Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Lupus Michaelis wrote: > Robert Cummings a écrit : > >> Try running that on windows. > >No problem > > And of course, there's also Cygwin. /Per Jessen, Zürich -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsub

Re: [PHP] Shared memory, mutex functionality and spawning threads. Is it possible using PHP?

Kent Larsson wrote: > In absence of shared memory and threads. What I really must have is > some kind of mutex functionality. I will be manipulating files on disk > and I don't want two instances to be able to touch the disk at the > same time. Touch the disk or touch the file? I assume you mea

[PHP] Mozilla user agent escapes detection

PHP List, I have a script, part of which is taken from a script I found on the 'net, which tries to detect the user agent of the browser accessing the site. One of the reasons I'm doing this is to find out if the browser is a desktop or mobile. Part of the code looks like this: $ua = strtol

Re: [PHP] Shared memory, mutex functionality and spawning threads. Is it possible using PHP?

http://us2.php.net/apc Thank you, Micah Gersten onShore Networks Internal Developer http://www.onshore.com Kent Larsson wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to have shared memory in the form of shared global variables > in PHP? Or any other form of shared memory? And if that is the case, is > there

Re: [PHP] newbie - PHP escaping trigger happy

On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 10:21 PM, Govinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just a quick Q, which I know has to be in the docs somewhere, but I haven't > come across it yet- > > PHP automatically escaping single and double quotes... how to turn it off? > > I.e.- > in a form text input, someone inputs >

[PHP] newbie - PHP escaping trigger happy

Just a quick Q, which I know has to be in the docs somewhere, but I haven't come across it yet- PHP automatically escaping single and double quotes... how to turn it off? I.e.- in a form text input, someone inputs love's "influence" and on the posted page I get: love\'s \"influence\" WH

[PHP] Re: Shared memory, mutex functionality and spawning threads. Is it possible using PHP?

Kent Larsson wrote: Hi, Is it possible to have shared memory in the form of shared global variables in PHP? Or any other form of shared memory? And if that is the case, is there any form of mutex functionality which may be used to assure syncronized access to this memory? My next question is

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Robert Cummings a écrit : Try running that on windows. No problem -- Mickaël Wolff aka Lupus Michaelis http://lupusmic.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub

Re: [PHP] Shared memory, mutex functionality and spawning threads. Is it possible using PHP?

On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 5:45 PM, Kent Larsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Thank you for your answer. I was hoping there were a solution. :-/ It would > have been nice as PHP has a large install base and is a quite common element > in cheap web hosting solutions. Has anyone else got any more

[PHP] Re: how to write good code

On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 08:50:45 -0700 (PDT), larry wrote: >Write a lot of code, rewrite code you think is messy (we can always do >better). >The more you do the better you should get. > >Here is some inspiration on that: >http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001160.html NB: the message of that b

[PHP] Re: Job opening in Leiden, Netherlands: PHP/MySQL developer

Hello, on 09/01/2008 09:15 AM Ivo F.A.C. Fokkema said the following: Dear all, We have an immediate job opening available to work in our team of bio-informaticians on extending the LOVD software (www.LOVD.nl). Even if you're still a beginner with PHP you're welcome to respond. Affinity to biolo

Re: [PHP] Shared memory, mutex functionality and spawning threads. Is it possible using PHP?

Hi, Thank you for your answer. I was hoping there were a solution. :-/ It would have been nice as PHP has a large install base and is a quite common element in cheap web hosting solutions. Has anyone else got any more comments or suggestions? In absence of shared memory and threads. What I really

Re: [PHP] Re: What's with the Rx symbol?

Robin Vickery wrote: > Firefox holds a whitelist of toplevel domains that are allowed to > display unicode (to see the list go to about:config and enter > IDN.whitelist into the filter box). > > It does not allow .com domains to contain unicode for obvious phishing > reasons, Very interesting,

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat (was: Individual bulk e-mails - performance question)

On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 20:22 +0200, Per Jessen wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > >> I'm probably old fashioned, but to me all that stuff is way overkill. > >> I also tend to think that synchronizing scripts is a job for the > >> shell, not PHP. > >> > >> lockfile=/var/lock//file > >> # clear ou

Re: [PHP] Shared memory, mutex functionality and spawning threads. Is it possible using PHP?

Kent Larsson wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to have shared memory in the form of shared global > variables in PHP? Or any other form of shared memory? And if that is > the case, is there any form of mutex functionality which may be used > to assure syncronized access to this memory? > > My next

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Robert Cummings wrote: > The return value of creating the directory is either true for it > having been made or false for it having not been made. Therein lies > the atomicity. The OS will not return success if it was not made and > will not return failure if it was made. Ah, interesting. Thanks

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat (was: Individual bulk e-mails - performance question)

Robert Cummings wrote: >> I'm probably old fashioned, but to me all that stuff is way overkill. >> I also tend to think that synchronizing scripts is a job for the >> shell, not PHP. >> >> lockfile=/var/lock//file >> # clear out a lock older than 60mins >> find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm >>

Re: [PHP] Re: how to write good code

Ross McKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Find out what "bad" is by reading this: > > http://thedailywtf.com/Series/CodeSOD.aspx > > Then, don't do it like that! What I enjoyed most on that page was this comment: > One day, after a code review by one of our 'senior' developers this little > beauty

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 14:51 +0200, Per Jessen wrote: > Jochem Maas wrote: > > > Per Jessen schreef: > >> Jochem Maas wrote: > >> > lockfile=/var/lock//file > # clear out a lock older than 60mins > find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm > test ! -f $lockfile && ( > touch $loc

Re: [PHP] Individual bulk e-mails - performance question (was "skinning a cat") :-)

On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 14:34 +0200, Merlin Morgenstern wrote: > Per Jessen schrieb: > > Jochem Maas wrote: > > > >>> lockfile=/var/lock//file > >>> # clear out a lock older than 60mins > >>> find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm > >>> test ! -f $lockfile && ( > >>> touch $lockfile > >>> > >>> rm -f

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat (was: Individual bulk e-mails - performance question)

On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 09:44 +0200, Per Jessen wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > >> >> #!/bin/sh > >> >> while true > >> >> do > >> >> > >> >> sleep 300 > >> >> done > >> > > >> > I accomplish the same with cron scripts by using locks with expiry. > >> > >> got an example? my cat skinn

Re: [PHP] Re: Google Maps Distance Between UK Postcodes

On 01/09/2008, Michal Sokolowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 2008/9/1 Tom Chubb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> On 01/09/2008, Colin Guthrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > Tom Chubb wrote: >> > >> >> I thought it would be easy but it seems that I need to convert each >> >> postcode >> >> to

[PHP] Re: Google Maps Distance Between UK Postcodes

Tom Chubb wrote: That's all way above my head, but I think I'll be able to understand it after a strong coffee! I should point out that this is really just trig and is only an approximate distance as the crow flies. Not even sure if it takes the curvature of the earth into consideration, but

Re: [PHP] Re: Google Maps Distance Between UK Postcodes

This is what I have: $distance = number_format(ceil(69*rad2deg(acos(sin(deg2rad($ulat)) * sin(deg2rad($vlat)) + cos(deg2rad($ulat)) * cos(deg2rad($vlat)) * cos(deg2rad($ulong - $vlong)); where: $ulat = latitude of user #1 $ulong = longitude of user #1 $vlat = latitude of user #2 $vlong = lo

Re: [PHP] Re: Google Maps Distance Between UK Postcodes

2008/9/1 Tom Chubb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 01/09/2008, Colin Guthrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Tom Chubb wrote: > > > >> I thought it would be easy but it seems that I need to convert each > >> postcode > >> to Lat/Long using Geocoding and then work it out from there. > >> > > > > That's

Re: [PHP] Re: Google Maps Distance Between UK Postcodes

On 01/09/2008, Colin Guthrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tom Chubb wrote: > >> I thought it would be easy but it seems that I need to convert each >> postcode >> to Lat/Long using Geocoding and then work it out from there. >> > > That's the best way: then just do something like: > > Here's how I

Re: [PHP] Google Maps Distance Between UK Postcodes

> Has anyone tried to work this out? > All I'm trying to get is the rough distance in miles between two UK > postcodes using Google Maps API for a basic auto quote script based on > mileage travelled. > I thought it would be easy but it seems that I need to convert each postcode > to Lat/Long using

[PHP] Re: Google Maps Distance Between UK Postcodes

Tom Chubb wrote: I thought it would be easy but it seems that I need to convert each postcode to Lat/Long using Geocoding and then work it out from there. That's the best way: then just do something like: Here's how I do it in SQL, but the principle is the same in PHP, so I'm sure you'll be a

[PHP] Google Maps Distance Between UK Postcodes

Has anyone tried to work this out? All I'm trying to get is the rough distance in miles between two UK postcodes using Google Maps API for a basic auto quote script based on mileage travelled. I thought it would be easy but it seems that I need to convert each postcode to Lat/Long using Geocoding a

Re: [PHP] how to write good code

Hi Shiplu, For all that you mentioned, and if you want to get a quite good suggestion, I will highly recommend that you read through McConnell's Code Complete (2nd Edition). Specifically: Chapter 31: Layout and Style Chapter 32: Self-Documenting Code (Commenting Techniques) It won't disappoint yo

Re: [PHP] newbie - how to receive/iterate posted arrays

Thanks Diogo! , and other who replied! You nailed it ("Of course!" you would say.) I didn't reply sooner as we had a power out (just enough to get me to go to bed already ;-) -G On Sep 1, 2008, at 2:31 AM, Diogo Neves wrote: foreach($_POST['$tmbsToiterate'] as $value) { foreach($_POST

[PHP] Re: how to write good code

Thanks Eric, Diogo, Ross and specially Christopher for this long article. I have started reading those articles. And I hope to collect those books too. -- Blog: http://talk.cmyweb.net/ Follow me: http://twitter.com/shiplu

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Jochem Maas wrote: > Per Jessen schreef: >> Jochem Maas wrote: >> lockfile=/var/lock//file # clear out a lock older than 60mins find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm test ! -f $lockfile && ( touch $lockfile rm -f $lockfile ) >>> wouldn't creating a dir be be

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Per Jessen schreef: Jochem Maas wrote: lockfile=/var/lock//file # clear out a lock older than 60mins find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm test ! -f $lockfile && ( touch $lockfile rm -f $lockfile ) wouldn't creating a dir be better here? (with regard to atomicity) I haven't thought it throug

Re: [PHP] Individual bulk e-mails - performance question (was "skinning a cat") :-)

Per Jessen schrieb: Jochem Maas wrote: lockfile=/var/lock//file # clear out a lock older than 60mins find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm test ! -f $lockfile && ( touch $lockfile rm -f $lockfile ) wouldn't creating a dir be better here? (with regard to atomicity) I haven't thought it throug

[PHP] Job opening in Leiden, Netherlands: PHP/MySQL developer

Dear all, We have an immediate job opening available to work in our team of bio-informaticians on extending the LOVD software (www.LOVD.nl). Even if you're still a beginner with PHP you're welcome to respond. Affinity to biology is a big plus. LOVD (Leiden Open Variation Database) is webbased sof

Re: [PHP] Re: What's with the Rx symbol?

2008/8/30 Per Jessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > tedd wrote: > >> What some browser developers did was to NOT make the conversion from >> PUNYCODE to the correct code-points but rather show the PUNYCODE >> "as-is", which was never the intent of the IDNS WG. This act defeated >> the entire process of all

[PHP] Re: uploading file outside WEB Root

Angelo Zanetti schrieb: Hi All, For security purposes I would like to upload a file outside the webroot. I have got this to work on my local dev machine but it doesn't seem to work on the live server. I have tried both the relative path and also the full path (from the $_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]

[PHP] Shared memory, mutex functionality and spawning threads. Is it possible using PHP?

Hi, Is it possible to have shared memory in the form of shared global variables in PHP? Or any other form of shared memory? And if that is the case, is there any form of mutex functionality which may be used to assure syncronized access to this memory? My next question is related to the first one

[PHP] Re: newbie - how to receive/iterate posted arrays

Govinda schrieb: Hello early birds, I am going round and round the docs and list posts I saved on this topic... but I am still stumped. Kindly show me what I am missing. I want to simply send an array of vars via a post form to my receiving script. I've got simple inputs like this: value="

[PHP] Re: newbie - how to receive/iterate posted arrays

Govinda wrote: > Hello early birds, > > I am going round and round the docs and list posts I saved on this > topic... but I am still stumped. > Kindly show me what I am missing. I want to simply send an array of > vars via a post form to my receiving script. > > I've got simple inputs like this

Re: [PHP] ASCII Captcha

On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 11:14:39 +0200, Nisse Engström wrote: > On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:11:01 -0400, tedd wrote: >> >> http://webbytedd.com/aa/assorted-captcha/ > > Performance CAPTCHA: > > This one actually works. Well, sort of... And maybe your code should check for a circle

Re: [PHP] ASCII Captcha

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:11:01 -0400, tedd wrote: > > http://webbytedd.com/aa/assorted-captcha/ Some of these are really cool. Assuming they are actually working, that is... Graphic CAPTCHA: Error! Reload the page! Audio CAPTCHA: -- There is nothing to cli

[PHP] uploading file outside WEB Root

Hi All, For security purposes I would like to upload a file outside the webroot. I have got this to work on my local dev machine but it doesn't seem to work on the live server. I have tried both the relative path and also the full path (from the $_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT] variable). Now I can't g

Re: [PHP] newbie - how to receive/iterate posted arrays

Hi, On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Govinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello early birds, > > I am going round and round the docs and list posts I saved on this topic... > but I am still stumped. > Kindly show me what I am missing. I want to simply send an array of vars > via a post form to my

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Colin Guthrie schreef: Jochem Maas wrote: either way, I've just learn't something new as far as shellscripting goes :-) apart from the xargs command ... that still does my head in (don't worry I'll look it up ... for the umpteenth time). find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm FWIW, it's nicer

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Jochem Maas wrote: >> lockfile=/var/lock//file >> # clear out a lock older than 60mins >> find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm >> test ! -f $lockfile && ( >> touch $lockfile >> >> rm -f $lockfile >> ) > > wouldn't creating a dir be better here? (with regard to atomicity) > I haven't thought it

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Colin Guthrie wrote: > Jochem Maas wrote: >> either way, I've just learn't something new as far as shellscripting >> goes :-) >> apart from the xargs command ... that still does my head in (don't >> worry I'll look it up ... for the umpteenth time). >>> >>> find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm > >

[PHP] newbie - how to receive/iterate posted arrays

Hello early birds, I am going round and round the docs and list posts I saved on this topic... but I am still stumped. Kindly show me what I am missing. I want to simply send an array of vars via a post form to my receiving script. I've got simple inputs like this: value="muir_beach_tmb"

[PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Jochem Maas wrote: either way, I've just learn't something new as far as shellscripting goes :-) apart from the xargs command ... that still does my head in (don't worry I'll look it up ... for the umpteenth time). find $lockfile -cmin +60 | xargs rm FWIW, it's nicer to do: $ find $lockfine

Re: [PHP] Re: skinning a cat

Per Jessen schreef: Robert Cummings wrote: #!/bin/sh while true do sleep 300 done I accomplish the same with cron scripts by using locks with expiry. got an example? my cat skinning skills need to be improved, the cat won't like it but screw the cat, right? [snip code] I implemente

[PHP] Re: skinning a cat (was: Individual bulk e-mails - performance question)

Robert Cummings wrote: >> >> #!/bin/sh >> >> while true >> >> do >> >> >> >> sleep 300 >> >> done >> > >> > I accomplish the same with cron scripts by using locks with expiry. >> >> got an example? my cat skinning skills need to be improved, the cat >> won't like it but screw the cat, r

[PHP] Re: [PHP-DEV] T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM

Jochem Maas wrote: redirecting to generals mailing list ... Diogo Neves schreef: php -r 'class B { private static function a() {} public function __callStatic($method, $parms) { echo $method, "\n"; } } $a = new B; $a::a();' Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM in Comma