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When should I use stdClass and when should I use an array in php5 oo code ??

In the middle of a period of big refactorings at work, I wish to introduce stdClass * as a way to return data from functions and I'm trying to find non-subjectives arguments to support my decision. Are there any situations when would it be best to use one instead of the other ?? What benefits would I get to use stdClass instead of arra...

PHP global variable is undefined inside a function even if global keyword is used

Yes I know global variables is a bad practice, but ease up on that rule for this one :P My code: include('something.php'); //where $from is declared function myfunc() { global $from; echo "from(myfunc)=$from<br />"; ... } echo "from=$from<br />"; myfunc(); The result is: from=2010-05-01 from(myfunc)= What's going on?...

Are there any WordPress based e-commerce plugins that allow me to attach meta data per order?

I'm currently using WP Shopping Cart. Per order of a product, I need to attach some meta data such as size, frame options and frame colour. These different options change the price of the end product. My first idea was to simply add a new product via the database each time, adding the necessary info to the product description and chang...

Format problem on Image Uploading with GIF

Can any one please let me know i have uploaded a gif image using move_uploaded_file available in PHP, here my question is... some of the gif images are uploaded well and some are not why? do i need to add any function to upload those gifs? ...

Recursion for json_encode only on failed MySQL query

Scenario: Two different objects that get their data from a MySQL database (originally, then subsequently from a serialized/unserialized SESSION key) are causing a recursion error for json_encode, but ONLY when another, later INSERT query has failed. The INSERT query will fail when certain elements are NULL (as mandated by the table str...

getting incomplete array in php

<?php $tab=1;/*$_GET['tab'];*/ $id=1111;/*$_GET['id'];*/ include_once('solve.php'); $query="SELECT user_job.level1, user_job.tab_level, job.money_gain, job.exp_gain, job.energy_required, job.name,job.job_id FROM user_job RIGHT JOIN job USING(job_id) WHERE job.tab=".$tab." AND user_job.user_id=".$id." LIMIT 0,10"; $resu...

How to check only the first two letters from a mysql cell?

Hi, I want to check a row in an mysql table for the username in php, if the username starts with ab to write an text. the username is in a cell and looks like this: ab_12345453. Thanks, Sebastian EDIT: thank you all for your reply. but i need something else. i need this for joomla, i don't need to make an query, i just use: $user->u...

Which is the best way of correct filter for HTML editor in PHP?

I'm using TinyMCE editor in my site. I want to learn way of correct filter for my input when i'm inserting to DB. Which filters are need to use? For example i get this input to DB this way; $example = $_POST['example']; <textarea name="example"></textarea> I'm not using htmlscepialchars(); because i need the html tags. "Sorry for my...

In PHP, IMAP Functions, what are the functions that download the attached files ? (even if we don't explicitely want to download them)

In PHP, IMAP Functions, what are the functions that download the attached files. I only want to download attached files if needed. I want to save bandwidth, but maybe some functions download them to get their information, or the structure of the email ? If I have an attachment of 2G, I don't want to download it, but want all the same to ...

Finding nr of an array value based on a string that exist in the array

Hi. I have an array for all the cars in a online game I'm making that look like this: $GLOBALS['car_park'] = array ( "Toyota iQ3", "Think City", "Lancia Ypsilon", "Smart fourtwo", "Chevrolet Matiz", "Mazda 2", "Peugeot 107", "Nissan Micra", "Mercedes-Benz 310" /* dårlige biler */ , "Lexus IS-F", "BMW M3 CSL",...

PHP: how to create a link inside a body of a text email?

Hi, I have a .php that contents the body of a text email. In that body I want to create a link that when the user receives the email can be clicked. How to create that link? Regards Javi ...

Titanium app breaks with ajax call trying to redeclare class

Hi all, I have an ajax request that requests a php script that connects to my server and returns some results Here is my PHP code: <?php require_once 'p/DataBase.class.php'; if (!isset($db)) //i added this if statment incase this caused the error $db = new DataBase(); $db->query('select * from table where status = 0 order by created...

How to add cookie to request for PHP/GD imagecreatefromJPEG ?

Hello Experts, I'm using PHP GD to fetch an image from a remote server. $res=imagecreatefromJPEG ($url); I need to have a cookie set with a value along with the call to get the image. Is this possible with GD? How would I do that? Thanks ...

Symfony: sfError404Exception: This request has been forwarded to a 404 error page by the action...

When building a website in Symfony 1.3 my development server refuses to display my custom 404 page. I have left the config settings as standard, so my error module is the default, as can be seen in my debug toolbar: sf_error_404_action: error404 sf_error_404_module: default This request has been forwarded to a 404 error page by the a...

Beginner PHP Question - Access Data from Function

I have this function: function selectValue($test) { $connection = dbConnect(HOST, USERNAME, PASSWORD, DATABASE); $query = "SELECT * FROM table where value = '$test'"; $results = @mysql_query($query, $connection); $value = mysql_fetch_assoc($results); } selectValue('abcde'); echo $value['something']; This results i...

Collecting votes across multiple sites

I am looking for a solution that allows people to submit their vote to the main site via a voting system or banner. At the moment, I am aware of one solution that works with drigg and drupal, but it requires url redirect or mod_rewite that is not currently available on the clients server. Is anyone aware of a solution that would allow...

problem in mysql queries in using union

hello i was looking for a way to combine different mysql queries in a php file so this is my code : $sql_query = "SELECT b.*, u.username AS MY_Sender FROM table_users u, table_blogs b WHERE b.reciever = '0' AND u.user_id = b.sender UNION SELECT b.*, u2.username AS MY_Recipient FROM table_users u2, ...

how to configure the php mail function with SMTP server?

I have used php mail function for sending mail to local mail id's and external mail id's. using this mail function I am able to send mail to my local mail id's but the mail function is not sending mail to external mail id's. like [email protected] I have used the following methods to set the SMTP server address. ini_set("SMTP","net4indi...

SOAP Web Service on ASP server consumed via PHP

I'm trying to use a Web Service using PHP and SOAP. The Web Service is built in .NET and hosted on an ASP server. I'm using the following code to interact with the API but I keep getting an error with parsing WSDL. The PHP UNIX server has an SSL certificate, the web service host also has an SSL certificate and I'm using https to initia...

PHP - weird changes of variable value

hi a have written this code: <?php require("../../config.php"); require("../php/funct.php"); try { $pdo = new PDO('mysql:host='.DB_HOST.';dbname='.DB_TABL.';', DB_AUSER, DB_APASS); } catch(PDOException $e) { echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage(); } $idee=unique_id(); $insystem=true; include('session_check.php'); unset($insystem)...