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When I use the mail function the message takes one hour to arrive. I found that if I turn my clock forward one hour (to match the time on the server) the message arrives quickly. The server is located in a different time zone, actually one hour different. So it seems like, if the time zone of the server and the time zone of the client are...

Since I had to change from ATT to Comcast internet service, I cant use my old newsgroup service. Can anyone rec a good free newsgroup service so that I dont have to use google groups to post and read messages cmosser

Folks: How can I get an /exec'ed/ process to run in the background on an XP box? I have a monitor-like process which I am starting as 'exec("something.exe");' and, of course the exec function blocks until something.exe terminates. Just what I /don't/ want. (Wouldn't an & be nice here! Sigh) I need something.exe to disconnect and...

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Hello, I used a form to collect some data, and then use php script to verify the data before send it to database. If the php script found some errors in input data, it will use header(Location:register.php) to send it back to the same form page. Is there a way to keep those valid data and only ask user to input the data with errors?

Folks, I use md5 hash with some of my cookies and occassionally a hidden form field - I know the physical data on my network is insecure (unless being served via https) but I was wondering if there are any advantages to using md5 over sha1 or versa vicea... I know md5 gives me a unique 32bit hash while sha1 I've read is 'secure' (?) and...

I have been using PHP for a while now, although my knowledge of the inbuilt functions is pretty lacking. I am trying to remove a 'space' from the middle of a string. I reckon I could split the string at teh space, trim each string then join them, but this seems a little long winded. Is there a command to remove certain charachters? Or even...

I need to change a html-tag into a call to a script. Tag is like this: <img src="someattach.php?s=3421543&id=20103" border="no"> Has to be changed to: <?php include("someattach.php?s=3421543&id=20103") ?>

Hi, I have a client who is wanting to compute UPS shipping charges for his orders. I believe it is possible to query a UPS service (well, something online, be it a normal cgi ro real web service) to compute actual shipping costs of parcels from within ones shopping cart script. Am I correct in this, does anybody know where I can find...

I use sessions as part of my login script. One of the values passed is userid. The userid seems to pass fine into the main part of the page, but when I use userid in a navigation include I cannot get it to display. Here' what I mean. Code for admin navigation: function adminMenu(){

I am trying to auto-detect what folder a file is sitting in and based upon this info, query a MySQL database to get further information. I have been all over php.net and been through numerous examples, but I can't get my script to do exactly what I want... An example given on php.net regarding dirname() is as follows: dirname can be...

Hi I wonder if there is a clean way of using https with header() in PHP ? I am using statements like header("Location: script.php?arg1=argvalue") to transfer control in my application. Thanks, MS

Hi, I have a database with a date field. And I would like to see the report grouped by a ceratin month and year, how can I do that without multiple queries? Albert Ahtenberg

Hi I have a Microsoft SQL database I can use (also mySQL, so if you know how to do this in mySQL that is just as useful). The database can only be accessed from webpages hosted on the same server as the SQL database because of firewalling. The database admin doesn't mind me accessing it like this if I can do it, and they would allow me if...

Hello everyone. I am TOTALLY baffled. PLEASE, I need some help here. In the event that one must deal with a name including an apostrophe...I am looking for an appropriate solution. The flow of data is that the name is entered in via a form text box, stored in a MySQL table and then read back into another form or echoed out as needed.

Hi Is there a way to generate colour hex strings that are guaranteed to be dark and thus good as random-generated text colours? something like ------------------- srand((double)microtime()*1000000); function tc() {

I got a "Parse error: parse error in ..." in this line: if(empty($_POST){ ..... But if I fist assign $ssn=$_POST; and then if(empty($ssn){ ... it is working. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

hello all. currently, this is how a line of my form is setup (names have been changed to protect the innocent ;) <form action="/modules.php?name=buyme&file=index&func=gimmecash" method="post"> which would of course pass it to the file on my normal http site (http://www.mydomain.com). if i wanted this form to pass to my secure site, ie.

Anyone recommend a good script editor for Mac OS X? Just finished a 4-day PHP class in front of a Windows machine, and liked the editor we used. Don't recall the name, but it gave line numbers as well as some color coding, etc. Having trouble finding the same in an editor that'll run on OS X. -- Floydian Slip(tm) - "Broadcasting from...

Ok, I'm having some trouble with conditionals, for some reason PHP is screwing them up. First off, here is the code: <?php $username = "fred"; $userdata = "./$username.txt"; $fp = fopen("$userdata", "r", 1); $origpass = fread($fp, 5); if($passcount = 1) {

What PHP code would I use to check if submitted sites to my directory actually exist?? I want to use something that can return the server code to me, ie HTTP 300 OK, or whatever. Can I do this with sockets??

Hi, I would like to run a custom script on a linux box via a button on a php page (php webpage hosted on the same linux box). Is this possible? If so , can you give me a pointer in the right direction? thanks James

Hi, I am looking for a PostNuke module that lets my users bet on the national soccer league. Has anyone seen something similar? Using PostNuke 0.723. Thank you. -- Sven Ehret If things don't improve soon, you'd better ask them to stop helping you.

My form and results are on one page. If I use : if ($Company) { $query = "Select Company, Contact From tblworking Where ID = $Company Order By Company ASC"; }

I have a question related to the "security" issues posed by Globals ON. It is good programming technique IMO to initialise variables, even if it's just $foo = 0; $bar = ""; Surely it would be better to promote better programming than rely on PHP to compensate for lazy programming?