Re: [PHP] Structured PHP studying

2010-04-25 Thread paragasu
> Just build what you want to build and look things up when necessary. I did exactly like this. My first application is a forum. It never made it to production, but i learn a lot. And i am glad i learn it this way. It is a bit costly but fun. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 11:01 PM, David McGlone wrote

Re: [PHP] I need a fresh look at storing variables in MySQL

2010-03-13 Thread paragasu
-- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Hi Ted, How about saving the array in serialize variable to TEXT column $answer = serialize($_SESSION['answer']); to get the original array value simply unserialize the value from the database.. Paragasu

Re: [PHP] If the first four characters are "0000", then do {}

2010-01-26 Thread paragasu
maybe another way can be $str = explode('-',$mydata->restored); if($str[0] == '') { dostuff();} ;) On 1/26/10, shiplu wrote: > Another technique could be. > > $s = $mydata->restored; > > if($s[0]==$s[1] > && $s[1]==$s[2] > && $s[2]==$s[3] > && $s[3]==0){ > > do_work(); > } > > > But I

[PHP] Happy New Year All!

2009-12-30 Thread paragasu
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Re: [PHP] How do YOU set default function/method params?

2009-10-05 Thread paragasu
why bother, i use available good library http://swiftmailer.org/ On 10/6/09, Jim Lucas wrote: > Eddie Drapkin wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Jim Lucas wrote: >>> Here is a problem that I have had for years now. I have been trying to >>> come up >>> with the perfect solution for th

Re: [PHP] Re: LoginShare | How to authenticate once, and login to different websites

2009-09-01 Thread paragasu
why not use ready available php library OAuth? http://oauth.net/ On 9/1/09, Shawn McKenzie wrote: > Behzad wrote: >> Dear list, >> >> i'm trying to integrate two php-driven web applications, which both >> require the user to authenticate using a username and a password. >> >> Consider a situatio

Re: [PHP] PHP AS an FTP server

2009-02-19 Thread paragasu
i successfully configure vsftp login using pam-mysql last time. http://pam-mysql.sourceforge.net/ http://www.linux.com/feature/125789 user can login to ftp server using the same password on web.. hope it help On 2/18/09, Michael Kubler wrote: > Yeah, I don't want local user access (SSH, their

Re: [PHP] print a to z

2009-01-15 Thread paragasu
> $letters = range('a', 'z'); > foreach ($letters as $letter) { > echo $letter; > } wow.. that is a very nice solutions you give me chris. thanks On 1/15/09, Chris wrote: > paragasu wrote: >> i have this cute little problem. i want to print a to z for si

[PHP] print a to z

2009-01-15 Thread paragasu
i have this cute little problem. i want to print a to z for site navigation my first attempt work fine for($i = '65'; $i < '91'; ++$i) echo chr($i); but someone point me a more interesting solutions for($i = 'a'; $i < 'z'; ++$i) echo $i the only problem with the 2nd solutions is it only pri

Re: [PHP] how to display new icon for news posted within 2 days?

2009-01-15 Thread paragasu
to do > > If ((current timestamp - db timestamp) < 172,800 ){ > echo ''; > } > > Conversely, you can use strtotime() to convert the date. > > Bastien > > Sent from my iPod > > On Jan 14, 2009, at 10:36 PM, paragasu wrote: > >> i do have a my

[PHP] how to display new icon for news posted within 2 days?

2009-01-14 Thread paragasu
i do have a mysql table with one date field. what i want is to display and tiny icon (red new icon) so user will notice it is a new post. i am looking for the simplest solutions here. i believe we can calculate whether the date is within two days of user current time. then we display an icon based

[PHP] program to test php security

2009-01-14 Thread paragasu
one of my client says his company do have a program to test php code for common programming security problem like sql injection etc i am curious but he do not want to tell what the program is. do this program exists? what is it? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, v

Re: [PHP] Request A Collection of YouTube Videos From Multiple User Accounts using YouTube API

2009-01-07 Thread paragasu
hi Herbet, i am interested on what your are looking for. maybe you just have to write a PHP script to loop through every yourtube account. btw, if you found the solutions, please tell me or we can work on the solutions together? On 1/7/09, L. Herbert wrote: > Stuart, > >> PHP can do a great many

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] Re: Webhotel structure

2008-12-31 Thread paragasu
uh.. nice flash website grandpa =) On 12/31/08, Peter Sorensen wrote: > > > ""Dotan Cohen"" wrote in message > news:880dece00812301337m1cca395cxcb1ef500d8c10...@mail.gmail.com... >> 2008/12/30 Nordstjernealle 10 : >>> Hi Dotan >>> >>> I am glad I can at least be funny. >>> I must admit I am a bi

Re: [PHP] turn shared hosting server to external image storage hosting

2008-12-29 Thread paragasu
/28/08, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 6:37 AM, paragasu wrote: > >> do you have any idea how to do this. i have a small vps about 10GB >> space. i live somewhere is south east asia where solutions like Amazon >> S3 is incredibly slow. (500ms ping time). &

[PHP] turn shared hosting server to external image storage hosting

2008-12-28 Thread paragasu
do you have any idea how to do this. i have a small vps about 10GB space. i live somewhere is south east asia where solutions like Amazon S3 is incredibly slow. (500ms ping time). i have a simple php gallery. But dedicated server is quite expensive ($100/month). searching around, i found several l

Re: [PHP] Invalid byte sequence for encoding UTF-8

2008-10-31 Thread paragasu
i do not use any function other that addslashes on the $_POST On 10/30/08, Lester Caine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > paragasu wrote: >> i am using php with postgresql. when i submit post query to the >> server. i have the pg_exec error >> >> Warning: pg_query()

[PHP] Invalid byte sequence for encoding UTF-8

2008-10-30 Thread paragasu
i am using php with postgresql. when i submit post query to the server. i have the pg_exec error Warning: pg_query() [function.pg-query]: Query failed: ERROR: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0x93 HINT: This error can also happen if the byte sequence does not match the encoding expected

Re: [PHP] web shot script

2008-10-18 Thread paragasu
i found a few website provide this service but i don't remember the name. Maybe html2png is what u looking for http://marginalhacks.com/Hacks/html2jpg/ On 10/18/08, Nitsan Bin-Nun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In general thats what I would do: > Install firefox on the server, > Open FF, take a sc

Re: [PHP] Re: php framework vs just php?

2008-10-07 Thread paragasu
> PHP framework vs just php ? > http://paul-m-jones.com/?p=315 according to the benchmark.Just PHP win by more than 100% to average framework. even the fastest solar only manage to serve 154pages/sec compare to just php 1320pages/sec call me outdated. but i stay with just php! On 10/8/08, Eric

Re: [PHP] Plotting Tool

2008-10-07 Thread paragasu
i am not sure if this one can be counted as OT. but, i found a JQuery extension you can use. it is a javascript http://code.google.com/p/flot/ and here is the result example http://ajaxian.com/archives/plotting-in-jquery quite fancy ;) On 10/8/08, Daniel Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue,

Re: [PHP] Robert Cummings

2008-09-30 Thread paragasu
i don't wan't to go off without saying congrats to Rob too! congrats Rob.. i am quite amazed that PHP mailing list is the first thing in your mind after receiving that news. I wonder what is your son name? btw, Zend is a good name ;) On 10/1/08, Ray Hauge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Daniel Brown

Re: [PHP] scalable web gallery

2008-07-13 Thread paragasu
oic.. the concept is relatively simple.. thanks for the explaination daniel.. On 7/13/08, Daniel Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 2:37 PM, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hey, let's knock off that old shit, newlywed ! >> >> Just because you finally got laid doesn't

Re: [PHP] scalable web gallery

2008-07-11 Thread paragasu
> Why not use a hash table based upon the name of the file and distribute files > that way? sorry tedd, i don't really get it. but i am interested to know more about the hash table concept. can you explain a little bit more.. thanks.. On 7/11/08, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 10:41 AM -0

Re: [PHP] scalable web gallery

2008-07-10 Thread paragasu
TECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2008-07-11 at 07:55 +0800, paragasu wrote: >> what Robert suggest, is something exactly what the big-big photos >> gallery out there used >> to store their image. Distributing the image into many servers. But i >> am not very sure, how >> th

Re: [PHP] scalable web gallery

2008-07-10 Thread paragasu
where to store the image. I think, storing image in a bucket with 100 images each can make the image more manageable.. thanks for that idea.. On 7/11/08, Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2008-07-10 at 15:46 +0800, paragasu wrote: >> i am planning to create a web p

Re: [PHP] scalable web gallery

2008-07-10 Thread paragasu
from friends, image gallery like flickr using tag to organize the photos. anyone have comment on tag vs album? On 7/10/08, Per Jessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > paragasu wrote: > >> i am planning to create a web photo gallery. i know there is a lot >> available out the

[PHP] scalable web gallery

2008-07-10 Thread paragasu
i am planning to create a web photo gallery. i know there is a lot available out there, but i really want to create my own. the problem is not about creating the photo gallery. i want it to be scalable. the plan is saving the image metadata in the database and keep the original files in a folder.

Re: [PHP] can you give me example of website using postgresql database?

2008-07-01 Thread paragasu
i agree, salesman can make a lot of difference influence costumer. sometimes they are really a headache because salesman not really a technical person and know nothing about technical info. always suggesting something complicated and irrelevant feature to costumer. wtf On 7/1/08, Will Fitch <[EM

[PHP] Re: can you give me example of website using postgresql database?

2008-07-01 Thread paragasu
paragasu wrote: >> I develop a relatively >> large, in-house application using PostgreSQL that I can't wait to convert to >> MySQL. > > well, you should give me a reason why you want to do this. > >> What exactly scares you about Sun/MySQL? > personally

Re: [PHP] can you give me example of website using postgresql database?

2008-06-30 Thread paragasu
i am afraid to rely on mysql5 since it is already purchase by sun. there is nothing wrong about sun. but i see there is more i can do with postgresql. On 6/30/08, Nirmalya Lahiri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paragasu, > You are making a very good plan. I, from 2004 working on Postgre

[PHP] can you give me example of website using postgresql database?

2008-06-30 Thread paragasu
i am planning to use postgresql for my next project (social network). anyone can point me any website using postgresql database? it will help me a lot.. thanks.. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] Re: Early return (was: Inspiration for a Tombstone.)

2008-06-29 Thread paragasu
i am a big fan of multiple return. it save a lot of my time and it makes my code a lot more simple and readable. On 6/29/08, Roberto Costumero Moreno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is a point between Multiple & early return vs. One last return, which > is Efficiency. > > Imagine you have a cod

Re: [PHP] looping through a database

2008-06-16 Thread paragasu
i am not sure what u want to do, for this case you need to tell us about your database table structure. i quess you have table like this.. assume the table name is table1 and there are ten column in it file1..file10 respectively |table1 | |member_id | |file1| |file2

Re: [PHP] Re: Capture homepage screenshot

2008-06-16 Thread paragasu
well, i never try it for my self but somebody out there already develop a simple library to convert any HTML to image.. google for html2png give me http://marginalhacks.com/Hacks/html2jpg/ i believe there is more interesting solutions out there. tell me if you found one. good luck.. On 6/14/08,

Re: [PHP] php4 -> php5 session problem

2008-05-16 Thread paragasu
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 6:40 PM, Juergen Falb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > since upgrading to php5 I've a problem with session handling. In php4 a > user initiated a session, the session id gets afterwards handed over to a > payment provider. When the payment provider calls a script wi

Re: [PHP] Re: Plugins... (like wordpress?)

2008-05-16 Thread paragasu
there is two way you can do this (there is more). using the function include() to include files based on query string or using call_user_func() you can keep all the files/modules in one folder. pass the module reference using GET. from the GET we can determine which function we want to call using

Re: [PHP] AI file and mapping with PHP

2008-05-08 Thread paragasu
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Thijs Lensselink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Angelo Zanetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi Guys, >> >> We have a project where by we have a map in ai format (vector format). >> What >> we want to do is to programmatically come up with a solution that say on

Re: [PHP] php page scrapping challenge!

2008-05-04 Thread paragasu
On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Craige Leeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Paragasu, > > Sounds like fun, though not really that difficult. It is a very > horrible site, but it shouldnt' take that much to create the script > for. They do not, in-fact, use Ja

[PHP] php page scrapping challenge!

2008-05-04 Thread paragasu
well, this going to be fun. the website i am trying to scrapped is http://www.cathayholdings.com.my/ it is a movie cinema website with very irritating design. They really tried to imposed the security to the point it is really not user friendly. The whole website written in asp. I really hate to

Re: [PHP] web based chat app

2008-05-04 Thread paragasu
On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Richard Heyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i did try to find opensource php + AJAX base IRC client. but found none. > > but there is a PEAR library available to connect to IRC server. i will > > look > > into it > > and try to write some IRC client. it gonna be

Re: [PHP] web based chat app

2008-05-03 Thread paragasu
On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 5:37 AM, Nitsan Bin-Nun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > glad my posts are useful ;) > anyway, you can register a channel on any server, so you dont have > actually to run one by yourself, there are zillions of networks out there > that are just waiting for you. you can also che

Re: [PHP] web based chat app

2008-05-03 Thread paragasu
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 4:42 AM, Nitsan Bin-Nun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > umm sorry for interupting but RTFM / STFM? > > btw, if you dont need history you can write an webby irc client > > > On 01/05/2008, paragasu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > &

Re: [PHP] Any Running Simple Ajax Sample for Php

2008-05-03 Thread paragasu
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 4:31 AM, Jon L. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you aren't already, I recommend putting to use a JS library with Ajax > support. > Nothing else, they can reduce the browser compatibility overhead coding > you'll need to do. > > You can pick any of many, but I'm more familiar

Re: [PHP] web based chat app

2008-05-01 Thread paragasu
> you build one. Thats the point of it wasn't it eh? > A friend and I made a chat with jabber throught second life (the game) and > a > php webpage. interesting. i really wan't to try out your chat implementation. may i? i don't know how to integrate php with jabber since i don't have much unders

Re: [PHP] web based chat app

2008-04-30 Thread paragasu
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 4:28 PM, paragasu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You want light outta it?use the jabber2 server as a backend. It'll be > > done > > serving while you try to access the database. No need to do a square > > wheel, > > when a round o

Re: [PHP] web based chat app

2008-04-30 Thread paragasu
> > You want light outta it?use the jabber2 server as a backend. It'll be > done > serving while you try to access the database. No need to do a square > wheel, > when a round one is invented is there any free jabber2 server i can use?

Re: [PHP] SMS Cellular Text Messaging

2008-04-29 Thread paragasu
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Per Jessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > paragasu wrote: > > > i guess, even we have our own gateway. we have to make deal with local > > ISP anyway and it cost money. if anyone out there know how. i am > > really interested to know.

Re: [PHP] web based chat app

2008-04-28 Thread paragasu
> i believe the sysv-ipc functions in php can give you access to that as well (dont quote me tho; > im to lazy to look it up atm :)) well, thanks.. i just aware of semaphore function in php. i never see anyone use this function yet. and i don't know how to use it .but i have something to find out t

Re: [PHP] web based chat app

2008-04-28 Thread paragasu
> im thinking you probly dont need a database unless you want to preserve chat history. i don't think chat history is necessary. but i need to keep some of the user chat session right? > but honestly, id really think about what youll be using the database for here.. well, i am still thinking :) ..

[PHP] web based chat app

2008-04-28 Thread paragasu
i am planning to integrate chat application on my website. the idea is to make online user on my website to chat to each other. it is using PHP5+jQuery, i want it to be as light as possible. I am not sure about the database to use, but i have 3 options.. file based, sqlite3 or mysql5. i am thinkin

Re: [PHP] SMS Cellular Text Messaging

2008-04-28 Thread paragasu
i use our local email-to-sms service. it is not reliable. more often than not, it is not delivered to user. I did found kannel project (www.kannel.org), opensource gateway. but still not sure how it going to work or how to roll my own gateway. i guess, even we have our own gateway. we have to make

Re: [PHP] the most amazing php code i have ever seen so far

2008-04-25 Thread paragasu
On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 1:47 AM, Eric Butera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Nick Stinemates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > That is a beatiful example of the observer pattern. > > too bad, i can't find any framework out there using this concept. well, i think hav

Re: [PHP] peer review (was php framework vs just php?)

2008-04-25 Thread paragasu
>With this I need one function call to create the form on the page. I can >exclude columns and set an action to be taken once the form is filled >out. this work for general form. but when i need to make more complicated form - with AJAX to look up for username (available or not). Then the class be

Re: [PHP] the most amazing php code i have ever seen so far

2008-04-24 Thread paragasu
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:31 PM, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The most amazing code I have ever seen? > > That's easy -- just about anything that Stut, Rob or Daniel provides. > > I have a whole library of their routines. Good stuff! > > Cheers, > > tedd > > can you please give a link? i wan

Re: [PHP] the most amazing php code i have ever seen so far

2008-04-24 Thread paragasu
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Eric Butera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 3:14 PM, paragasu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Personally, i vote for www.eyeos.org project for the best php code. > Anyone > > know better? > > > >

Re: [PHP] the most amazing php code i have ever seen so far

2008-04-23 Thread paragasu
> > Some day I'll pac > Sadly I have nothing worthwhile out in public right now. everything is relative in this small world. honestly, just like you, i also tend to think my code is good (of course because i wrote it).. personal opinion is different than what the public might say. some day, when

Re: [PHP] the most amazing php code i have ever seen so far

2008-04-23 Thread paragasu
> Yes: mine. kind enough to let me see your code .. =)

[PHP] the most amazing php code i have ever seen so far

2008-04-23 Thread paragasu
i have seen many php code. i learn php on my own, and during early days with php, i download many open source php project and try to learn the coding on my own. i did see many code (ugly, spaghetti code etc). Some even take me few hours to figure out how it works. But one project using php in a v

Re: [PHP] Re: php framework vs just php?

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
> imagine a cms, like drupal or joomla. you install the thing w/ the web > based installer then go through adding content via the web interface; u > can > do it :D > > -nathan > i am going to miss the fun doing programming then. As a comparison, framework is like a canned food. available anytime

Re: [PHP] Re: php framework vs just php?

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
>I can do this in 5 minutes without having to write a >single line of PHP, HTML or SQL. If you can't match this then you're not in >the same league. >-Tony Marston i can only think of copy & paste method if i were required to write a PHP application without a single line of code even a simple "hel

Re: [PHP] Re: php framework vs just php?

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
> Try looking in my signature at http://www.radicore.org wow! i read your personal website and have it on my bookmark list. i salute you =)

Re: [PHP] Re: php framework vs just php?

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
> All those frameworks claim their way was perfect for making love good joke sancar. i do not see any connection between framework and making love. if making love what you looking for. Porn might be a good answer for you. > And I say, I'm 34 years old, and I got enough knowladge to how to make lov

Re: [PHP] Re: php framework vs just php?

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
>I'm guessing, since you quoted os-commerce and phpBB, you don't know >shit code when you see it. Just because it's popular doesn't mean the >code is good. Have you ever tried to modify either of these? What a >mess. honestly, i don't and not really interested to dig inside thus code. but i guess,

Re: [PHP] Re: php framework vs just php?

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
> If you don't use a framework then obviously you are writing nothing but > mickey mouse programs, and wouldn't stand a chance when it comes to > writing > a proper application. For example, I have just completed an ERP > application > which contains 130 database tables, 230 relationships and 1000

Re: [PHP] php framework vs just php?

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
> You get two kinds of framework in PHP IMHO - the Glue frameworks (like > Chisimba, CakePHP etc) and the component frameworks (like PEAR, Zend > Framework etc). > personally i prefer to call "component framework" as "code library" =)

Re: [PHP] Securing your sites against Script Kiddies

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
> http://ambiguous.dnsalias.net/ what a nice collection you have. i also have some of this files on my server. i don't know how the files end up on my web page directory. That time i am using a shared server with 300+ website hosted on the same host. i do not have ssh or telnet access (ftp and

Re: [PHP] php framework vs just php?

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
> My clients benefit downstream whenever I add to my framework. A problem > solved two years ago is a problem still solved today, and I don't need > to copy and paste into their project and thus maintain multiple versions > of the same solution. i am quite new in php. i only spent about 3 year pl

[PHP] php framework vs just php?

2008-04-22 Thread paragasu
honestly, i never used any framework to do my coding. i look into few popular framework like cakePHP and codeIgiter. I did learn the tutorial but still decide whether to use it on my next project. the thing is, i already develop few working library. no matter how hard i look into it. i always find

Re: [PHP] Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by ...

2008-04-21 Thread paragasu
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:37 PM, Daniel Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Waynn Lue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I fixed this last time by looking for white space both before and > > after the opening and closing php tags, as a Google search had > > revealed

Re: [PHP] $_SESSION problem

2008-04-10 Thread paragasu
it looks fine to me. but i want to share one bad experience with sessions. the code i wrote work just fine on my testing server (please note, the phpinfo is same with my production server). after days of figuring out why the session do not work. finally, i found the solutions. the solutions is to

Re: [PHP] using php to backup mysql database?

2008-04-04 Thread paragasu
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 2:42 AM, Daniel Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 11:27 AM, paragasu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > anyone know how to backup a mysql database using PHP? > > i want to write one php function to allow admin to download the

Re: [PHP] using php to backup mysql database?

2008-04-04 Thread paragasu
i know phpmyadmin.. the points is, i am writing an application. i want the admin of the website i wrote, to be able to do backup/restore from the main administration area. this admin do not have access to phpmyadmin.

[PHP] using php to backup mysql database?

2008-04-04 Thread paragasu
anyone know how to backup a mysql database using PHP? i want to write one php function to allow admin to download the mysql database backup (mysqldump maybe?) .. and how to restore the database backup from web based admin? i am using a shared server and the php scripts executed under the www-data

Re: [PHP] restricting filesystem access

2008-03-31 Thread paragasu
> Thank you for the answer. > > I am running my site on a shared server, but I can overwrite the options > in the php.ini file. Unfortunately php runs as my user, so changing the > permissions to 644 doesn't work, php is still able to write anything. > > Gabor > ok.. your hosting enable the php s

Re: [PHP] restricting filesystem access

2008-03-31 Thread paragasu
> I'd like to restrict php code to access the filesystem. I'd like to have > only one directory where the php code can write, create or read files, > and an other directory hierarchy where the php codes present. I need > this to avoid php code to rewrite other php code in case of bug and/or > an at