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by LonelyProgrammer
Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:32 am
Forum: PHP - Code
Topic: Webhosting and file permissions woe in PHP
Replies: 0
Views: 247

Webhosting and file permissions woe in PHP

Hi all, I have this issue with different web-hosting, particular upload scripts which can only upload to a folder only if it has 777 permission (which is risky). On the test server (on a different webhost), 755 works well. On another web-hosting, log files generated by PHP file functions cannot be w...
by LonelyProgrammer
Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:25 am
Forum: PHP - Code
Topic: Is there a lightweight CMS system which can be plugged in?
Replies: 1
Views: 53

Is there a lightweight CMS system which can be plugged in?

Hi all,

I am looking for a component, or library, that allows me to define a data structure, display its content, display a list of such structures and quickly build forms to edit it...Not exactly a complete CMS, but just the content management component. Are there any such libraries?
by LonelyProgrammer
Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:46 am
Forum: Databases
Topic: MySQL schema in source control (SVN)
Replies: 1
Views: 386

MySQL schema in source control (SVN)

Hi all, Our team is currently using xamp and localhost development (there is no in-office LAN...yet), and are using SVN for source-control. However, one problem I am running into is that when I create a new table, I have to send the query to other in the team so that their localhost DB can be up to ...
by LonelyProgrammer
Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:21 am
Forum: Javascript
Topic: How do I get started with client-side UI?
Replies: 5
Views: 699

Re: How do I get started with client-side UI?

Thanks for the explanation! I would definitely try to pick up CSS/XML/DOM/Javascript from the ground up but from experiences, when it comes to doing live projects, it's better to use blackboxes. So I guess after learning those I will then go look for the libraries. On Edit: I know this is a great si...
by LonelyProgrammer
Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:54 pm
Forum: Javascript
Topic: How do I get started with client-side UI?
Replies: 5
Views: 699

How do I get started with client-side UI?

Hi all, I have done many years of server-side programming with PHP and decide to round up my skills, I would like to master client-side web UI programming too, such as drag and drop UI elements about, loading progress bar in HTML, pop-up dialog boxes and etc. What is the collective term for this typ...
by LonelyProgrammer
Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:27 am
Forum: PHP - Code
Topic: Storing the execution of an included .php file
Replies: 2
Views: 170

Re: Storing the execution of an included .php file

Eh, I don't think file_get_contents parse PHP functions inside the file.

I found this on the comments for file_get_contents though

Code: Select all

 
<?php
 
    ob_start();
    include($filename);
    $return_str = ob_get_contents();
    ob_end_clean();
 
?>
 
by LonelyProgrammer
Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:40 pm
Forum: PHP - Code
Topic: Storing the execution of an included .php file
Replies: 2
Views: 170

Storing the execution of an included .php file

Hi, is it possible to store the output of a PHP script into a string? For example: included.php:   <html> <?php echo "Hello world"; ?> </html>   and then something like   $included = include("included.php"); // included.php is not output at all   Thanks in advance!
by LonelyProgrammer
Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:18 am
Forum: PHP - Code
Topic: How to I use curl to send this header?
Replies: 1
Views: 138

How to I use curl to send this header?

I am trying to use curl to substitute for this header call header('HTTP/1.1 302 Found'); The reason why I do not wish to use header() directly is because I don't want the user to be redirected to the page. I have checked through curl on the php site but can't seem to find any examples of sending thi...
by LonelyProgrammer
Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:44 am
Forum: PHP - Code
Topic: OpenID - How do I check if an OpenID user is logged in?
Replies: 0
Views: 147

OpenID - How do I check if an OpenID user is logged in?

Slightly off-topic, I guess, but I am using PHP to implement it... Right now I have figured out how to direct a user to an OpenID provider and log him in. The thing which I do not know is how do I know beforehand if he has already logged in before he visits my site? Or that is not the intention of t...
by LonelyProgrammer
Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: need help about dolphin software
Replies: 2
Views: 373

Re: need help about dolphin software

You would have more luck at their knowledge base than here. I have scanned through the source-code and it is not really well-written. Just an IMHO. Really obtuse way of working.

BTW, for their knowledge base, the actual link to get help is here
by LonelyProgrammer
Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recommend me a form generation class?
Replies: 0
Views: 265

Recommend me a form generation class?

I am tired of coding forms by hand. I remembered I did a class that once generate forms from an associative array, but somehow I do not like the way I code it. Are there any good form generation classes out there anyone would like to recommend?
by LonelyProgrammer
Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:30 am
Forum: PHP - Code
Topic: Annotations for articles in a Web Site? Pls advise
Replies: 1
Views: 122

Re: Annotations for articles in a Web Site? Pls advise

Create a table called comments, with the article's primary key as the FK. Create another table called comment_status, with the comment's primary key as the FK. You may want a couple of fields, like the userid of the moderator, the status of the comment, and an optional field called 'reason' in case ...
by LonelyProgrammer
Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: alternative to captcha image?
Replies: 20
Views: 1836

Re: alternative to captcha image?

I used a "answer the math questions" to filter out spam-bots, and realise that I have to watch out for language barriers. I used variants of "what is 1 plus 1" and "what is 1 add to 1" and it trips up a lot of people. Do those measures work anyway? I thought a spam-bot ...
by LonelyProgrammer
Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What CMS doe you use? When? Why and Where?
Replies: 12
Views: 1904

Re: What CMS doe you use? When? Why and Where?

I found that WordPress is good enough for small websites; with a dozen plug-ins it can be almost a CMS. That said, having knowledge of PHP is a good idea when working with WordPress as you need to be working with page templates to get the content to display the way you want to. It's not a bad base t...
by LonelyProgrammer
Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are there existing CMS/PHP Framework for what I want to do?
Replies: 1
Views: 319

Are there existing CMS/PHP Framework for what I want to do?

Hi all, 1. I have been wanting to do a site like http://www.sitepoint.com - not in terms of content, but its layout, organisation of content and so far, I haven't found any CMS that can do what I want. I have been thinking of using WordPress and hack up a page template but am wondering if there is a...