[php] Forum Topics

Hi, I would like to get the php mail() function working on my webserver but don't know how, how would I go about enabling the php mail() function properly? I'm running sendmail (most recent version, compiled from source), [url=http://www.yellowdoglinux.com]YellowDog Linux[/url] for the OS, Apache 2.0.5, and PHP4. Any help is …

Here is the error I am getting: Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/movethem/.panel/web/portal/73/includes/sql_layer.php on line 286 This is in correlation to a calendar that I installed. Would anyone have any idea how I can fix this? My main config file is working as …

I understand how you can make a form that when submitted will go to asite where the info is processed. Is it possible to do the same type of thing just by making a simple link? Using a href or something like that?

When I attempt to add a new category, it says that the new category already exists, regardless of what I put in it. Is this a common problem that is easy to fix? I apologize if the question has been asked a million times, but it is very frustrating. Thanks!

What exactly is 'CPanel Control Panel'? Does it help me setup a PhpBB forum? If not, what does the hosting package need to come with so I can easily install a PhpBB forum? Also, does anyone know how to make it so when you go to [url]Www.MyWebsite.Com[/url] it goes right …

I'm in the process of converting my site from ASP to PHP, and I'd like to use mod_rewrite to make sure all the search engines that currently have all my .asp pages indexed will take people to the appropriate .php counterparts. That's simple enough for the "static" pages, but the …

I run a site with PHP Nuke v. 7.5 Friday i found out my ISP disabled my forum with this message when i tried to enter a thread: "[I]Function disabled. Please upgrade your forum to a secure version[/I] " I have phpBB 2.0.10 on the NUKE site. Anyone know if …

hello I have created a website where voters vote for their favourite website. I have used radiobox. does anyone know how to count the votes in terms of percentage after the user has voted. The result should come up in a new webpage. Also the website should not allow a …

I am making (or trying to make) a mailing list form for my web site. It is supposed to write the email addresses to the file but it isnt working any help would be [B]GREATLY[/B] helpful THANKS 1} <html> <body> <form action="write1.php" method="POST"> What is your E-MAIL ADRESS <input type="text" …

this may be more of an html question but relates to php... I have a form with multipal text fields. when in any field you press the enter key the form is submitted to php, eventhou the form is not compleat. what would be a method for detecting or traping …

Hiya, Ok, I really need help now. I want to learn Php programming. I use windows but I guess the Php scripts I write will be running on Unix/Linux since most webservers of this world are Uniz/linux. Now, my question is : Since there are 2 Php versions (one for …

hi ive been workingon some For loops an While Loops and Switch statements and i need so help with this one problem if you could help me that would be grate ive tried realy hard to do this on my own but cant figure it out thanks for helping This …

I dont know how to make this form work,, I want it to sen the information directly to an email account,, I muddled my way through making a basic php contact form but its not really a strong point for me so would appreciate it if somebody coulf give me …

normally we read text file like this.. $filename = "D:/Point/Point.txt"; $handle = fopen($filename, "r"); $contents = fread($handle, filesize($filename)); fclose($handle); if i want read text file on LAN computer. how to write path name of the text file??

Howdy All I know next to nothing about PHP, just very basic stuff. I have a PHP Mysql driven web site that I would like to change the look of. I am looking for a program that I can point at the PHP file and will show me the HTML …

Hello, I am very new to the world of Linux. Could someone tell me if I were to setup one machine with Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP and dual boot it with Windows 2000 Professional, what would the ideal hardware requirements be. Also, what is the ideal size of a …

[FONT=Arial]i have made this site for my college work (www40.brinkster.com/ukmobiles) i have a contact page and it has a form on it. i want the form to be able to be sent to my e-mail inbox. i have used the mailto: function to send it because that is the one …

Well first some background, this hasn't happened before but last night I had some trouble installing a shoutbox mod so I undid all the steps I had performed I have also installed a search engine friendly mod successfuly which makes php links html links even though I know ipb supposedly …

I like hide link music (bbcode) in my forum, but I can't do it, please help me!! ex : music'link is : [url]http://musiconline.com/gretion/closetoyou.wma[/url] How do I music'link change to topic forum ([url]http://musiconline.com/forum/[/url]....), if anyone use properties in media player !! Thanks you read it

Alright, PHP Beginner here. I was just wondering, does anybody know of any good PHP books out there and if so, can you recommend one to me that has both help with PHP and MySQL? I know some parts of PHP, such as the opening and closing tags (<?php and …

Lets say i have member1 in folder1, member2 in folder2, and member3 in folder3 all of which are on the c:\ drive. If I'm member1, how could I make a program that would write a message using three boxes: <input type=text length=50 name=sendto>(folder1,2,or3) <input type=text length=50 name=subject>(test) <input type=text length=50 …

Hy, I'm new on PHP world. I want to know which should be the php code for a download page? I want my web-site users download a file from my server, using a page from my site. What I have to do for this? Eg.: you can open, for example, …

Hi all, I own a vbulletin forum, from what i hear the archive that comes withvbulletin isn't great when it comes to SEO. What i have done is created a second archive for my forum that follows SEO procedures. I could have created the whole thing dynamically but i decided …

What I want to do is call the ls command in Unix and have the output piped into a file? It won't work however, can anyone tell me why or if there is another way other than the one below (that doesn't work) to do it? system ("ls -author >>tmp.txt"); …

hi anybody out there, i need help, how do i change the value of a URL argument? Example: URL: http://localhost/main.php?name='abc'&age='24' how do i change the value of argument "name" and resend the information back to main.php without changing the age value.

Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding creating a well-designed database site. The scenario is this: I have a main database that holds all my users' data, I'll call it UserData. Now I want to make a sort of Search By Category form, which will output those users from UserData …

Hi, I've run into absolute brickwall and am really desprate for your help please. I have a MYSQL Database with two Tables called user_comment and the second user_table. When a user register with the site, their details are kept in the user_table. the second table user_comment is so that users …

[B]How many clients can access a PHP script at a time from a MySQL server?[/B] thanks in detail.

I run a music discussion board and could use a bit of technical assistance (installing/arranging) in regards to a portal (for vB). If anyone thinks they can help me out with that I'd be most appreciative. :) h

I am using the local invocation code with phpAdsNew. However, I would like to make the code that it outputs XHTML compliant. Does anyone know where I could edit this in the code? Thanks!

Hi All I' am a new pie in php I have finished with installing php5 and mysql and the apache server when ever I have tried to run php nuke portal I got this sample of errors Notice: Undefined variable: querystring in h:\apache group\Apache\htdocs\html\mainfile.php on line 28 Notice: Undefined variable: …

Hi, im new to the forums and i hope you wont mind me launching in with a big question! Ii am currently prototyping a multimedia information system which holds wakeboarding images and videos, along with a comprehensive set of meta-data about the multimedia data. Users can query the metadata in …

I've uploaded a phpnuke site and it is working on a pc apparently, it is [I]mostly[/I] working on my mac, but when I visit the forum on my mac it has this displayed boldly at the top of my forum - ----------------------------------- Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already …

Hi all I had a experience of a website coded in PHP. that was a student result database site. specially used for publishing national certications exam in my country. the results are used to publish at a fixed date that was pre-defined. So the site got a lot of access …

Hi all, I have a question. [B]How many clients can access a PHP script at a time?[/B] Suppose, I have a database site written in PHP. I have used MySQL. Then How many clients can access that database through PHP as a midlware?? Can anybody answer this or help or …

Hi, I'm trying to create some rows in a table using php code. Its like this: [code] <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width>some item</td> </tr> <?php echo drawRow(); // draw another similar row ?> </table> [/code] But it turns out that the row is drawn before the table. In …

Hi all, I m new to php and I have a simple problem. I want to check whether a file exists or not using php. I used the file_exists function for that but it doesn't work while I m able to open the same file using fopen..I know its a …

Hi guys, I'm Alex. I'm a complete n00b to the world of PHP and am glad that y'all have support available here. :) Anyway, I'm unofficially doing tech stuff for a magazine and I'm working on a code to order subscriptions. I'm having a problem with variables in a loop …

:?: i am having the problem with cookies.. when working in windows , i can only set a maximum of 20 cookie variables not more than that.. any one tell me , how to overcome it..

Hello PHP coders from Knysna South Africa! I've come here looking for answers fellow programmers. Like how to correctly install PHP and Apache on Windows XP as a development environment. I want to play with things like the gd library and pdf lib etc... the fun, interactive stuff that makes …

I see when i put my cursor over your subject/title of your threads in many forums at daniweb (but not all), a transparent cream/yellow box comes up with the first few sentences (or is it the first few paragraphs?) of the thread/post. I have vb 3.0.3 installed for my group, …

Hey, I have a USB barcode scanner and would like to make a php based program to interface with it. How can I read from the USB port using php (Mac OSX). thanks Dan

I am very, very new to this whole php thing, so i am sorry for being so dumb, i am trying to learn, and i am going crazy! I am trying to get several scripts working but keep getting similar errors for them.. looks something like this Warning: Division by …

Hi all, This is my first post and first attempt at PHP so sorry if this sounds daft. I'm about a fifth of the way through the php bible and a quarter through php/mysql for dummies, so it can only get better. Anyway I'm getting this error when I try …

Im new to PHP so please be gentle... Im trying to make a script that allows a user to enter a user name and pass, but no path, the path should be hidden from the user. I want them to only be able to view whats in the folder I …

I am a beginer of PHP. Which Version of apache is compatible with php 5.0?? which one for php 4.0?? I want to setup manually php for apache both of these versions. How can i proceed?? :-|

Hi I came across this website, [url="http://www.brishi.com/football.htm"][u][color=#000000]http://www.brishi.com/football.htm[/color][/u][/url] and i saw the calender thing in the bottom right, i have seen that on other sites, but i can't fine the script to put it on mine. Does anyone know where i can get a calender script like that one? Thanks

I have set up a phpbb2 forum and now want to add a galery to my site. Does anyone know a good gallery that will be compatible with the membership system of phpbb2. Thanks

Hi, I'm trying to connect to a database using MySQL. Very new at this. I already have an existing table consisting of 2 rows created using phpMyAdmin. The problem (not exactly) I'm facing is when i insert a new row, it seems to insert after the 2nd row, not at …

I have created a small application in PHP and MySQL. Could someone tell me what I need to do to add the appln. on an Apache Web server? Is there anything I need to take care of in the application to be a web app?