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php-general Digest 29 Oct 2004 14:44:45 -0000 Issue 3081

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php-general Digest 29 Oct 2004 14:44:45 -0000 Issue 3081

Topics (messages 200603 through 200645):

insert xml data into database
200603 by: mishin coleman

Re: What is wrong with next code
200604 by: John Holmes
200645 by: Vladimir Shiray

Bug-Tracking-System in PHP ?
200605 by: Michelle Konzack
200608 by: Reinhart Viane

Re: About File Paths [unresolved]
200606 by: Nick Wilson

Parsing a concatenated variable and string?
200607 by: Paul Evans
200610 by: Jack.van.Zanen.nuon.com

Re: trying 2 pull data out table and populate a list box
        200609 by: Reinhart Viane
        200614 by: Greg Donald
        200615 by: Reinhart Viane
        200616 by: Garth Hapgood - Strickland
        200617 by: Reinhart Viane

Help needed
        200611 by: suma parakala
        200612 by: Greg Donald
        200613 by: Graham Cossey

Splitting a webpage
200618 by: Nunners
200619 by: Greg Donald

exec() or system() to run *.exe and let php continue with code
200620 by: lleoneye
200622 by: Matt M.

Re: Date Calculation
200621 by: Robert Sossomon

Code help on a multi select list
        200623 by: Stuart Felenstein
        200624 by: Jay Blanchard
        200626 by: Reinhart Viane
        200627 by: Stuart Felenstein
        200628 by: Ben Ramsey
        200629 by: Reinhart Viane
        200630 by: Ben Ramsey
        200631 by: Jay Blanchard
        200632 by: Ben Ramsey
        200634 by: Stuart Felenstein
        200635 by: Greg Donald
        200636 by: Graham Cossey
        200638 by: Jay Blanchard
        200640 by: Jay Blanchard
        200641 by: John Nichel
        200644 by: John Nichel

Re: File uploads and handling
200625 by: Philip Thompson

SOAP w/PHP 4
        200633 by: Dan Joseph
        200637 by: Ben Ramsey
        200639 by: Steve Brown
        200643 by: Dan Joseph

Gawd I hate those useless error messages...
200642 by: -{ Rene Brehmer }-

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any ideas how to do this?

i can get the php to print out all the details of the
xml but not sure how to input that data into a
database. - maybe using some sort of array?
its an annoying postgresql database that i need to
insert it into but any ideas on how to insert into any
database would be helpful.
thanks

// this function prints out a list of properties found
in the xml file
    function print_houses()
    {
        global $obj;
        echo '<table width="' . $this->TableWidth . '"
border="' . $this->TableBorder . '" cellpadding="' .
$this->TableCellpadding . '" cellspacing="' .
$this->TableCellspacing . '" class="' .
$this->TableClass . '">';
        while (list($key, $val) =
each($obj->xml->XMLDATA->PROPERTIES->PROPERTY)) {
            echo "<tr>\n";
            echo "<td class=" . $this->TableRow1Class
. ">\n";
            echo "<a href=\"./property.php?id=" .
$val->attr['PROPERTYID'] . "\" class=\"" .
$this->TableTxtProperties . "\">" . $val->SUBURB->data
. ", $" . $val->RENT->data . "</a>\n";
            echo "</td>";
            echo "</tr>\n";
        } // while
        echo '</table>';

reset($obj->xml->XMLDATA->PROPERTIES->PROPERTY);
    }

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Vladimir Shiray wrote:
> -------------------------------------------------
> Warning: mysql_query(): 4 is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in ...
> $result = mysql_query('SELECT 1+1', $db1);
> -------------------------------------------------
[snip]
> $db1 = mysql_connect ('localhost', 'test', '1');
> $db2 = mysql_connect ('localhost', 'test', '1');
> mysql_close($db2);

If you connect with the same parameters, PHP will just reuse the
previous connection. So you only have one connection and closing either
one will result in the connection being lost, hence the "invalid link
resource" message.

---John Holmes...

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I has noted specially:
It works OK in PHP 4.3.6 or when line "$db2 = 0;" had been commented
in all described versions of PHP.

So next example works perfect:
-------------------------------------------------
error_reporting(E_ALL);
$db1 = mysql_connect ('localhost', 'test', '1');
$db2 = mysql_connect ('localhost', 'test', '1');
mysql_close($db2);
$result = mysql_query('SELECT 1+1', $db1);
if ($result)
{
$row = mysql_fetch_row($result);
echo "Result: {$row[0]}\n";
}
-------------------------------------------------
rootgate:~/src/PHP# php -q mysql_connect3.php
Result: 2

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:08:39 -0400
John Holmes <holmes072000charter.net> wrote:

> Vladimir Shiray wrote:
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > Warning: mysql_query(): 4 is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in ...
> > $result = mysql_query('SELECT 1+1', $db1);
> > -------------------------------------------------
> [snip]
> > $db1 = mysql_connect ('localhost', 'test', '1');
> > $db2 = mysql_connect ('localhost', 'test', '1');
> > mysql_close($db2);
>
> If you connect with the same parameters, PHP will just reuse the
> previous connection. So you only have one connection and closing either
> one will result in the connection being lost, hence the "invalid link
> resource" message.
>
> --
>
> ---John Holmes...
>
> Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E/
>
> php|architect: The Magazine for PHP Professionals _ www.phparch.com
>
>

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Hello,

Curently I create my website and I need for my development project
a BTS like this one from <bugs.debian.org>.

I have only around 20 Debian Packages, so I do not need a big one
of BTS.

Curently I use E-Mails from my Provider like:

<package>-wired-stufffreenet.de

with procmail and some BASH scripts :-)
Does anyone know a better solution in PHP4 ?

Maybe Webinterface included ?

The BASH scripts are working fine, but they are too heavy

Greetings
Michelle

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Dunno if this is ok:
http://www.mantisbt.org/

-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Konzack [mailto:linux4michellefreenet.de]
Sent: vrijdag 29 oktober 2004 5:31
To: php-generallists.php.net
Subject: [PHP] Bug-Tracking-System in PHP ?

Hello,

Curently I create my website and I need for my development project a BTS
like this one from <bugs.debian.org>.

I have only around 20 Debian Packages, so I do not need a big one of
BTS.

Curently I use E-Mails from my Provider like:

<package>-wired-stufffreenet.de

with procmail and some BASH scripts :-)
Does anyone know a better solution in PHP4 ?

Maybe Webinterface included ?

The BASH scripts are working fine, but they are too heavy

Greetings
Michelle

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* and then Matthew Sims declared....
> > If a script is to be called with cron *outside* of the http directory,
> > how should file system paths be handled?
> >
> > Should I use
> >
> > fopen('a_path/relative_to/thescript.php');
> >
> > or
> >
> > fopen('/usr/var/www/absolute_file_path/thescript.php');
> >
> > Im not only using this for fopen. So does php work relative to the
> > script being called or not?
> >
> > Much thanks...
> > --
> > Nick W
>
> When in doubt, use absolute.

Fair enough, thanks Matthew..
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Hi,

I am new to PHP and cant seem to find a way to parse a concatenated string
and variable.

To explain:

I have a database to catalogue a composers works, one of the tables has a
list of instruments which I then access to dynamically display on a wep page
using checkboxes - if a particular instrument is used in the work then the
checkbox is checked.

<?php

//Select all instruments from the instrumentTbl in the correct order

$resultInstrument = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM instrumentTbl ORDER BY
sort_order");

//Load them into an array

if ($myrowInstrument = mysql_fetch_array($resultInstrument)) {
do {
echo $myrowInstrument['instrument'];
echo ": ";

?>

//This creates a checkbox for each instrument in the database

<input name="<?php echo $myrowInstrument['instrument']; ?>"
type="checkbox" value="<?php echo $myrowInstrument['instrument']; ?>">

So far so good.

The problem I am having is when I want to insert the number of instruments
used in the work.

<input name="<?php echo $myrowInstrument['instrument']; ?>number"
type="text" size="3">

This snipet of code produces a dynamically created form where the user can
enter the number of instruments required. (Ie 2 flutes)

Here is a part of the form created from the code above for the instrument
Flute:

To process the information in this form I think I need to concatenate
$instrument with the string 'number'. the only problem is that PHP reads
this literally and the output is just $Flutenumber and not the number
actually entered.

Here is the code I have at the moment

<?php

$resultInstrument_id = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM instrumentTbl ORDER BY
sort_order");

     while ($myrowInstrument_id = mysql_fetch_array($resultInstrument_id))
     {
     $instrument = $myrowInstrument_id['instrument'];

if (strlen ($$instrument !='0'))
{
//this works fine and gives a list of all the checked instruments
print $$instrument;

//this just outputs the literal interpretation ie it will print
$Flutenumber not the actual number entered on the form.

print "$${$instrument}number";

}
}

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Paul.

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Hi Paul

Try print $instrument."number";

jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Evans [mailto:pevansitmuse.com]
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 9:45 AM
To: php-generallists.php.net
Subject: [PHP] Parsing a concatenated variable and string?

Hi,

I am new to PHP and cant seem to find a way to parse a concatenated string
and variable.

To explain:

<?php

//Select all instruments from the instrumentTbl in the correct order

$resultInstrument = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM instrumentTbl ORDER BY
sort_order");

//Load them into an array

if ($myrowInstrument = mysql_fetch_array($resultInstrument)) { do { echo
$myrowInstrument['instrument']; echo ": ";

?>

//This creates a checkbox for each instrument in the database

<input name="<?php echo $myrowInstrument['instrument']; ?>"
type="checkbox" value="<?php echo $myrowInstrument['instrument']; ?>">

So far so good.

The problem I am having is when I want to insert the number of instruments
used in the work.

<input name="<?php echo $myrowInstrument['instrument']; ?>number"
type="text" size="3">

This snipet of code produces a dynamically created form where the user can
enter the number of instruments required. (Ie 2 flutes)

Here is a part of the form created from the code above for the instrument
Flute:

Here is the code I have at the moment

<?php

$resultInstrument_id = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM instrumentTbl ORDER BY
sort_order");

     while ($myrowInstrument_id = mysql_fetch_array($resultInstrument_id))
     {
     $instrument = $myrowInstrument_id['instrument'];

if (strlen ($$instrument !='0'))
{
//this works fine and gives a list of all the checked instruments print
$$instrument;

//this just outputs the literal interpretation ie it will print
$Flutenumber not the actual number entered on the form.

print "$${$instrument}number";

}
}

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Paul.

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I always do this with a script like this:

$sql="select * from ladders order by laddername";
$rsladders=mysql_query($sql);
$aantal_ladders=mysql_num_rows($rsladders);

        for($x=0;$x<$aantal_ladders;$x++)
        {
                $rijladders["$x"]=mysql_fetch_array($rsladders);
        }

And then to populate the list:
<select name="ladder" id="select">
          <?PHP
    for($x=0;$x<$aantal_ladders;$x++)
    {
      echo('<option value="'.$rijladders["$x"]["ladder_id"].'"');
      echo('>'.$rijladders["$x"]["laddername"].'</option>');
    }
    ?>
        </select>

This works but I don't know if this is good coding

Greetz
Reinhart

-----Original Message-----
From: Garth Hapgood - Strickland [mailto:garthredpoint.co.za]
Sent: donderdag 28 oktober 2004 17:19
To: php-generallists.php.net
Subject: [PHP] trying 2 pull data out table and populate a list box

I am trying to pull all data out of a table called "province" which has
2 fields "ProvinceID" and "Description" respectively.

Now I want to populate a list with all the data in the "descriptions"
field.

Many thanx

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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:52:49 +0200, Reinhart Viane <rvdomos.be> wrote:
> I always do this with a script like this:
>
> $sql="select * from ladders order by laddername";
> $rsladders=mysql_query($sql);
> $aantal_ladders=mysql_num_rows($rsladders);
>
> for($x=0;$x<$aantal_ladders;$x++)
> {
> $rijladders["$x"]=mysql_fetch_array($rsladders);
> }

if ( mysql_num_rows( $rsladders ) )
{
    while ( $rijladders = mysql_fetch_array( $rsladders ) )
    {
echo <<<EOF
<option value="$rijladders[ladder_id]">$rijladders[laddername]</option>
EOF;
    }
}

>
> And then to populate the list:
> <select name="ladder" id="select">
> <?PHP
> for($x=0;$x<$aantal_ladders;$x++)
> {
> echo('<option value="'.$rijladders["$x"]["ladder_id"].'"');
> echo('>'.$rijladders["$x"]["laddername"].'</option>');

Like I wrote above, I tend to use heredoc syntax for stuff like this.

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>if ( mysql_num_rows( $rsladders ) )
>{
> while ( $rijladders = mysql_fetch_array( $rsladders ) )
> {
>echo <<<EOF
><option value="$rijladders[ladder_id]">$rijladders[laddername]</option>
>EOF;
> }
>}

>Like I wrote above, I tend to use heredoc syntax for stuff like this.

This indeed seems to be a faster way. Can you point me out the <<<EOF?
Or where I can find more information on this?
Thx
Reinhart Viane

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Thanx so much Reinhart

It works fine now.

Ok so i have my list populated now. IF I want to diplay "select one" at the
top of the list box, not as an option, but just so that the user knows to
select an item. How will I put that in the code?

Greets
Garth

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Try this:

And then to populate the list:

<option value="">select one</option>
          <?PHP
    for($x=0;$x<$aantal_ladders;$x++)
    {
      echo('<option value="'.$rijladders["$x"]["ladder_id"].'"');
      echo('>'.$rijladders["$x"]["laddername"].'</option>');
    }
    ?>
        </select>

-----Original Message-----
From: Garth Hapgood - Strickland [mailto:garthredpoint.co.za]
Sent: vrijdag 29 oktober 2004 12:36
To: php-generallists.php.net
Subject: Re: [PHP] trying 2 pull data out table and populate a list box

Thanx so much Reinhart

It works fine now.

Ok so i have my list populated now. IF I want to diplay "select one" at
the top of the list box, not as an option, but just so that the user
knows to select an item. How will I put that in the code?

Greets
Garth

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Hi
I developed a html form in which I have text box and combo box. Now my
problem is I have to pass the values of this page to another page. How can i
pass the values/variables to next page using href
Kindly help me
Thanks
Suma

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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:22:29 +0530, suma parakala
<sumaparkalahotmail.com> wrote:
> I developed a html form in which I have text box and combo box. Now my
> problem is I have to pass the values of this page to another page. How can i
> pass the values/variables to next page using href
> Kindly help me

You have to submit the form in some way, GET, POST, or a perhaps a
javascript invocation of either. Once the form is submitted to the
next page, the variables will be available via the $_GET or $_POST
arrays. You can view these arrays with print_r(). This is the
theory, but if you post your actual code, people will most likely help
you debug it.

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>
> Hi
> I developed a html form in which I have text box and combo
> box. Now my
> problem is I have to pass the values of this page to another
> page. How can i
> pass the values/variables to next page using href
> Kindly help me
> Thanks
> Suma

As you've posted to a PHP list I will assume your second page is a PHP page.

Set your FORM action to the second page ie:

Then within page2.php all the form fields will be available in the $_POST
array.

$field1 = $_POST['field1'];

You can also use GET in place of POST.

As for using href, well this isn't a form option as far as I am aware. If
you wish to subsequently pass variables using href:

--OR--

<?php
echo "<a href=\"pagex.php?var1=$var1&var2=$var2\">Link Text</a>";
?>

HTH
Graham

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I'm trying to create an application that stores details from another
website.

I've successfully downloaded the webpage - that was the easy bit - now I
want to be able to pick out specific details from the page.

Unfortunately, the designer of the page didn't do nice things like put
summary bits in tables, or  labelling to say what everything is
within the page!

So, I've got the following string, the info I want is the address (House,
Sandbrook Park<BR>Sandbrook Way <B>Rochdale</B> Lancashire OL11 1SA) and the
telephone no (Tel : 01706 745832).

Can someone suggest a way of going through the string to find the relevant
bits - is split the easiest way?

Cheers

James

<HTML>

<HEAD>

<TITLE>ABTAnet - Searching for ABTA Number V6896</TITLE>

</HEAD>

<b>ABTAnet Search: ABTA Number</b>: "<b><font
color="#000080">V6896</font></b>"</font>

<BR>

</TD>

</TD>

</TD>

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD VALIGN=TOP colspan=3><FONT FACE=ARIAL SIZE=-1><B>MyTravel Tour
Operations Ltd</B>    Head Office<BR><A
HREF="link2000.mv?+433.00000+ans"> <IMG SRC="/images/web.gif" BORDER=0
ALT="Click here for member website" HEIGHT=14 WIDTH=51></A> Scandinavia
</FONT></TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD valign=top><FONT FACE=ARIAL SIZE=2>Holiday House, Sandbrook
Park<BR>Sandbrook Way <B>Rochdale</B> Lancashire OL11 1SA</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<BR>

<font face="ARIAL" size="-1">Additional Trading Names registered with
ABTA: <br>

<UL>

(V6896)     Tradewinds<BR>

(V6896)     Sun Cruises<BR>

(V6896)     MyTravel<BR>

(V6896)     Escapades<BR>

(V6896)     Aspro Holidays<BR>

(V6896)     Aspro<BR>

(V6896)     Airtours Flight Warehouse<BR>

(V6896)     Airtours Early Bookings<BR>

(V6896)     Airtours Direct Lates<BR>

(V6896)     Airtours Direct<BR>

(V6896)     Airtours Cancellations<BR>

(V6896)     Airtours<BR>

(V6896)     Airtours Holidays<BR>

</font></TD>

</TR>

</TABLE>

</CENTER>

<P><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="-2"><CENTER>Search completed in 0
seconds</CENTER><BR>

</BODY>

</HTML>

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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:52:46 +0100, Nunners <webmasterjnsolutions.co.uk> wrote:
> Can someone suggest a way of going through the string to find the relevant
> bits - is split the easiest way?

I would use preg_match().

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Hi all im new to PHP and im trying to let a process (*.exe file) to run in
background(localhost) and let php continue processing the script. But PHP
always stops and wait for the (*.exe) stops/close!

Anyone here can help me by giving me an simply example to let PHP run the
exe file and continue with code execution.

PS: Im on Windows usinf Apache 2.0.52 and PHP 5.0.2. And already enabled
communicate with desktop under windows apache service(for testing).

big THX in advanced

lleoneye

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> Hi all im new to PHP and im trying to let a process (*.exe file) to run in
> background(localhost) and let php continue processing the script. But PHP
> always stops and wait for the (*.exe) stops/close!
>
> Anyone here can help me by giving me an simply example to let PHP run the
> exe file and continue with code execution.

check out http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php
read through the user comments
found this on php.net

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Wouldn't just making the script get 2 time stamps be more efficient, since you
are creating the database calls anyways? Or am I over simplifying it?

<?php

// current time at start of script
$before = strtotime("now");

//All your DB stuff
{
....
}

// current time at end of script
$after = strtotime("now");

$timed = ($after - $before);
echo 'Time for script to execute: ' . $timed .' seconds';
?>

Robert

<SNIP>
Mike Tuller is quoted as saying on 10/28/2004 5:19 PM:
> Ok, so here is what I have. Please check to see if there is a better
> way. There are a lot of database calls to me.
</SNIP>

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I want to do a server side trap if a user selects more
from a mult select list then allowed. Just unsure and
didn't find any examples. Seems people rely more on
javascript these days.

So here is how I grab the array:

if ( is_array( $_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] ) ) {
$_SESSION['l_industry'] = array_unique(
array_merge( $_SESSION['l_industry'],
$_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] )
);
}

here is my somewhat hazy notion:

if
( is_array( $_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] ) ) {
$_SESSION['l_industry'] = array_unique(
if $l_industry > 5
( Here I'm guess I need to redirect back to page
with and error message)

else
array_merge( $_SESSION['l_industry'],
$_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] )
);
}

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[snip]
I want to do a server side trap .... Seems people rely more on
javascript these days.
[/snip]

There is a reason for that. It is in the first chapter of the popular
book
Server Side is From Mars,
Client Side is From Venus.

"Make no mistake, people often confuse the two. You, being the smart
programmer that you are, know that PHP is a server-side language and
JavaScript (often known as ECMAScript 290) is a client-side language.
You must be in touch with both sides to become an effective programmer
in today's world."

Other languages are also mentioned.

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I would choose javascript to to check this

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Felenstein [mailto:stuart4myahoo.com]
Sent: vrijdag 29 oktober 2004 15:13
To: php-generallists.php.net
Subject: [PHP] Code help on a multi select list

I want to do a server side trap if a user selects more
from a mult select list then allowed. Just unsure and
didn't find any examples. Seems people rely more on
javascript these days.

So here is how I grab the array:

if ( is_array( $_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] ) ) { $_SESSION['l_industry']
= array_unique( array_merge( $_SESSION['l_industry'],
$_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] ) ); }

here is my somewhat hazy notion:

if
( is_array( $_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] ) ) { $_SESSION['l_industry'] =
array_unique( if $l_industry > 5
( Here I'm guess I need to redirect back to page
with and error message)

else
array_merge( $_SESSION['l_industry'], $_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] ) );
}

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--- Reinhart Viane <rvdomos.be> wrote:

> I would choose javascript to to check this
>

This response I don't understand. There are 50
options and the intent is to allow 3 of those 50.
Then some "genius" comes along and turns off
javascripting and chooses all 50. I KNOW it will
happen. I wouldn't even dare to dream that it may
not.

Stuart

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Stuart Felenstein wrote:
> I want to do a server side trap if a user selects more
> from a mult select list then allowed. Just unsure and
> didn't find any examples. Seems people rely more on
> javascript these days.
>
> So here is how I grab the array:
>
> if ( is_array( $_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] ) ) {
> $_SESSION['l_industry'] = array_unique(
> array_merge( $_SESSION['l_industry'],
> $_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] )
> );
> }
>
> here is my somewhat hazy notion:
>
> if
> ( is_array( $_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] ) ) {
> $_SESSION['l_industry'] = array_unique(
> if $l_industry > 5
> ( Here I'm guess I need to redirect back to page
> with and error message)
>
> else
> array_merge( $_SESSION['l_industry'],
> $_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry'] )
> );
> }

First of all, you didn't show your HTML code for the form, so I'm going
to assume that your SELECT form field is set up as an array with the
square brackets in the name:

Next, you'll want to check out the array functions at
<http://www.php.net/array> and study them. In particular, you'll want to
check out the count() function.

I'm not exactly sure of the logic behind your code, so I can't really
comment on what you're trying to do, but, assuming you're trying to only
count the unique values picked on the form, you'll want to do something
like this:

$l_industry = array_unique($_REQUEST['LurkerIndustry']);
if (count($l_industry) > 5) {
// ... do your stuff like redirecting back
// to the form or redisplaying your form
}

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It is not my intention to start a discussion on this, however, some
things, as you surely know, are better handled with javascript. If you
turn it the way you say now, I can follow your idea and thus you are
correct. It has te be very closed it seems.

Will look into it :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Felenstein [mailto:stuart4myahoo.com]
Sent: vrijdag 29 oktober 2004 15:29
To: rvdomos.be; php-generallists.php.net
Subject: RE: [PHP] Code help on a multi select list

--- Reinhart Viane <rvdomos.be> wrote:

> I would choose javascript to to check this
>

Stuart

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Stuart Felenstein wrote:
>>I would choose javascript to to check this
>>
> This response I don't understand. There are 50
> options and the intent is to allow 3 of those 50.
> Then some "genius" comes along and turns off
> javascripting and chooses all 50. I KNOW it will
> happen. I wouldn't even dare to dream that it may
> not.
>
> Stuart

Precisely... you can't rely on the the client to do your checking. You
need to check from the server side to make sure no one's going to spoof
your code. With that in mind, you mind want to implement both
client-side and server-side checking. That way, it gives your legitimate
users a more user-friendly approach, while still ensuring from the
server-side that no one's going to spoof your form.

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[snip]
--- Reinhart Viane <rvdomos.be> wrote:

> I would choose javascript to to check this
>

This response I don't understand. [/snip]

What is not to understand here...you are the one who said, "I want to do
a server side trap". JavaScript would be the only way to do that. I
agree with Ben who said to do both.

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Jay Blanchard wrote:
> [snip]
>>I would choose javascript to to check this
>
> This response I don't understand. [/snip]
>
> What is not to understand here...you are the one who said, "I want to do
> a server side trap". JavaScript would be the only way to do that. I
> agree with Ben who said to do both.

I don't understand this response. ;-)

How is Javascript the /only way/ to do a /server-side/ trap? Javascript
is for the client side (unless you're coding in ASP and choose to use
JScript instead of VBScript).

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--- Jay Blanchard
<jay.blanchardniicommunications.com> wrote:

> What is not to understand here...you are the one who
> said, "I want to do
> a server side trap". JavaScript would be the only
> way to do that.

Sorry, I used the wrong terminology. I think my
statement was interpreted as using javascript at the
server level.

Stuart

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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:36:07 -0400, Ben Ramsey <listsbenramsey.com> wrote:
> Precisely... you can't rely on the the client to do your checking. You
> need to check from the server side to make sure no one's going to spoof
> your code. With that in mind, you mind want to implement both
> client-side and server-side checking. That way, it gives your legitimate
> users a more user-friendly approach, while still ensuring from the
> server-side that no one's going to spoof your form.

I agree. No sense in blasting a bad form post off to the server if
you can preempt it with javascript. Put the load on the client when
possible I say.

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[snip]
> What is not to understand here...you are the one who said, "I want to do
> a server side trap". JavaScript would be the only way to do that.
[snip]

Jay, you may want to re-read what you typed as JavaScript, to the best of my
knowledge, is actually client side...

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[snip]

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Ramsey [mailto:listsbenramsey.com]
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 8:55 AM
To: php-generallists.php.net
Subject: Re: [PHP] Code help on a multi select list

Jay Blanchard wrote:
> [snip]
>>I would choose javascript to to check this
>
> This response I don't understand. [/snip]
>
> What is not to understand here...you are the one who said, "I want to
do
> a server side trap". JavaScript would be the only way to do that. I
> agree with Ben who said to do both.

I don't understand this response. ;-)

How is Javascript the /only way/ to do a /server-side/ trap? Javascript
is for the client side (unless you're coding in ASP and choose to use
JScript instead of VBScript).
[/snip]

I don't understand this response. ;-)

The OP said JavaScript, so I couched it in those terms.

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[snip]
[snip]
> What is not to understand here...you are the one who said, "I want to
do
> a server side trap". JavaScript would be the only way to do that.
[snip]

Jay, you may want to re-read what you typed as JavaScript, to the best
of my
knowledge, is actually client side...
[/snip]

I was just testing ya'll....and somebody caught it! And I am still
asleep.....

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Graham Cossey wrote:
> [snip]
>
>>What is not to understand here...you are the one who said, "I want to do
>>a server side trap". JavaScript would be the only way to do that.
>
> [snip]
>
> Jay, you may want to re-read what you typed as JavaScript, to the best of my
> knowledge, is actually client side...
>

It's Friday, and Jay probably needs coffee. ;)

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John C. Nichel
ÜberGeek
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716.856.9675
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Jay Blanchard wrote:
<snip>
> I don't understand this response. ;-)
>
> The OP said JavaScript, so I couched it in those terms.
>

How do you respond to that response when the previous responder
responded? :)

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[embarrassment]
Thanks all. Of course it was a dumb thing I was doing. I didn't give
the absolute path when "moving" the uploaded file. I got it to work
though!
[/embarrassment]

~Philip

On Oct 28, 2004, at 9:40 PM, Robby Russell wrote:

> On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 19:04 -0500, Philip Thompson wrote:
>> On Oct 26, 2004, at 7:06 AM, Jason Wong wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday 26 October 2004 03:45, Philip Thompson wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a form to upload a file from a user's computer to the
>>>> server. I
>>>> want to then modify the file, and then let the user save it back.
>>>> However, I am having troubles opening the file. It says it doesn't
>>>> exist. Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> -------
>>>> if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['name']))
>>>> $handle = fopen($_FILES['userfile']['name'], "r");
>>>> else
>>>> echo $filename . " was not uploaded properly";
>>>> -------
>>>>
>>>> I know the actual filename shows up...
>>>
>>> In the above you are only referencing the *filename* and not the
>>> actual
>>> uploaded file itself.
>>>
>>>> but somehow it's not uploading.
>>>> Ideas?
>>>
>>> Read
>>>
>>> manual > Handling file uploads
>>>
>>> to see how it all works.
>>
>> Yeah, that was not useful at all. That's what I originally looked at.
>> If anyone has some "code" that shows how to reference the actual file,
>> then that would be helpful. I have pulled my hair out long enough over
>> this one.
>>
>> I did try this, but nothing changed (b/c it's just an array):
>>
>> if (is_uploaded_file(_FILES['userfile']))
>> $handle = fopen($_FILES['userfile'], "r");
>>
>> Tips would be wonderful. Thanks!
>
> Here is an example:
>
> http://blog.planetargon.com/index.php?/archives/
> 26_Uploading_images_into_PostgreSQL.html
>
> hth,
>
> Robby
>
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Hi All,

Does PHP 4 support SOAP, or does something have to be added to it??

-Dan Joseph

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Dan Joseph wrote:
> Does PHP 4 support SOAP, or does something have to be added to it??

Check out these functions, which are listed as "experimental":
<http://www.php.net/soap>

Or this PEAR package, which is still in "beta" stage:
<http://pear.php.net/package/SOAP>

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> Does PHP 4 support SOAP, or does something have to be added to it??

We use the NuSOAP package in our SOAP apps:
http://dietrich.ganx4.com/nusoap/index.php

We had to use the latest CVS version of NuSOAP to get all of our apps
working correctly, NOT the current "Stable" version however.

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> Check out these functions, which are listed as "experimental":
> <http://www.php.net/soap>
> Or this PEAR package, which is still in "beta" stage:
> <http://pear.php.net/package/SOAP>

Ahh ok. I actually thought about PEAR, but I don't think I have the
option to install it on our web server I'm working with. I'll look at
the experimental ones. I'll also investigate Pear, I've heard good
things about it on this list. Heck, maybe I'll just see if we can
upgrade to PHP 5.

-Dan Joseph

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Hi gang

I do realise that this error means I've forgotten a curly brace or
semi-colon somewhere, but seriously ...

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $end in E:\web\Metalbunny\addguest.php
on line 274

where line 274 would be the last line, obviously (since it's always the
last line when it does this)...

now I'm lucky that this script in question has alot of HTML in it, so
there's only about 180 lines of actual code, but is there really not
something that can be done to PHP to make errors like these just a LITTLE
easier to debug ???

It's not that bad in this particular case ... but when we have scripts of
500-800 lines code, or even more, it tends to be a rather not very helpful
message... and it gets worse when you jump in and out of PHP ...

the '$end' and the '$' error are by far the most annoying errors, so hard
to debug ... atleast with 'unexpected {' you have a slight chance as it
limits the part you have to search through ...

since this is the test-server, I run with all errors, alerts, and messages
on, but isn't there someway to make PHP just a little more helpful when
this happens ???

Rene
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