Collaboration / Beta Testing

Re: If you're happy and you know it (YAFTP)

10-Dec-02 16:09

(Yet Another Forum Testing Post)

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it and you really want to show it clap your hands.

Alternatively, if you're German and you'd really like to help me out of a pickle click here[^]. Problems running the forums on German language systems have apparently been plaguing the forum scripts since their first release (which is odd because they were part created by a German: Uwe), and I'd like to make sure whatever is causing the problem/s is resolved in the upcoming version so I need help testing the software on such a system. Non Germans can still sign up of course, but I'm specifically looking for a German guy here... GSOH, 120lbs, Non-Smoker. *cough* Blush | :O

David Wulff
http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

Live for today and die tomorrow.

Jon Sagara10-Dec-02 18:42

Re: If you're happy and you know it (YAFTP)

10-Dec-02 18:42

I'm getting a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to post a reply to a thread in forumid 26. I am logged in.

Jon Sagara

When I want something, I just go out and buy it. That makes me a go-getter.
-- My sister

David Wulff10-Dec-02 18:58

Updated: PHP version of the CP forums

10-Dec-02 18:58

You've caught me in my nightly "update the scripts of the server". Blush | :O

I was hoping no-one would be around this time of night - I'll get them up asap.

David Wulff
http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

Live for today and die tomorrow.

Jon Sagara9-Dec-02 20:56

9-Dec-02 20:56

Hello again everyone!

I have updated the forum scripts to include Dynamic mode for Internet Explorer. I have only tested with IE6 sp1, but the scripts should work for at least IE 5.

Please bang away and notify me of any bugs.

Thanks!

http://www.sagara.org/cpforums[^]

Jon Sagara

When I want something, I just go out and buy it. That makes me a go-getter.
-- My sister

Paul Watson9-Dec-02 21:09

Paul Watson

9-Dec-02 21:09

I am just curious but have you used ASP before? If so, how have you found PHP in comparison?

Posting some test messages on your board now btw...

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

Christopher Duncan wrote:
Which explains why when Santa asked, "And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?" I said, "A life." (Accesories sold separately)

Jon Sagara9-Dec-02 21:19

9-Dec-02 21:19

I prefer PHP because of its C-like syntax. PHP seems to be a tad more accessible than ASP, too. OTOH, ASP appears to be a more professional technology because it is produced by one company, not hundreds of independent developers.

Example: in PHP, naming conventions are not strictly enforced. There is a function named stripslashes() to remove backslashes from a string. There is also a function named strip_tags() to remove HTML/script tags from a string. Kinda shoddy if you ask me, but everything seems to work just fine.

However, I haven't done enough ASP programming to be able to make an in-depth comparison of the two. As far as I can tell, they are pretty much the same, though I don't know how PHP matches ActiveX controls. I think you'd have to write a custom extension for PHP and then recompile the binaries in order to get the same functionality you would normally get out of an ActiveX control.

Sorry I don't have a better answer than that. Maybe tomorrow. It's bed time now. Poke tongue | ;-P

Jon Sagara

When I want something, I just go out and buy it. That makes me a go-getter.
-- My sister

Paul Watson9-Dec-02 22:04

Paul Watson

9-Dec-02 22:04

Jon Sagara wrote:
Sorry I don't have a better answer than that

No, your answer was great, thanks Smile | :)

I just wanted a general feeling really.

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

Christopher Duncan wrote:
Which explains why when Santa asked, "And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?" I said, "A life." (Accesories sold separately)

Victor Boctor11-Dec-02 18:08

11-Dec-02 18:08

I didn't use ASP much, but I know why I love PHP:

1. Very easy to use if you are familiar with C/C++ syntax.
2. You can program at a very low level (sockets, ..etc)
3. Widely available in hosting companies for no extra fees.
4. Available on both Windows/Linux hosts.
5. Integrates very well with a variety of databases.
6. Can be extended by programming your own extensions.
7. More popular than ASP, see hotscripts poll with about 40,000 voters (http://www.hotscripts.com/polls/results.hsp[^])
8. Open Source

phpWebNotes is a page annotation system modelled after php.net.
http://webnotes.sourceforge.net/demo.php[^]

Megan Forbes10-Dec-02 2:06

Megan Forbes

10-Dec-02 2:06

Cool!

Now we all have somewhere to go if Chris should happen to nod off once every 100 days and the servers misbehave - a lifesaver Smile | :)

I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages

Damned nice for remote servers where using Enterprise Manager is like wadding through treacle while covered in velcro, upside down -Paul Watson on SQL Server Query Analyser

Jon Sagara10-Dec-02 13:04

10-Dec-02 13:04

The scripts now support Dynamic mode for Netscape 6+, though they have only been tested with NS7.

Jon Sagara

When I want something, I just go out and buy it. That makes me a go-getter.
-- My sister

David Wulff10-Dec-02 16:20

10-Dec-02 16:20

I tried to break them but failed. Cry | :((

David Wulff
http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

Live for today and die tomorrow.

Jon Sagara10-Dec-02 18:09

10-Dec-02 18:09

Actually, your little clicky link thing did break them. Smile | :)

Jon Sagara

When I want something, I just go out and buy it. That makes me a go-getter.
-- My sister

David Wulff10-Dec-02 18:17

10-Dec-02 18:17

Did it work for you then? I tried them but both of them merely replace the entire window's content rather than perform the actions there were supposed to.

David Wulff
http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

Live for today and die tomorrow.

Jon Sagara10-Dec-02 18:25

10-Dec-02 18:25

That's what it did for me, too, but I want to eliminate that.

Jon Sagara

When I want something, I just go out and buy it. That makes me a go-getter.
-- My sister

Victor Boctor11-Dec-02 17:56

11-Dec-02 17:56

What is the aim of this development? For fun, open source, to be included in CodeProject? .. just out of interest!

I noticed that even if the author unchecks the e-mail on replies checkbox, the e-mail is still mandatory. I guess if this option is disabled, then e-mail should be optional and in this case the [Email to Author] should not be available for this message.

Also when composing the message, there is not URL and URL^.

There is also something that is not feeling right about the images, it is either that the server is slow, or CP has a trick to make it load faster. You may want to consider pre-loading the pictures using JavaScript or providing the width / height if they are not there.

Good work...

phpWebNotes is a page annotation system modelled after php.net.
http://webnotes.sourceforge.net/demo.php[^]

Jon Sagara11-Dec-02 18:25

11-Dec-02 18:25

Victor Boctor wrote:
I noticed that even if the author unchecks the e-mail on replies checkbox, the e-mail is still mandatory. I guess if this option is disabled, then e-mail should be optional and in this case the [Email to Author] should not be available for this message.

I'm just doing a straight port for the time being. Maybe in a future version I will worry about this.

Victor Boctor wrote:
Also when composing the message, there is not URL and URL^.

What browser are you using? Those currently only show up for IE4+.

Victor Boctor wrote:
There is also something that is not feeling right about the images, it is either that the server is slow, or CP has a trick to make it load faster. You may want to consider pre-loading the pictures using JavaScript or providing the width / height if they are not there.

I checked, and the width/height were not specified for any of the smilies. Thanks for catching that. They load much faster now.

Victor Boctor wrote:
Good work...

Thanks. Smile | :)

Jon Sagara

When I want something, I just go out and buy it. That makes me a go-getter.
-- My sister

Victor Boctor12-Dec-02 10:26

12-Dec-02 10:26

Jon Sagara wrote:
What browser are you using? Those currently only show up for IE4+.

I was using Mozillia 1.2.1.

You didn't answer my question about the reason for the development?

phpWebNotes is a page annotation system modelled after php.net.
http://webnotes.sourceforge.net/demo.php[^]

Jon Sagara12-Dec-02 10:30

12-Dec-02 10:30

Victor Boctor wrote:
You didn't answer my question about the reason for the development?

No reason. Poke tongue | ;-P

Jon Sagara

When I want something, I just go out and buy it. That makes me a go-getter.
-- My sister

Victor Boctor12-Dec-02 10:36

12-Dec-02 10:36

Jon Sagara wrote:
No reason.

So, are you planning to make the code available? GPL or whatever?

phpWebNotes is a page annotation system modelled after php.net.
http://webnotes.sourceforge.net/demo.php[^]

Jon Sagara12-Dec-02 10:58

Partner wanted: "iSearch" project

12-Dec-02 10:58

Someday, but no time soon. Lots of work left to be done. Definitely NOT GPL, though.

Jon Sagara

When I want something, I just go out and buy it. That makes me a go-getter.
-- My sister

Bui Huy Kien4-Dec-02 18:18

Bui Huy Kien

4-Dec-02 18:18

Hi,

I am working on an "Internet Search Agent" project in my spare time. When finish, this software will help users find information on internet more efficiency.

I cannot offer any money, but I can share registration fee when this software release.

For more information, please contact me:
Kien H. Bui
info@mantiev.com

Thanks,

-BHKien

Re: Partner wanted: "iSearch" project

Abbas_Riazi1-Feb-03 3:07

Abbas_Riazi

1-Feb-03 3:07

Would you describe more about your project?
A. Riazi

PHP version of Code Project forums

Jon Sagara4-Dec-02 18:01