Re: [PHP] Is this a mysql_connect() bug?

tom soyer wrote: Thanks for the error handling code. I think PHP still has a basic problem. If mysql sever connection times out because wrong username or password was used, then mysql_connect() should return FALSE. But this is not the case, why? Is it possible that mysql_connect() could not read th

RE: [PHP] Is this a mysql_connect() bug?

tom soyer wrote: > Thanks for the error handling code. I think PHP still has a basic > problem. If mysql sever connection times out because wrong username or > password was used, then mysql_connect() should return FALSE. It does, at least for me on PHP 4.3.10 connecting to a local MySQL 4.0.23 ser

Re: [PHP] Is this a mysql_connect() bug?

Thanks for the error handling code. I think PHP still has a basic problem. If mysql sever connection times out because wrong username or password was used, then mysql_connect() should return FALSE. But this is not the case, why? Is it possible that mysql_connect() could not read the "connection fai

Re: [PHP] Is this a mysql_connect() bug?

On 29 Jan 2005 tom soyer wrote: > I tried mysql_connect() function, and it won't reture FALSE if > connection failed. Instead, the script times out after 30 seconds and > displays an Fatal error message "Maximum execution time of 30 seconds > exceeded". I think the issue here is if the server do

[PHP] Is this a mysql_connect() bug?

Hi, I tried mysql_connect() function, and it won't reture FALSE if connection failed. Instead, the script times out after 30 seconds and displays an Fatal error message "Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded". For example: mysql_connect(' ',' '); returns TRUE because mysql logs in the use

[PHP] design pattern/code generators

Hi All, I am looking for advice regarding design patterns/code generation in PHP5. I have a simple code generation tool (written in PHP) to interface with database. It works fine for simple situations but seems a little "strange" for more complex ones. Suppose I have a table user (id, name, age

[PHP] Image Creation and Saving

Hello everyone, I have been troubleshooting a problem with one of my scripts for a while now, its purpose is to allow a user to upload a file, save it to the server, resize it into a thumbnail, and save the thumbnail as well. In my script all goes well until it comes to saving the images, the scri

Re: [PHP] Creating a webpage from an HTML form via PHP

Mike Milligan wrote: I'm have a PHP created HTML form that I want a user to be able to enter data into, then see it as the PHP/HTML will format it, then post it to an HTML file. I've been trying all day to find something similar on your site, but to no avail. I am really new to PHP so I may not ha

Re: [PHP] Re: [PHP-WIN] Random

Hello trobi, Saturday, January 29, 2005, 12:05:33 PM, you wrote: t> whatabout uniqid()? He also wanted symbols [EMAIL PROTECTED]&*() etc. Cheers, Leif Gregory -- TB Lists Moderator (and fellow registered end-user) PCWize Editor / ICQ 216395 / PGP Key ID 0x7CD4926F Web Site

Re: [PHP] Permissions on uploaded image don't allow for over writing

Dave wrote: PHP List, The Situation: I am building a content management system where users can, among other things, upload images into a directory. The Problem: The image uploads fine, but once it's there, it can't be over written. So if a user uploads an image, and then changes his

Re: [PHP] Regex help

Michael Sims wrote: >> I need a validation regex that will "pass" a string. The string can >> be no longer than some maximum length, and it can contain any >> characters except two consecutive ampersands (&) anywhere in the >> string. >Yup, use this perl regex: > > /^(?:(&)(?!&)|[^&]){1,5}$/

[PHP] Regular expressions stopped working

Hi! I had a script for parsing text into html, similar to phpBB. Everything has been working fine until now. Some of my 'pseudotags' like [b] are still recognized (parsed into ) but some more advanced pattern matching is not. I haven't changed the code, but the php-version on the server has change

[PHP] best way to handle user authentication, PHP vs. apache

Hello; I'm trying to figure out the best (most secure and most user friendly, security of primary importance) way to let a user log-in. I am setting up a web application (database application) that will be for private use only and I want to keep it secure. As I understand it, using the Apache htacc

Re: [PHP] Re: Trying to compile PECL fileinfo on Windows

Jason Barnett wrote: Chris wrote: Hi, Are there any places that might have instructions on compiling PECL extensions on Windows? I tried going the pear install route, but fileinfo is not considered stable yet. Chris Trying a PEAR or PECL list might do you more good. That being said... are yo

Re: [PHP] Permissions on uploaded image don't allow for over writing

Use php's ftp commands. Hugh - Original Message - From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 11:11 AM Subject: [PHP] Permissions on uploaded image don't allow for over writing PHP List, The Situation: I am building a content management system where users

Re: [PHP] Looking for ideas on scheduling

John Nichel wrote: Chris W. Parker wrote: Hello, I'm looking to make a simple scheduler for myself and I'd like to get some feedback on how to handle the events and their being executed at the right time. The two options I've come up with both involve adding a job(s) to crontab. 1. Individual jobs

Re: [PHP] Regexp stopped working on my site

Kristian Hellquist wrote: Hi! I had a script for parsing text into html, similar to phpBB. Everything has been working fine until now. Some of my 'pseudotags' like [b] are still recognized (parsed into ) but some more advanced pattern matching is not. I haven't changed the code, but the php-version

[PHP] Regexp stopped working on my site

Hi! I had a script for parsing text into html, similar to phpBB. Everything has been working fine until now. Some of my 'pseudotags' like [b] are still recognized (parsed into ) but some more advanced pattern matching is not. I haven't changed the code, but the php-version on the server has change

Re: [PHP] Re: Trying to compile PECL fileinfo on Windows

FileInfo is not available on win32. - Frank > Chris wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Are there any places that might have instructions on compiling PECL > > extensions on Windows? I tried going the pear install route, > > but fileinfo is not considered stable yet. > > > > Chris > > Trying a PEAR or

Re: [PHP] Returning reference problem

Jon wrote: Starting over since my last thread had too little effort put in it. I have this script that should create a multi-demensional array that would resemble a directory structure. The problem is that after adding one element to a "folder" it appears to be creating a new object instead of ad

[PHP] Permissions on uploaded image don't allow for over writing

PHP List, The Situation: I am building a content management system where users can, among other things, upload images into a directory. The Problem: The image uploads fine, but once it's there, it can't be over written. So if a user uploads an image, and then changes his or her mind

RE: [PHP] Regex help

Bret Hughes wrote: > On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 08:58, Michael Sims wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> I need a validation regex that will "pass" a string. The string can >>> be no longer than some maximum length, and it can contain any >>> characters except two consecutive ampersands (&) anywhere i

Re: [PHP] Re: [PHP-WIN] Random

Leif Gregory wrote / napísal (a): Hello SargeTron, Wednesday, January 19, 2005, 10:10:20 AM, you wrote: S> rand() only returns an int (number), but I would like something S> like dd75$6*, you know, containing any character. I would like it S> only to do a certain string ONCE, so there are no dupli

RE: [PHP] Regex help

On Sat, 2005-01-29 at 08:58, Michael Sims wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > OK, this is off-topic like every other "regex help" post, but I know > > some of you enjoy these puzzles :) > > This isn't an exam question, is it? ;) > > > I need a validation regex that will "pass" a string. The str

[PHP] Sessions memory allocation problem

Hi, I am testing the following code that pushes a file to the browser (Apache 1.3 + PHP 4.3.8 but tested also under several other configs) Try it with a BIG test1.zip (e.g. 100M in size) What i discovered is that if i keep the 2 session initialisation functions the script will work ONLY if th

Re: [PHP] PHP4/Apache2 Content-Length stripped?

Jason Barnett wrote: > Stoian Ivanov wrote: >> Richard Lynch wrote: >> >> >>>Stoian Ivanov wrote: >>> I'm writing a wap download script involving dynamic image resizing and so on. I've notice that some phones are quitting in the mids of http transfer. After looking further I foun

[PHP] Re: Trying to compile PECL fileinfo on Windows

Chris wrote: Hi, Are there any places that might have instructions on compiling PECL extensions on Windows? I tried going the pear install route, but fileinfo is not considered stable yet. Chris Trying a PEAR or PECL list might do you more good. That being said... are you trying to install pa

[PHP] Re: [PHP-WIN] Random

Hello SargeTron, Wednesday, January 19, 2005, 10:10:20 AM, you wrote: S> rand() only returns an int (number), but I would like something S> like dd75$6*, you know, containing any character. I would like it S> only to do a certain string ONCE, so there are no duplicates (in a S> for loop). Hopefull

Re: [PHP] PHP4/Apache2 Content-Length stripped?

Stoian Ivanov wrote: Richard Lynch wrote: Stoian Ivanov wrote: I'm writing a wap download script involving dynamic image resizing and so on. I've notice that some phones are quitting in the mids of http transfer. After looking further I found out that headers() is sometimes ignored or stripped. I'

RE: [PHP] Regex help

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > OK, this is off-topic like every other "regex help" post, but I know > some of you enjoy these puzzles :) This isn't an exam question, is it? ;) > I need a validation regex that will "pass" a string. The string can > be no longer than some maximum length, and it can con

[PHP] Re: mail problem at interland

David Edwards wrote: Hi, I have a fairly simple script written that uses the mail() function on a client site hosted at Interland. I have used a similar script quite a few times before with no problem. However although the script generates no errors, no emails appear at their intended destinatio

[PHP] Returning reference problem

Starting over since my last thread had too little effort put in it. I have this script that should create a multi-demensional array that would resemble a directory structure. The problem is that after adding one element to a "folder" it appears to be creating a new object instead of adding anothe

Re: [PHP] PHP4/Apache2 Content-Length stripped?

Richard Lynch wrote: > Stoian Ivanov wrote: >> I'm writing a wap download script involving dynamic image resizing and so >> on. I've notice that some phones are quitting in the mids of http >> transfer. >> After looking further I found out that headers() is sometimes ignored or >> stripped. I've g