Re: [PHP] Oracle Function list

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I found a list of some of the Oracle Functions at the main PHP site. Is > this all there is? Probably. Anything in particular you felt was missing?... -- Visit the Zend Store at http://www.zend.com/store/ Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a li

Re: [PHP] trouble with reading session variables: BUG?

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> When using Cookies for session management everything works fine (the > authentication part). But not passing the values of the session variables. > In the example below the existence of '$ident' is verified. But no chance to > get its value: no 'echo' prints out anything! Even isset() denies the

Re: [PHP] disabling page caching, yes or no

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I'm trying to build the first page to a database driven website. The first > thing I'm trying to do is detect if cookies are enabled on the users > browser, and then, via a header(location: mysite.php), redirect the user to > either a cookie supported page, or cookie unsupported page. I will u

Re: [PHP] About function Include

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I've been using the funcion INCLUDE like this: > because file header.htm has to be included > in a lot of files. I want to use "/" because file header.htm is in main > directory (like E:) and there are files in very directories above E:. > But when I have a file in a directory above, like E:fol

Re: [PHP] check email exists under Windows NT!

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Is it posiible to check that an email exists before confirming a form > under windows NT ? > Thanks There are several email verification scripts floating around in PHP archives. Most just make sure the email "looks" good for the usual formats. None, I think, impelement the full 3-page Regular E

Re: [PHP] Bcc email does not work

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Have u ever tried to send many emails using Bcc? > It does not work for me ! Yeah, somewhere around 50 addresses you are choking sendmail. You'll need something designed for a little more heavy-duty work than the mail() function. See Manuel Lemos' mail class, or consider integration with a ma

Re: [PHP] REGULAR EXPRESSION

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I 'd like to have an input that contains only a to Z and space and > ëàéêêàäïüöûâç- nothing else like numbers or whatever and also does not start > with space ! > till now with ur help i get the following : > > (!ereg("[a-zA-Z[:space:]ëàéêêàäïüöûâç-]", $name)) All those weird characters you typ

Re: [PHP] php changing passwd from unixusers?

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Is it possible using a php -based website to change passwords from > unixusers? > Php runs at my system under user: www how can I let it execute: passwd > and change a password? I think the passwd shell command requires a real TTY rather than just ol' PHP. You could *maybe* do it by having PHP

Re: [PHP] Oracle8 OciLogon !

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> i use oracle and i always get this error: > call to undefined function ocilogon()! That usually means you didn't compile in Oracle support with PHP. -- Visit the Zend Store at http://www.zend.com/store/ Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little

Re: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Isn't it illegal in the US to discuss > rates in this manner? > > It's always been my understanding that > The U.S. law specifically makes discussion > of pricing between competitors (all or some) > a federal offense. > > Am I taking this too literally? I think so. First of all, this isn't a U

Re: [PHP] imap (nntp) message tracking

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
I think each message has a unique ID generated by the machine that posted it... -- Visit the Zend Store at http://www.zend.com/store/ Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm - Original Message - Fr

Re: [PHP] Program execution

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
>This happens only when I use php as a module: >When I'd like to run a command with exec or system function I got always this message >and the program never executes: >Warning: Unable to fork [the command's name what I'd like to run] in filename on line XY Your OS may have placed an upper bound o

Re: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> So how do you know what to charge when youre independent and just starting? Dart board :-) -- Visit the Zend Store at http://www.zend.com/store/ Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm -- PHP Genera

Re: [PHP] Loading Files & Writing...

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I have a javascript to edit an html page thatI have written and have > been searching for a way to load a file into a text box and write the > contents to a file on the server when done in PHP. Is this possible? Any > direction is appreciated. Thanks in advance. The tricky part is

Re: [PHP] new mail() function

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I recently downloaded the ArGoSoft mail server that > someone on this list once suggested when trying to use > the mail command on a window's system running php. Another option for a low-traffic mail system might be to download the Pegasus email client, and use its command-line interface for ma

Re: [PHP] Win2K/PHP4.0.4pl1 - include_path mess (won't include from the current directory)

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> in my PHP.ini (which stays under c:\WINNT) I have > > include_path = "P:\includes; " ; UNIX: "/path1:/path2" > Windows: "\path1;\path2" > doc_root = ; the root of the php pages, used only if nonempty > > under "P:\includes" are PHPLIB and some few scripts that I need to > auto_p

Re: [PHP] Inappropriate ioctl for device

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> $filename="http://195.92.38.87/cgi-win/homeview.dll?details1?src=1050&Proper > tyCode=1050003/SAPHI/14665/3"; Shouldn't that second ? be a & instead?... > $file=fopen($filename,"r") or die("cant open $filename"); > while(!feof($file)){ > $line=fgets($file,4096); > echo $line; > } > > but when

Re: [PHP] Image

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I wonder if anyone can tell me how I can use an another image as an > background in a new image? You'll need the GD library (http://boutell.com) and use --with-gd when compiling. Once you've installed those, it's a matter of reading the functions at http://php.net/ in the GD section. -- Visit

Re: [PHP] How does memory limit work?

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I am trying to prevent my Linux machine from crashing by the use of > memory_limit, but is does not seem to work as I expect it to: When a > php-script includes itself recursively by accident it grabbes all memory > available in a matter of seconds, although I set max_execution_time=30 > and mem

Re: [PHP] Odd problem

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Apache on Solaris 2.6, suEXEC, PHP 3.0.15 as a CGI (not mod_php). > I'm seeing this sort of thing in my Apache error logs. > > failed to open log file > fopen: Permission denied > [Thu Feb 1 04:28:33 2001] [error] [client 192.168.1.15] Premature end of script headers: /usr/local/mailman/cgi-bin

Re: [PHP] Performance hit with certain apache configs?

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I'm wondering if anyone has any info regarding any performance hits > taken as a result of changing the default type to application/x-httpd-php > in Apache's httpd.conf, or if there are any _other_ implications of doing > this. > > Any info would be appreciated, as would a cc: cuz I'm not subbed

Re: [PHP] Java variables - PHP varialbles

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Can someone tell me how we can assign the content of a PHP > variable to a Java variables in a script (and vice versa). PHP -> JavaScript is easy: \n"; echo "document.foo = $foo;\n"; echo "\n\n"; ?> The other way around is a bit tougher... You see, PHP runs on the server and spit

Re: [PHP] Email Attachment

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I know how to send a standard email, but I`m having a bit of trouble adding > an attachment, can anyone put me right? > > this is my code which works fine... > > $subject="Hi"; > $email="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"; > $from="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"; > $message="Hi this is me testing my PHP mail script"; > > m

Re: [PHP] Transitioning from php3 to php4

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I have several sites that need to be upgraded from php3 to php4. In order > to test compliance of the php3 code on php4, I need to know exactly which > functions have different usage / results on php4. > > I know that include() and rand() work differently, any others? > > Does anyone know of an

Re: [PHP] errors when included functions call functions

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Can someone explain to me why this does not work... > > All pages on my site header and footer files... > the header file calls an to config.inc and functions.inc > > I have a function to connect to the db in functions.inc, that many other > functions and includes use. > > All works fine >

Re: [PHP] rephrasing: start session in frame-index, continue in pages

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> index.php: > session_start > read in $array from csv file > ?> > > menu > content > > > and now: how can i continue the session in the content pages? In each content page, add: You may wish to session_register('array'); in your index.php page if you're trying to do what I think you're tryin

Re: [PHP] Dnloading FDF docs / acrobat integration

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> The problem is: When a user clicks on the link, the fdf document either 1) > is displayed in plain text (despite the proper header being sent) or 2) > acrobat reader opens but displays an error saying the file can not be found. > > I can right click on the link, and choose to save to disk. Onc

Re: [PHP] PHP a lightweight language?

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I'm interested in the proposition made recently on this list that PHP is > somehow a 'lightweight' language that some people don't take seriously. I 'lightweight' is good :-) PHP has less "clutter" than, say, Perl, where there are so many functions and overloaded symbols that no two Perl hacke

Re: [PHP] Php Database

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Hi everyone! > To use de DBA database format, first i had to configurate php with > --with-db2 option. All works (configure, make and make install). But the > php script still not works. The line of the script that has a problem > is: > > $id = dba_open ("/home/httpd/html/testes/test.db", "n", "

Re: [PHP] Mysql Question

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
>Can i know the date of the last table update in a Mysql database? You can add a field named 'modified' that is of type 'timestamp' and use: select max(modified) from blah; I don't know of any documented way to check the last modified time for a whole table. -- Visit the Zend Store at http://w

Re: [PHP] Zend Debug Server

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
>Does anybody know how should I recognise if Zend Debug Server is running ??? Either says something like "...with Zend DebugServer..." or it doesn't. It's in the Zend engine section next to the Zend logo. If it's not running, check your httpd logs to see why. -- Visit the Zend Store at http

Re: [PHP] pg_Exec: Warning: 1 is not a valid PostgreSQL link resource.

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> We have a host (host A) with PostgreSQL 7.0.3. and PHP 4.0.4 under Red Hat > > We have another host (host B) with PHP 4.0.3pl1 under Debian > > We are having an incomprehensible error with this code when the content of $sql is > > and "update" > > ... > > $resultado=pg_Exec($conexion,$sql); > >

Re: [PHP] duplicate entries in mysql column

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> My problem is that I need to find a way to check all the candidate_name > before printing them on the screen and add a flag to the ones which > occure more than once. If you can live with listing the names in alphabetical order, you can do something like this: $query = "select name, id from ca

Re: [PHP] Probem with headers. HELP ME!!!

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I want to make a php script that outputs a file in a secure dir (outside of > web root), this scripts checks the permisions of the user to download the > file, i use phplib, and my probmem is when i call it from a browser the > filename to save is set always to test.php, can i send a header to s

Re: [PHP] Data Entry From Listbox

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I have a little problem. I have a listbox (multiline combo box) on my web > page. When I sellect multiple items from the list box and submit the form to > enter the values of the listbox items in the database, then only last > selected item of the listbox is entered in the MySQL database. > > Do

Re: [PHP] fucntion if not working bug error

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I think I found a bug with the pdf_open_image_file() function. I am running > php4.0.4 pl1 with pdflib 3.03. > I cannot open any .gif or .tif files. Tell more about the potential bug and your setup and/or search in http://bugs.php.net for similar bugs. As it is, nobody can help you too much...

Re: [PHP] exec() won't start SAS job

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
>I'm unable to get exec() to start a small SAS job on my RH 6.2 box. >(I've got file permissions set correctly) The code: File permissions of what for whom? > $command="sas -noterminal -log $SASProgDir$JobName.log ". >" -print $SASProgDir$JobName.lst $SASProgDir$JobName.sas"; >

Re: [PHP] i want permanently connect in imap_open()

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> i open mailbox with imap_open > when i move next page, mailbox close. > and i must open mailbox again. > i want connection contiue, even if i move next page Don't think you can. HTTP is inherently stateless... Even if you could, when would the mailbox close? You can't rely on your web-surfer

Re: [PHP] Immediately write me!! Row size in mysql

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> Write me immediately how I find a row size in mysql table if i create a > table in this manner > create table size(f1 int,f2 date ,f3 varchar(25),f4 varchar(100), f5 text , > f6 int, f7 tinyint(1), f8 tinyint(1) ,f9 tinyint(3), f10 varchar(25)) You read the MySQL manual and add up the numbers?.

Re: [PHP] apache/SUexec/PHP

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I noticed today that PHP apps run as the WWW user, not the User/Group > specified in httpd.conf for virtualhosts. > > (Module version of PHP running in Apache 1.3.17). > > Is there any way to get the PHP module to assume the identity > similar to the SUexec module will do for CGI? Not in Apache

Re: [PHP] Select list with PHP

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql_result)) { > echo""; > echo $row["paint"]; > echo""; > echo $row["bucket"]; > echo""; > echo"http://www.\" method=\"POST\">"; > $Color = $row["Color"]; > if ($Color == $Color) { Here is one problem: You can't use $Color for the current color you are printi

Re: [PHP] sessions without cookies

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> How can you get something like: > > header ("Location: $PHP_SELF?"); > > to redirect with the sessid in the url? In my tests, it redirects, but > does not append the sessid. > > I have compiled with --enable-trans-sid. Transparent sid is working, I > can use it on links like: > > "> > > and it w

Re: [PHP] php-nuke?

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> What is php-nuke? It's a "Template" system written in PHP where you kinda click-and-drag to build a PHP page. > How could I make a php-page execute something (itself?) without entering the > site... it starts evry hour?! The most resource-friendly way is to compile PHP as a CGI, and then use

Re: [PHP] Oracle sessions

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
>Hi, > >My oracle sessions are getting full all the time... > >I use a OCILogoff at the end of my script... > >What could be the problem. I don¹t use a persistent logon. Wild Guess: You have transactions that are not getting committed nor rolled back? -- Visit the Zend Store at http://www.zend.

Re: [PHP] my bugaboo.

2001-02-03 Thread Richard Lynch
> I have a routine where we input text to fields. When there is an apostrophe it > handles it correctly. When the form is brought back for editing, the field > values show up in the input fields, with all apostrophes intact, just as it > should be. > > When I upload this script to my isp, it does

Re: [PHP] Bah, XML

2001-02-03 Thread Andrew Golovin
Hello, szii! Sunday, February 04, 2001, 04:48:52, you wrote: ssc> Why is this failing? ssc> If I comment out the xml_set_element_handler() call, it's okay... ssc> If I comment out the xml_parse() call, it's okay... ssc> If I leave both of them in...it core dumps. i meet same problem with f

[PHP] Is this a missing feature?

2001-02-03 Thread John Luxford
Here's what I'm trying to do: I'd like to pass a hash to a function as a reference, but I don't want to predeclare that hash (I'd like to specify it in the function call). Here's a code example: \n"; } } // works this way $bar = array ( "one" => "value", "two" =

[PHP] Sydney Australia PHP meet talk brag See phpsydney.com for details

2001-02-03 Thread PHP Sydney
What more could you want. Sydney's glorious weather. PHP's magnificent scripting language. The keenest PHP users. All at one meeting. February 20. Willoughby. Talk about your experience. Feb 20 will feature PHP3 to PHP4 and e-commerce. Brag about your successes. Brag about your failures, Brag ab

Re: [PHP] Replacing A Word in HTML page

2001-02-03 Thread Steve Werby
"phpLover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to read an HTML page from another site and replace certain characters > with capital letters and show them in another dynamically generated web page > on my site. I know this is possible in Perl, but can this be done in PHP? If > yes, then how? It's

[PHP] % operator

2001-02-03 Thread Dhaval Desai
Hi! what is the use of % Is it called modulo..what is it's use in PHP.? Thanx! Dhaval Desai __ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.ne

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