJ; Boyd, Todd M.; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] whoami explanation On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:52

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Robert Cummings
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 11:15 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:52, Robert Cummings rob...@interjinn.com wrote: *runs away while lightning bolts strike him over and over* Would the sound to accompany this mental image be one of a Daffy Duck or Woody Woodpecker nature?

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:20, Boyd, Todd M. tmbo...@ccis.edu wrote: I think it's a Queen song, actually... Mama-mia. -- /Daniel P. Brown daniel.br...@parasane.net || danbr...@php.net http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ 50% Off All Shared Hosting Plans at PilotPig: Use

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Stuart
Cracking response Dan, and I agree fully with most of it. A while back I was a far more active contributor to the PHP lists than I am now (promotion == more responsibility == less spare time) and the reason I do it is because it never seems like work - it's fun!! But I feel I must correct you on

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:31, Stuart stut...@gmail.com wrote: The results returned by Google are not constant. They vary based on your location, which domain you're using, which index instance you hit and a number of other things, most of which are not public. It is more than possible that PJ

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Stuart
2009/3/4 Daniel Brown danbr...@php.net On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:31, Stuart stut...@gmail.com wrote: The results returned by Google are not constant. They vary based on your location, which domain you're using, which index instance you hit and a number of other things, most of which are

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:28, Stuart stut...@gmail.com wrote: As I understand it, and like you I certainly don't claim to know for sure, clusters within the Google infrastructure sometimes fall behind with their copy of the the index which can mean different results even between page reloads.

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Thodoris
This really needs some explanation I found this on the web: ?php echo `whoami`; ? with it there was the comment the direction of those single-quotes matters (WHY ?) and it works But this (_*FROM THE PHP MANUAL***_ * - exec()* executes the given /command/ ) does not, COPIED AND PASTED:

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on. Good comments. No offense taken and none intended. I am enoying the list and will continue to participate, if i may. I have learned a great deal already and really do appreciate the help.

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Stuart wrote: Cracking response Dan, and I agree fully with most of it. A while back I was a far more active contributor to the PHP lists than I am now (promotion == more responsibility == less spare time) and the reason I do it is because it never seems like work - it's fun!! But I feel I

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Shawn McKenzie
PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on. Good comments. No offense taken and none intended. I am enoying the list and will continue to participate, if i may. I have learned a great deal already and really do appreciate the

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 13:31, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: am I vindicated  ;-) Eh. Whether or not it is true in practice, in theory it certainly sounds plausible to have varying results. However, your argument, verbatim, wasn't entirely with merit. ;-P All in all, sure. At

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Shawn McKenzie
Thodoris wrote: Didn't have the time to read the whole thread. Sorry for being so lame. Obviously, or you would have known that this thread has very little if anything to do with whoami! :-) -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Stuart
2009/3/4 PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca Stuart wrote: Cracking response Dan, and I agree fully with most of it. A while back I was a far more active contributor to the PHP lists than I am now (promotion == more responsibility == less spare time) and the reason I do it is because it never

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Thodoris
Thodoris wrote: Didn't have the time to read the whole thread. Sorry for being so lame. Obviously, or you would have known that this thread has very little if anything to do with whoami! :-) Indeed nonetheless it will be something useful for the archives (at least I think

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 10:23 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote: Secondly, if you are getting a different response from Google, Sally, then you didn't use the same input I'd beg to differ. It's well known that Google gives out different results based on geographical location and previous search history.

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 15:03, Ashley Sheridan a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 10:23 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote: Secondly, if you are getting a different response from Google, Sally, then you didn't use the same input I'd beg to differ. It's well known that Google gives

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:02 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 15:03, Ashley Sheridan a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 10:23 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote: Secondly, if you are getting a different response from Google, Sally, then you didn't use the same

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 15:07, Ashley Sheridan a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk wrote: Yeah, been crazily busy with both my regular job and freelance stuff. I think I'm booked up to Armageddon now :-/ Good for you. It means you're definitely doing something right. -- /Daniel P. Brown

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on. Good comments. No offense taken and none intended. I am enoying the list and will continue to participate, if i may. I have learned a great

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Robert Cummings
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 16:16 -0500, PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on. Good comments. No offense taken and none intended. I am enoying the list and will

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Chris
for FILE in $LIST do cp $FILE $FILE.bak done which works as long as you can guarantee that none your file names contain spaces ... ;) Which he already said: Note that in both of these examples, filenames with spaces in them will blow the whole thing up :( ;) -- Postgresql php

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Shawn McKenzie
PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on. Good comments. No offense taken and none intended. I am enoying the list and will continue to participate, if i may. I have learned

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on. Good comments. No offense taken and none intended. I am enoying

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Paul M Foster
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 04:16:40PM -0500, PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: snip Ooooh, boy now this is really serious... :o I think your ignorance will be forgiven, maybe! And this is

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 16:16 -0500, PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on. Good comments. No offense taken

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on. Good comments. No offense taken and none intended. I am enoying the

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Robert Cummings
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: Whatever you do, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please, do not vilify potatoes! ...or the Irish :-) Potatoes are best served sliced into sticks, pan-fried, covered in cheese curds, and then finally doused in

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Right on.

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Paul M Foster wrote: On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 04:16:40PM -0500, PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: snip Ooooh, boy now this is really serious... :o

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: Whatever you do, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please, do not vilify potatoes! ...or the Irish :-) Potatoes are best served sliced into sticks, pan-fried, covered in cheese

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Robert Cummings
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:43 -0500, PJ wrote: Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: Whatever you do, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please, do not vilify potatoes! ...or the Irish :-) Potatoes are best

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Robert Cummings
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 21:55 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: Whilst we're on the subject, what about cows, pigs and sheep, which are the biggest contributors to global warming through their, erm, gases? Global warming is a huge problem, so I call upon all vegetarians to eat as much meat as

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:43 -0500, PJ wrote: Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: Whatever you do, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please, do not vilify potatoes! ...or the Irish

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:46 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 21:55 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: Whilst we're on the subject, what about cows, pigs and sheep, which are the biggest contributors to global warming through their, erm, gases? Global warming is a huge

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:40 -0500, PJ wrote: Paul M Foster wrote: On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 04:16:40PM -0500, PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote:

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Robert Cummings
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 23:02 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:40 -0500, PJ wrote: Yuck. But then there are people who are more resistant to crap than cockroaches. But we will not outlast them! You might try to get informed... Unfortunately, Americans are a sad and

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 18:16 -0500, PJ wrote: Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:40 -0500, PJ wrote: Paul M Foster wrote: On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 04:16:40PM -0500, PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote:

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 18:14 -0500, PJ wrote: Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:46 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 21:55 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: Whilst we're on the subject, what about cows, pigs and sheep, which are the biggest

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:46 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 21:55 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: Whilst we're on the subject, what about cows, pigs and sheep, which are the biggest contributors to global warming through their, erm, gases?

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:40 -0500, PJ wrote: Paul M Foster wrote: On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 04:16:40PM -0500, PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Wed, Mar

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Shawn McKenzie
Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: Whatever you do, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please, do not vilify potatoes! ...or the Irish :-) Potatoes are best served sliced into sticks, pan-fried, covered in cheese curds,

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Robert Cummings
On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 23:21 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 18:14 -0500, PJ wrote: Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:46 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 21:55 +, Ashley Sheridan wrote: Whilst we're on the subject,

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread PJ
Shawn McKenzie wrote: Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: Whatever you do, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please, do not vilify potatoes! ...or the Irish :-) Potatoes are best served sliced into sticks,

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Shawn McKenzie
PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: Whatever you do, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please, do not vilify potatoes! ...or the Irish :-) Potatoes are best served sliced

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Shawn McKenzie
Shawn McKenzie wrote: PJ wrote: Shawn McKenzie wrote: Robert Cummings wrote: On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 15:48 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: Whatever you do, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please, do not vilify potatoes! ...or the Irish :-) Potatoes

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 20:28, Shawn McKenzie nos...@mckenzies.net wrote: Well, the ground beef is actually tartar and it goes without saying that it would be topped with foie gras and grape chutney with caviar on the side. with gold-plated platinum flakes and diamond-dust salt. --

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread VamVan
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Daniel Brown danbr...@php.net wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 20:28, Shawn McKenzie nos...@mckenzies.net wrote: Well, the ground beef is actually tartar and it goes without saying that it would be topped with foie gras and grape chutney with caviar on the

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread Daniel Brown
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 22:46, VamVan vamsee...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Guys I have  Question. I just noticed that once the whoami thread reached 100 posts it automatically created another thread. Is this intended? Can a discussion be only 100 post's long?? Just out of curiosity :) In

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-04 Thread VamVan
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Daniel Brown danbr...@php.net wrote: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 22:46, VamVan vamsee...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Guys I have Question. I just noticed that once the whoami thread reached 100 posts it automatically created another thread. Is this intended? Can a

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Robert Cummings
On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 10:42 -0500, PJ wrote: This really needs some explanation I found this on the web: ?php echo `whoami`; ? with it there was the comment the direction of those single-quotes matters (WHY ?) and it works But this (_*FROM THE PHP MANUAL***_ * - exec()* executes the

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Per Jessen
PJ wrote: This really needs some explanation I found this on the web: ?php echo `whoami`; ? with it there was the comment the direction of those single-quotes matters (WHY ?) and it works GIYF - look up back quotes. But this (_*FROM THE PHP MANUAL***_ * - exec()* executes the given

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:42, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: This really needs some explanation I found this on the web: ?php echo `whoami`; ? with it there was the comment the direction of those single-quotes matters (WHY ?) Those are called backtick operators. Like in BASh and most

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Per Jessen wrote: PJ wrote: This really needs some explanation I found this on the web: ?php echo `whoami`; ? with it there was the comment the direction of those single-quotes matters (WHY ?) and it works GIYF - look up back quotes. But this (_*FROM THE PHP

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Per Jessen wrote: PJ wrote: This really needs some explanation I found this on the web: ?php echo `whoami`; ? with it there was the comment the direction of those single-quotes matters (WHY ?) and it works GIYF - look up back quotes. But this (_*FROM THE PHP

RE: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread bruce
[mailto:af.gour...@videotron.ca] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 7:57 AM To: Per Jessen Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] whoami explanation Per Jessen wrote: PJ wrote: This really needs some explanation I found this on the web: ?php echo `whoami

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Per Jessen
PJ wrote: forgot to add: What's the difference between back ticks or quotes and regular single quotes? text in back ticks is executed via a shell, text in single quotes isn't. How does one enter back quotes from the keyboard? Depends on your keyboard - on my current keyboard, the back

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:57, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: forgot to add: What's the difference between back ticks or quotes and regular single quotes? How does one enter back quotes from the keyboard? Welcome to the Internet! The first place you should look when you have a

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Per Jessen wrote: PJ wrote: This really needs some explanation I found this on the web: ?php echo `whoami`; ? with it there was the comment the direction of those single-quotes matters (WHY ?) and it works GIYF - look up back quotes. But this (_*FROM THE PHP

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Robert Cummings
On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 10:57 -0500, PJ wrote: Per Jessen wrote: PJ wrote: This really needs some explanation I found this on the web: ?php echo `whoami`; ? with it there was the comment the direction of those single-quotes matters (WHY ?) and it works GIYF -

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:03, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: ok, ok, I found it but you guys are assuming that this is something everybody should know... hell, I've been tinkering with programming and unix etc. for many, many years and this is the first time I ran into back quotes. SORRY!

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Daniel Brown wrote: On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:57, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: forgot to add: What's the difference between back ticks or quotes and regular single quotes? How does one enter back quotes from the keyboard? Welcome to the Internet! The first place you

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Robert Cummings
On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 11:03 -0500, PJ wrote: ok, ok, I found it but you guys are assuming that this is something everybody should know... hell, I've been tinkering with programming and unix etc. for many, many years and this is the first time I ran into back quotes. SORRY! You're not

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Per Jessen wrote: PJ wrote: forgot to add: What's the difference between back ticks or quotes and regular single quotes? text in back ticks is executed via a shell, text in single quotes isn't. Ok, but how does this relate to a command passed from a php Web page? I don't

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:16, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: I don't think it's necessary to be sarcastic... That's okay, I'll allow it anyway. Hate to disappoint you, but on my computer (FreeBSD 7.0) on Firefox Google does not go directly to the php manual... it goes to some nitwit

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:22, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Ok, but how does this relate to a command passed from a php Web page? I don't understand the processus. I use bash on my FreeBSD and have not needed a back quote yet that I can recall... and on WinXP? As in the email I just

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Daniel Brown wrote: On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:22, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Ok, but how does this relate to a command passed from a php Web page? I don't understand the processus. I use bash on my FreeBSD and have not needed a back quote yet that I can recall... and on WinXP?

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:41, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: I appreciate the input and I take the chastizing with a ton of salt. It's all in good fun and being the new guy, it's at your expense. ;-P Having thick skin means you'll stick around and probably learn a lot from the

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Daniel Brown wrote: On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:41, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: I appreciate the input and I take the chastizing with a ton of salt. It's all in good fun and being the new guy, it's at your expense. ;-P Having thick skin means you'll stick around

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:59, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: :-* Umm thanks? (You do know that's the emoticon to symbolize kissing, right?) -- /Daniel P. Brown daniel.br...@parasane.net || danbr...@php.net http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ 50% Off All Shared

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Daniel Brown wrote: On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:59, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: :-* Umm thanks? (You do know that's the emoticon to symbolize kissing, right?) Let's not get too personnal here... it was meant to blow a kiss of appreciation to all... ;-) I may

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:13, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Let's not get too personnal here... it was meant to blow a kiss of appreciation to all... ;-) I may not be gay, but I love my gay friends... and I do  not mean in the way Jimmy Carter's translators goofed when he went to Poland

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Robert Cummings
On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 12:17 -0500, Daniel Brown wrote: On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:13, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: Let's not get too personnal here... it was meant to blow a kiss of appreciation to all... ;-) I may not be gay, but I love my gay friends... and I do not mean in the

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:37, Robert Cummings rob...@interjinn.com wrote: You have an extraneous sometimes in the above sentence! Yeah, I was waiting for that ;-P -- /Daniel P. Brown daniel.br...@parasane.net || danbr...@php.net http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ 50%

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Paul M Foster
On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 10:57:21AM -0500, PJ wrote: snip How does one enter back quotes from the keyboard? Tell me you didn't seriously just ask that question. Paul -- Paul M. Foster -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 11:16 -0500, PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:57, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: forgot to add: What's the difference between back ticks or quotes and regular single quotes? How does one enter back quotes from the keyboard?

RE: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Boyd, Todd M.
-Original Message- From: Ashley Sheridan [mailto:a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:07 PM To: PJ Cc: Daniel Brown; Per Jessen; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] whoami explanation On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 11:16 -0500, PJ wrote: Daniel Brown wrote

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Clancy
On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:09:48 -0500, danbr...@php.net (Daniel Brown) wrote: On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:03, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: ok, ok, I found it but you guys are assuming that this is something everybody should know... hell, I've been tinkering with programming and unix etc. for

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Boyd, Todd M. wrote: -Original Message- From: Ashley Sheridan [mailto:a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:07 PM To: PJ Cc: Daniel Brown; Per Jessen; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] whoami explanation On Tue, 2009-03-03 at 11:16 -0500, PJ wrote

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 18:56, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: But I'm sorry I missed the fun earlier about the American foibles... unfortunately that should go on some other list and I wish I knew which one - one that had some smarts to it (like this one) and I'd like to really hear what

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Michael A. Peters
PJ wrote: Gee, thanks. So, when was I supposed to have used this alias? Hell, I can live with my ignorance. What's a POSIX system and why is it a POSIX - a language, I think I heard cd ~ brings you to your home directory. cd ~/stuff brings you to the stuff sub-directory of your home

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread Michael A. Peters
Michael A. Peters wrote: With respect to value of issuing shell commands from within php - I'm sure there are some legitimate uses. I use to do it all the time but now I really try not to because it makes the php less portable. You also have to be super careful with your code so that use

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Michael A. Peters wrote: PJ wrote: Gee, thanks. So, when was I supposed to have used this alias? Hell, I can live with my ignorance. What's a POSIX system and why is it a POSIX - a language, I think I heard cd ~ brings you to your home directory. cd ~/stuff brings you to the

Re: [PHP] whoami explanation

2009-03-03 Thread PJ
Daniel Brown wrote: On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 18:56, PJ af.gour...@videotron.ca wrote: But I'm sorry I missed the fun earlier about the American foibles... unfortunately that should go on some other list and I wish I knew which one - one that had some smarts to it (like this one) and I'd like to

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