[PHP] Re: asigning an array of variables to $_SESSION

2004-04-02 Thread Andy B
"$_SESSION['guesbook'] = $arr;" is it safe to say that i can do this: while($_SESSION['guestbook']=mysql_fetch_array($query)) to get the same thing as $_SESSION[guestbook]=$R?? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

[PHP] [solved] assigning array to $_SESSION

2004-04-02 Thread Andy B
figured out how to do the $_SESSION multi dim arry thing...

[PHP] code design? modular?

2004-04-02 Thread Andy B
is it ok practice to put code like the code to put results from an mysql query into a combo box into an include file and then just include it wherever its needed? the code i can see would have to be used at least 5 times in the same page

[PHP] email viruses

2004-04-03 Thread Andy B
hi... i know this is a little ot but in an attempt to keep viruses off the list (i think) somebody/something is forging an email in my name to the php mailing list as well as mysql mailing list along with a few others. i get a message something like this: "your message titled: submit your authe

[PHP] checking for existance of $_SESSION variables

2004-04-03 Thread Andy B
hi... i have the following code and i need to check to see if $_SESSION['guestbook'] has been assigned to the session yet. if it has then use its values to create the combo box...if it hasnt then run the sql query and assign it to the session as well as fill the combo box with it... any ideas h

[PHP] looping through an array

2004-04-03 Thread Andy B
hi... i have a combo box that is filled with a query from an sql table... this is its logic: if $_SESSION['guestbook'] doesnt exist then query database, fill $_SESSION['guestbook'] with its values from the db, turn the "value" part of the into the values from $_SESSION['guestbook']['Number'] an

[PHP] php as default "value" in html

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
hi... i have the following html line: accesskey="d" id="id-referred"> the php variable $old['Referred'] was pulled from a mysql table. the full string that this variable holds is "I work for you..." but when used as a default value in an input text field for html the only part that shows up in

[PHP] php as default "value" in html

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
tnx that works now - Original Message - From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andy B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 11:32 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] php as default "value" in html > > --- Andy

[PHP] php as default "value" in html

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
"htmlentities(), also. Other wise the value could have a double quote within it and a malicious user could effectively "end" your input text box and inject their own HTML." is there any way to keep multiple users using the same form from mixing up variables -- PHP General Mailing List (http://

[PHP] php as default "value" in html

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
> > is there any way to keep multiple users using the same form from mixing up > > variables >>I have no idea what you mean here. if user #1 logs in and starts using a form and then user #2 logs in and starts using the same one as user #1, say by chance they submit it at the same time... is there

[PHP] $HTTP_SESSION_VARS still holds original values even after unset?

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
how would you empty all the contents of $HTTP_SESSION_VARS when you dont need them anymore but still keep the current session running? the problem seems to be that when i try to fill them with something else (dont need the original values anymore) but need new ones without destroying the session

[PHP] $HTTP_SESSION_VARS still holds original values even after unset?

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
"$HTTP_SESSION_VARS = array();" doesnt work... it kills the session and forces me to login as soon as the array is empty -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

[PHP] Re: $HTTP_SESSION_VARS still holds original values even after unset?

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
"Umm.. Use $_SESSION for that.." wish i could but it wont work for the server that its going to run onthey still use php4.0.4pl1 believe it or not -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

[PHP] Re: $HTTP_SESSION_VARS still holds original values even after unset?

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
"Use the session_* functions then.." still does nothing at all or it does the same as session_destroy. and that forces a user back to the login screen right in the middle of an sql insert/update -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub

[PHP] [solved][PHP] php as default "value" in html

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
"When someone pulls up a form and fills it out, they subsequently submit that form. When submitting a form your browser creates a one on one connection with the server where the server inputs the data from your form before or after the next person without mixing the two. (no matter if the two sub

[PHP] Re: $HTTP_SESSION_VARS still holds original values even after unset?

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
"Okay, start showing some code so we can see wtf is going on. Constantly posting back "nope", "doesn't work" is just going to have us grasping at straws again and again. Is register globals on or off? " register_globals=off here is the code that gives me problems: files are attached (if allowed)

[PHP] Re: $HTTP_SESSION_VARS still holds original values even after unset?

2004-04-04 Thread Andy B
"There are two problems there. First, your session data is not getting cleared. Second, it is not getting reset with the new values. For the former, in guestbook_save.php you can simply do a session_unset (if you really want to clear all of them). However this does not handle an abnormals equen

[PHP] mktime error

2004-04-05 Thread Andy B
"On my personal machine the return value is: 1081026000" interesting... i got 1081054800 from mine with the code: even on cli it gives the same thing -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

[PHP] mktime error

2004-04-05 Thread Andy B
if you need to turn the result of mktime() into a valid mysql timestamp format then put these 2 lines in your code when needed: http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

[PHP] mysql_query problem with multi dim arrays

2004-04-05 Thread Andy B
hi... i cant cut and paste my exact mysql query because it takes the '' stuff out doubles the $'s and the ,'s in the whole thing (dont know why but anyways...)... i have a query that goes something like this: mysql_query("insert into $GuestbookTable values(NULL, '$_SESSION[add][date]', '$_SESSIO

[PHP] [solved][PHP] mysql_query problem with multi dim arrays

2004-04-05 Thread Andy B
> $sql = "INSERT INTO x VALUES ({$_SESSION['add']['name']} "; > > oh, and unless add & name are actually constants you should always wrap > them in single quotes. (php will covert the non-exstent constant into a > string a issue an E_NOTICE + its overhead) well that got me on the right track..

[PHP] assigning NULL to a variable

2004-04-05 Thread Andy B
how would you assign NULL to a variable if its original value is ""? otherwise leave it with its value... the form im working on has a date field called "date" on the form itself. that "date" will get turned into $_SESSION[add][date] on the next page... i want it so if the person filling out the

[PHP] function CreateDate i made doesnt work?

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
i have the function i made: function CreateDate($day, $month, $year) { if(!empty($day) && !empty($month) && !empty($year)){ //convert $day, $month, and $year into a valid timestamp $time= strtotime($day, mktime(0,0,0,$month,1,$year)); $time=date("YmdHis", $time); return $time; } else { return false

[PHP] function CreateDate i made doesnt work?

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
> > Replace the above two lines with > > $time = date('YmdHis', mktime(0,0,0,$month,$day,$year); > ok the function works now because when i echo the output of $_SESSION['add']['start_date'] it shows the right 14 digit timestamp for the date i wanted to create... now the problem is getting it to ec

[PHP] [fixed][PHP] function CreateDate i made doesnt work?

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
"date() expects a UNIX timestamp. MMDDHHMMSS is NOT a UNIX timestamp. So, instead of converting the UNIX timestamp to MMDDHHMMSS in your function, why not leave it a UNIX timestamp? Then you can send it through date() whenever you want it formatted. " yea...it works now...hmmm... dont know

[PHP] notice:use of undefined constant: add-assumed 'add' in..........

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
i have something like this: if(!empty($_SESSION['add']['start_date']) && !empty($_SESSION['add']['end_date'])..)){ and i get the unexpected error: notice:use of undefined constant: add-assumed 'add' in (filename). dont quite understand why that is since i used other code that i have

[PHP] confused big time

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
hi... i have 2 mysql queries first one: //the extra { at the beginning and the extra , at the end of //each variable should be an '... "insert into $EventsTable values(NULL, '{$_SESSION[add][type]}', '{$_SESSION[add][start_date]}', '{$_SESSION[add][end_date]}', '{$_SESSION[add][name]}', '{$

[PHP] confused big time

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
"two things i would recommend before disecting your code. 1. write readable queries. GOOD: $sql = " SELECT name , age , height , etc FROM user WHERE name = '$name' AND height = '5'"; 2. alway

[PHP] confused big time

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
"MINE: $sql = " SELECT name , age , height , etc FROM user WHERE name = '$name' AND height = '5'";" um...im not doing selects im doing inserts with variable names... i understand the idea with

[PHP] [fixed!][PHP] confused big time

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
ok query is fixed for the second one now... now to work on the if(!empty.. tests i have to check and make sure every one of those arrays isnt empty. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] confused big time

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
> He was showing you a neatly formatted query, the example applies to > inserts too: > > $sql = " > INSERT INTO >tablename >( > field1, > field2, > field3 >) > VALUES > ( > '$blah', > $here

Re: [PHP] confused big time

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
> AB> 1. how were those queries unreadable?? and > > You're kidding, right? sorry...my bad... never had any "writing readable code" help anywhere...guess if i do it like c/c++ then it would work better > > AB> 2. whenever i put '' around the array keys in multi dimensional arrays in a > AB> query

Re: [PHP] confused big time

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
>i was hoping that wouldn't cause any confusion, but i >guess it did. the >thing to remember is that a query is a query. you know, >parts is parts. oops stress and the fact that im sort of new at this stuff mixed me up... $query="insert into table values( '{$array['index1']['index2']}', '{$array[

[PHP] assign mysql query to a variable first or not

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
hi... is it better to give the mysql query string to a variable instead of directly doing it with mysql_query? i.e. $query="select * from table";//is this a better way? $query=mysql_query("select * from table");//or is this way //better? mysql_query("select * from table");//not a good idea i do

[PHP] php and drop down boxes

2004-04-06 Thread Andy B
hi... i have a few things i need and dont know where to go to get some ideas/examples of how to do some things: 1. i need to know how to take info from a mysql db load it into a dropdown box and then select as the default choice whatever value was in the db: i.e. i have a combo box with the month

[PHP] radio buttons checked or not

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
hi... i have this code: Yes No was just wondering if that was the right way to determine the state of a radio button...? if the value of $old['Type']="Annual" then the yes button is checked...if not then the no button is checked instead... -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To u

[PHP] warning:supplied argument to mysql_fetch_array not valid resource type?

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
i have this query set: $EditQuery="select * from $EventsTable where Id='$edit'"; $query=mysql_query($EditQuery)||die(mysql_error()); //later in the code i have this: while($old=mysql_fetch_array($query)){ //do stuff } when i run the page i get: warning: supplied argument to mysql_fetch_array is not

Re: [PHP] radio buttons checked or not

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
>Assuming $old['Type'] somehow comes from >$_REQUEST['eventtype'] (or is >related to it), then yeah, that'll work. no its coming from a db result from fetch_array() of which im having an interesting problem with right now but thats in another post -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/

Re: [PHP] warning:supplied argument to mysql_fetch_array not valid resource type?

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
>[snip] >i have this query set: >$EditQuery="select * from $EventsTable where >Id='$edit'"; >$query=mysql_query($EditQuery)||die(mysql_error()); >[/snip] > >You forgot the connection string arguement in >mysql_query even after putting in my standard mysql_connect(.) stuff it still fails now the

[PHP] creating sql statements?? was:confused big time

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
> I always found this way of inserting data into a database messy. Here is > a handy function to do array inserts and it builds the sql for you. > > function arrayINSERT($a,$tablename) > { > $sql = "INSERT INTO $tablename ("; > foreach($a as $key => $value) > { > $sql .= $key .","; > } > $sql[strle

Re: [PHP] radio buttons checked or not

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
- Original Message - From: "Daniel Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andy B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:22 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] radio buttons checked or not > My understanding is if the va

[PHP] writing a class in php to print form elements

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
hi... is it totally usefull/reasonable to write a class in php that prints different different form elements in html... i.e. inputs, buttons, drop downs, multi selects and son? that way (at least i think) then it would be easier to change the element attributes dynamically... -- PHP General Mai

Re: [PHP] confused big time

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
- Original Message - From: "Chris W. Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andy B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] confused big time Andy B <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:09

[PHP] very large and long if statement

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
I have this very large and long if statement: if (!empty($_SESSION['add']['type']) && !empty($_SESSION['add']['start_date'] && !empty($_SESSION['add']['end_date']) && !empty($_SESSION['add']['name']) && !empty($_SESSION['add']['county']) && !empty($_SESSION['add']['discription']) && !empty($

[PHP] path to binary for php on linux

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
anybody know what the exact path for the php binary on linux is? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] path to binary for php on linux

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
hp on linux > * Thus wrote Andy B ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > anybody know what the exact path for the php binary on linux is? > > Depends on how it was installed, a common place is: > /usr/local/bin/php > > Or you can type: > which php > > and it will tell y

Re: [PHP] very large and long if statement

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
;]['StartingDay']) > && !empty($_SESSION['add']['StartingMonth']) > && !empty($_SESSION['add']['StartingYear']) > && !empty($_SESSION['add']['EndingDay']}) > && !empty($_SESSION['ad

[PHP] html forms class in php

2004-04-07 Thread Andy B
hi yesterday i posted a msg about wanting to know if it was a good idea to write a class that created/dealt with html forms and so on... somebody told me to go look at html_quick_forms class and it looks good like everything i would want to do but there is 1 problem: is there any classes for the s

[PHP] page design and possible conflict??

2004-04-08 Thread Andy B
hi.. this might be sort of ot and out of the range of the list but i had a site design question: is it an absolute no no to put inset borders 3px wide around "EVERY" table on the section of the site?? im trying to make an attempt at making the site have some sort of layout standards and that happe

Re: [PHP] page design and possible conflict??

2004-04-08 Thread Andy B
dont know what his deal is but ok will close this idea now i guess.. - Original Message - From: "Miles Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andy B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] page design and possible confl

[PHP] self referencing links?

2004-04-08 Thread Andy B
hi... i have a page called ViewEvents.php. at the top of the page and at the bottom of the page there is a bar with links on them jan-dec and view all. all 13 links are supposed to call the same page(ViewEvents.php) each link with a different query string. for example: jan=ViewEvents.php?request_m

Re: [PHP] Looking for a comprehensive PHP tutorial

2004-04-09 Thread Andy B
www.php.net/manual/ might help - Original Message - From: "Ash.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 5:34 AM Subject: [PHP] Looking for a comprehensive PHP tutorial > Hi, > > I am looking for a comprehensive handholder tutorial, that introduces the

[PHP] security on shared servers

2004-04-09 Thread Andy B
hi... im writing this admin system for a website and need to have it write system logs to its own log files... the only problem i can really see is that its on a shared webserver and all files are restricted to your own domain/vhost dirs (whatever those happen to be). the admin wont let anybody pu

Re: [PHP] security on shared servers

2004-04-09 Thread Andy B
> You don't have access to anything outside of the webroot? If /home/user/www/ > is your webroot, then write them to /home/user/. If you're saying you can't > do that and they have to be put under the webroot, then give them .php > extensions and make the first line > > > > Then they can't be view

[PHP] "\n" doesnt work in error_log and windows?

2004-04-09 Thread Andy B
i have this sort of a log string: error_log("\n".$date.":".$_SESSION['username'].":Logged in:normal login\n", 3, $LogPath."admin.log"); problem is when it writes the entry in a file the first one shows up fine but when you get 2 or more in it then it either strings the lines together (the second e

Re: [PHP] "\n" doesnt work in error_log and windows?

2004-04-09 Thread Andy B
everything works now tnx - Original Message - From: "Jay Blanchard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andy B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 10:45 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] "\n" doesnt work in error_log and wi

Re: [PHP] ATTN: List Admins

2004-04-09 Thread Andy B
i just blocked them whatever they are but still dont need any strange stuff going on... somebody might want to check into a "pandasoft" autoresponder that keeps answering my messages saying that the list couldnt accept them and it was deleted and blocked because i have a virus?? i had people try s

[PHP] MultiSelect List Box in PHP

2004-10-30 Thread Andy B
Hi. I was just wondering where I can find info on how to use a MultiSelect List Box with PHP? I need to use it with MYSQL 5.0.0, PHP 4.3.9, and windows XP sp2. Any help/leads would be greatly appreciated. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.ne

RE: [PHP] MultiSelect List Box in PHP

2004-10-31 Thread Andy B
creen?? -Original Message- From: Eric Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 3:06 AM To: Andy B Subject: Re: [PHP] MultiSelect List Box in PHP it's just likes you used in normal html & javascript, but the code that generated to control the ui are now moved t

RE: [PHP] MultiSelect List Box in PHP

2004-10-31 Thread Andy B
I need to be able to print the selected items without the "array..." thing around it. so example would be if 1 and 2 are selected it would print: 1, 2 it's supposed to be formatted for the user... -Original Message- From: -{ Rene Brehmer }- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, Octobe

RE: [PHP] MultiSelect List Box in PHP

2004-10-31 Thread Andy B
27;t being built right... you can change it to work with your db just change the connect string and the field list from a db to test it... -Original Message- From: Marek Kilimajer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 4:14 PM To: Andy B Cc: PHP mailing list Subject

[PHP] GUI editor for php?

2004-11-01 Thread Andy B
Hi. Is there any GUI editors out there for php? if so does anybody know of a good one that doesnt cost a ton of money?? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

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