Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Luke Slater
Well, I'm only 16 and I'm using 'em. They are pretty good but depreceated rather a lot as graphical MUDs came around. The people on them are generally of the, ah, computing persuasion though so it's a good way to meet people with like interests :) On Thu, 1 Jan 2009, Per Jessen wrote: Rob

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Robert Cummings
On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 18:43 +, Luke Slater wrote: > WELL, while we're advertising, tcz.net > > telnet tcz.net 23 > > The MUD does indeed cover many aspects of programming, most of them even > have their own scripting language! Which is why PHP seems so lucrative... but one thing you need to

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Luke Slater
WELL, while we're advertising, tcz.net telnet tcz.net 23 The MUD does indeed cover many aspects of programming, most of them even have their own scripting language! On Thu, 1 Jan 2009, Robert Cummings wrote: On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 19:03 +0100, Per Jessen wrote: Robert Cummings wrote: 'c..

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Robert Cummings
On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 17:58 +, Luke Slater wrote: > It's actually derived from tinymud. > > XML is another option, however I've had people tell me not to use that > because it's horrifically slow, even though I've used it extensively, > through AJAX before and never had a speed issue; althou

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Robert Cummings
On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 19:03 +0100, Per Jessen wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > > 'c...@l-i-e.com' isn't the original poster, I was speaking generally... > > I thought he was the one to bring up his concern about PHP and > performance - I could be wrong. > > >> That is perhaps a valid conside

Re: [PHP] Question about version control.. sorta..

2009-01-01 Thread Nathan Nobbe
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 7:33 AM, TG wrote: > Thanks for the recommendations, everyone. I decided to give Subversion > another try, since I had a server already set up from when I tried this a > while ago. Reinstalled TortoiseSVN for Windows and got it all configured. > But I couldn't figure o

Re: [PHP] Encryption/decryption of PHP data

2009-01-01 Thread Per Jessen
Edward Diener wrote: >> why not just use https protocol. all data between client and server >> will be encrypted. > > The data must be encrypted/decrypted going both ways between the > client and the server. Does using https automatically do that ? If it > does that would be great. > Yes, that

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Per Jessen
Robert Cummings wrote: > 'c...@l-i-e.com' isn't the original poster, I was speaking generally... I thought he was the one to bring up his concern about PHP and performance - I could be wrong. >> That is perhaps a valid consideration, but isn't it easily dealt with >> by using gigabit ethernet o

Re: [PHP] IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

2009-01-01 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 12:57 -0500, Bastien Koert wrote: > On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Ashley Sheridan > wrote: > > > On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 11:25 -0500, Phpster wrote: > > > What about using the onclick to set a js variable to be sent to the > > > server? That should be more cross server compl

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Luke Slater
It's actually derived from tinymud. XML is another option, however I've had people tell me not to use that because it's horrifically slow, even though I've used it extensively, through AJAX before and never had a speed issue; although perhaps when dealing with more information it does become a

Re: [PHP] IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

2009-01-01 Thread Bastien Koert
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 11:25 -0500, Phpster wrote: > > What about using the onclick to set a js variable to be sent to the > > server? That should be more cross server compliant. > > > > Bastien > > > > Sent from my iPod > > > > On Dec 31, 2

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Robert Cummings
On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 13:27 +, Luke wrote: > The current system also uses some kind of strange text based database, I was > wondering if using MySQL for the database would slow it down too much? Which MUD engine are you using? Chances are it's DIKU, or Circle, or Merc or one of the many deriva

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Robert Cummings
On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 12:53 +, Luke Slater wrote: > Well the current system runs of a 20MB internet connection in London, > seeing as that's the UK that about 2MB. > > It runs fine, responses are snappy even dealing with loads of users. > > This, however, is written in C: does PHP have that

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Robert Cummings
On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 11:51 +0100, Per Jessen wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > >> > >> It's not easy in any language, but if your key concern is the > >> performance of PHP (as a language), hardware is what you need. You > >> can design your software to run on a single box with lots of CPU >

[PHP] Thank you everyone, What a wonderful world

2009-01-01 Thread Behzad
Hi List, I would like to appreciate from you all. I hope that you enjoy your holidays. Children (yes! children) are dying in Gaza, and we're safe! We're happy. Happy Christmas!! Thank you for supporting Israel, and for being so quite. The God is with you! How Palestinians defend(!) themselves wit

Re: [PHP] IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

2009-01-01 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 11:25 -0500, Phpster wrote: > What about using the onclick to set a js variable to be sent to the > server? That should be more cross server compliant. > > Bastien > > Sent from my iPod > > On Dec 31, 2008, at 8:37 PM, "L. Herbert" > wrote: > > > Bastien, > > > > Than

Re: [PHP] IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

2009-01-01 Thread Phpster
What about using the onclick to set a js variable to be sent to the server? That should be more cross server compliant. Bastien Sent from my iPod On Dec 31, 2008, at 8:37 PM, "L. Herbert" wrote: Bastien, Thanks for your response. The curious thing is that the value is passed when us

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Per Jessen
Luke wrote: > The current system also uses some kind of strange text based database, > I was wondering if using MySQL for the database would slow it down too > much? > It depends on the type and mix of transactions, but based on the information available, I don't think MySQL will slow it down to

Re: [PHP] Encryption/decryption of PHP data

2009-01-01 Thread Edward Diener
paragasu wrote: if you want client to send encrypted form to server. then it must be done using some kind of client side script (javascript?). I am using C++. i don't think it is reliable. Why would it not be reliable if I were using a public-key/private-key encryption library which works

Re: [PHP] Encryption/decryption of PHP data

2009-01-01 Thread Edward Diener
Per Jessen wrote: Edward Diener wrote: Phpster wrote: In reading the license I believe it refers to the gnupg itself, not the application it may be embedded in. You are completely free to use gnupg as you choose including modifying it to meet your needs. I always thought the GNU public licens

Re: [PHP] IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

2009-01-01 Thread tedd
At 8:37 PM -0500 12/31/08, L. Herbert wrote: Any thoughts? Theme (style) switcher? Try these: http://sperling.com/examples/styleswitch/ http://sperling.com/examples/styleswitch1/ It makes no difference which browser you are using. Cheers, tedd -- --- http://sperling.com http://ancien

Re: [PHP] IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

2009-01-01 Thread Nisse Engström
On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 03:17:01 -0500, "L. Herbert" wrote: > On Dec 31, 2008, at 11:07 PM, Lupus Michaelis wrote: > >> MSIE pushes input_name.x and input_name.y to the server, when the >> input is an image. > Thanks! I see the issue clearly now. Oh well, time to modify my code > to compensate

Re: SV: [PHP] Sending files via POST

2009-01-01 Thread Nathan Rixham
Anders Norrbring wrote: On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 02:35, Anders Norrbring wrote: I'm a bit stuck.. I'm using the PEAR http_Request to send files and data as HTTP POST, which is working fine if I in fact have the files on disk on the server. Just using the method addFile.. Okay But w

Re: [PHP] Question about version control.. sorta..

2009-01-01 Thread TG
Thanks for the recommendations, everyone. I decided to give Subversion another try, since I had a server already set up from when I tried this a while ago. Reinstalled TortoiseSVN for Windows and got it all configured. But I couldn't figure out how to update existing files in the repositor

Re: [PHP] Quick question regarding debugging and PHP structure.

2009-01-01 Thread Nathan Rixham
Ashley Sheridan wrote: On Wed, 2008-12-31 at 20:41 +, Ólafur Waage wrote: Short: Is it possible to see the PHP code that is going to be processed in whole? Long: I love to see things visually, and while programming i create all kinds of debugging variables i keep on the side for each page/r

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Luke
The current system also uses some kind of strange text based database, I was wondering if using MySQL for the database would slow it down too much? > > Well the current system runs of a 20MB internet connection in London, > > seeing as that's the UK that about 2MB. > > > > It runs fine, response

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Per Jessen
Luke Slater wrote: > Well the current system runs of a 20MB internet connection in London, > seeing as that's the UK that about 2MB. > > It runs fine, responses are snappy even dealing with loads of users. > > This, however, is written in C: does PHP have that much of an overhead > so that bandw

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Luke Slater
Well the current system runs of a 20MB internet connection in London, seeing as that's the UK that about 2MB. It runs fine, responses are snappy even dealing with loads of users. This, however, is written in C: does PHP have that much of an overhead so that bandwidth is actually that much of a

Re: [PHP] Encryption/decryption of PHP data

2009-01-01 Thread paragasu
if you want client to send encrypted form to server. then it must be done using some kind of client side script (javascript?). i don't think it is reliable. why not just use https protocol. all data between client and server will be encrypted. On 1/1/09, Per Jessen wrote: > Edward Diener wrote:

Re: [PHP] Since I speak with some of you more than people I see in person....

2009-01-01 Thread chris smith
>And as a side note (some of you already know): for my wife and I > closing out the year, we heard the heartbeat of our first child for > the first time today in the ultrasound. Nothing else will ever again > matter as much to me as what I am about to embark upon. I don't think > any song or

Re: [PHP] Encryption/decryption of PHP data

2009-01-01 Thread Per Jessen
Edward Diener wrote: > Phpster wrote: >> In reading the license I believe it refers to the gnupg itself, not >> the application it may be embedded in. You are completely free to use >> gnupg as you choose including modifying it to meet your needs. > > I always thought the GNU public license deman

Re: [PHP] PHP telnet server

2009-01-01 Thread Per Jessen
Robert Cummings wrote: >> >> It's not easy in any language, but if your key concern is the >> performance of PHP (as a language), hardware is what you need. You >> can design your software to run on a single box with lots of CPU >> cores, or >> you can go for a distributed (and more easily scala

Re: [PHP] system() Question

2009-01-01 Thread Nathan Nobbe
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Daniel Brown wrote: > On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 01:57, Jim Lucas wrote: > > > > Getting in some practice for new little one? :) > > Damn kids ;-P > > > Happy New Year to all, and to all a safe night! > > To you as well, Mr. Lucas! And now that I am don

SV: [PHP] Sending files via POST

2009-01-01 Thread Anders Norrbring
> On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 02:35, Anders Norrbring > wrote: > > I'm a bit stuck.. I'm using the PEAR http_Request to send files and > data as > > HTTP POST, which is working fine if I in fact have the files on disk > on the > > server. Just using the method addFile.. > > Okay > > > But wha

Re: [PHP] IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

2009-01-01 Thread L. Herbert
Jim, This is functionally "correct" since I swapped the default and alternate themes but left the button names the same. On Jan 1, 2009, at 12:55 AM, Jim Lucas wrote: L. Herbert wrote: I agree with your supposition. The problem is that the variable is passed in one instance with FF and n

Re: [PHP] IE Problem Detecting Post Variables

2009-01-01 Thread L. Herbert
Thanks! I see the issue clearly now. Oh well, time to modify my code to compensate for IE's non-standard behavior... On Dec 31, 2008, at 11:07 PM, Lupus Michaelis wrote: L. Herbert a écrit : Each input is a "submit" button. MSIE pushes input_name.x and input_name.y to the server, when

Re: [PHP] Sending files via POST

2009-01-01 Thread Daniel Brown
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 02:35, Anders Norrbring wrote: > I'm a bit stuck.. I'm using the PEAR http_Request to send files and data as > HTTP POST, which is working fine if I in fact have the files on disk on the > server. Just using the method addFile.. Okay > But what if the file data is