PHP Errors with New Hosting Provider

[slimboyfatz32]

Hi to all on the Forum ,

 

I am a relative newcomer to PHP , and have a guestbook with a new hosting provider (my old host was a Linux environment and so is the new one) , I had no problems by the way with my old host and said guestbook. When I try to execute the PHP script I get these errors returned :

 

Notice: Undefined index: user in /home/fhlinux169/j/jjsplaycentre.co.uk/user/htdocs/php_guestbook/php_guestbook.php on line 167

 

Notice: Undefined index: task in /home/fhlinux169/j/jjsplaycentre.co.uk/user/htdocs/php_guestbook/php_guestbook.php on line 168

 

Notice: Undefined index: adpass in /home/fhlinux169/j/jjsplaycentre.co.uk/user/htdocs/php_guestbook/php_guestbook.php on line 169

 

I am at a standstill , any help is much appreciated 

[MmmVomit]

Those errors mean that the script is trying to access the indexes that don't exist in an array.

 

Go to the lines in question (167, 168, 169) and look for which array uses those indexes (user, task, adpass).  Those indexes are supposed to be set by something, but aren't actually being set.  Find out where that data is supposed to come from and why it's not getting to where it needs to be.

 

Posting some of the code in question would be very helpful.

[BlueSkyIS]

You'll see "Notices" all the time unless you turn them off in php.ini. Open php.ini and look for ERROR_REPORTING, turn off notices:

 

error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE

[trq]

You'll see "Notices" all the time unless you turn them off in php.ini.

 

Not if you program using proper and valid syntax. ie;

 

<?php

  $array['index'];

  // instead of....

  $array[index];

?>

[slimboyfatz32]

Those errors mean that the script is trying to access the indexes that don't exist in an array.

 

Go to the lines in question (167, 168, 169) and look for which array uses those indexes (user, task, adpass).  Those indexes are supposed to be set by something, but aren't actually being set.  Find out where that data is supposed to come from and why it's not getting to where it needs to be.

 

Posting some of the code in question would be very helpful.

 

Thanks all for the replies , here is a snippet of code from aforementioned problem .....

 

$user=$_POST['user'];
$task=$_POST['task'];
$posted_pass=$_POST['adpass'];

[slimboyfatz32]

I do not have a php.ini file included with my guestbook , how would i turn off error reporting ??

 

here is the full code ....

 

<?



# THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES SHOULD BE EDITED TO REFLECT YOUR ENVIRONMENT

#error_reporting(0);
$admin_pass='sensory';# CHANGE THIS TO YOU OWN!!! OTHERWISE ANYBODY COULD POTENTIALLY DELETE YOUR ENTRIES
$gbook_title='JJs Sensory Play Centre - Guestbook';
$gbook_name="guestbook.html"; # CHANGE TO YOUR OWN! the name of the html guestbook file itself. THIS FILE MUST BE IN THE SAME DIRECTORY AS THIS PHP FILE AND MUST HAVE WRITE PERMISSIONS (666)
$gbook_url="http://www.jjsplaycentre.co.uk/php_guestbook/guestbook.html"; # THE URL OF YOUR HTML GUESTBOOK FILE. Change to your own!
$admin_email="info@jjsplaycentre.co.uk"; # set to your e-mail address
$gbook_email="info@jjsplaycentre.co.uk"; # will be in the From: field of messages sent by this script
$sendmail_onpost=1; # SET TO 1 IF YOU WANT TO GET A WARNING E-MAIL WHEN A NEW POST IS MADE
$sendmail_onspam=1; # SET TO 1 IF YOU WANT TO GET A WARNING E-MAIL WHEN A SPAM/ILLEGAL/BANNED IP POST ATTEMPT IS MADE. Spam that fails the image verification is NOT reported nor logged, you get an e-mail only if something is blocked by the keyword-based filters
# SET HERE THE WORDS THAT YOU DO NOT WISH USERS TO USE IN THE POST. COULD BE SPAM OR ADULT STRINGS AND FORBIDDEN HTML TAGS
$forbidden_strings=array("history\.go","src=\"javascript","<meta","http-equiv","offthebest","riverhouselodge","referatik","refe.ru","googlepages","online keno","scrubsystem","violetpots","bestdatingblogs","aahubs","actorsite","aboutlaw","ameranet","4noles","puttan","opfkf","cuteweblog","aaawebpage","screenplaysmag","blogcentro.com","reductil","wilsonriverartisans","luogo grande","lo gradisco","sekob.com","sexblogsite","phaa3","bennyb","teen sex","teen-sex","teensex","xxx","gay-movies","craps","datafarmdesign","saveplanet.net","systemdoctor","prescription-drug","ewqe","prescription drug","online slots","slots online","play slots","vitosfromsicily.com","atlantawebpackages","baccarat","rkpayne.com","invisionlasercenter.com","terrysmazda.com","plongee83.com","collinsdollnissan.com","andycagliarealty.com","whiterockagent.com","alumafence.com","penis","black jack","black-jack","elcom-inc.com","interfree.it","praize.com","elcom-inc","laketahoerez","computerpro-atl","laketahoerez","cherryfalls","hold em","hold-em","hazelshideaway","p-65.com","holdem","boltscarcare","ccwgroup","ambersells","boltscarcare","myteeundercar","whyreadthepaper","puebloairmotive","loan","faststartdirect.com","bondage","canalblog","kaotek","fullrxlist","effexor","fluoxetine","fowlplayer.com","blackjack","roulette","gammon","texas-holdem","pvgbw.org","megs.com","mb.com","250m.com","hydroc","fastpages.com","zolam","domaindlx","yourfreespace.net","50megs","fullka","celebrex","zepam","batcave.net","phenter","741.com","501megs.com","bestklik.info","seklik.com","125mb.com","freeadult","usapages","sweethost","esubahost","freehostonline.com","republika.pl","refinanc","insurance","barashka","huylo","20mbweb.com","sekob.com","beam.to","adipex","virtualklik","ringto","ripway.com","ownsthis","yourfreespace.net","levitra","meridia","\[u","tramadol","net4free","ambien","zolof","smutstars","netscape.com","tamiflu","xanax","valium","propecia","gruagrua","viagr","vicod","ciali","acne","porno","lesbian movie","lesbian-movie","cutpage.com","sekob.com","winantispyware","winfix","cutepage.com","rogalik","onesite.com","mandsstudiopa","sekob.com","pharmac","suck","fuck","tits","mortgage","bad credi","shit","poker","myteeundercar","casino","xxxnations","cock","<.*embed","iframe","<h","<script","<.*!--","COMMENTS-START");
$banned_ips=array("123.221.331.21","111.122"); # these are just examples. You can ban entire classes/sets of ip addresses by listing the initial numbers only
# END REQUIRED VARIABLES. YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE THE OUTPUT OF THE SCRIPT ON THE WEB OR BY E-MAIL BY EDITING THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES
$max_message_length=1500; # maximum allowed number of characters for a message 
$max_word_length=80; # this prevents a malicious user from posting a long uninterrupted string that might disrupt the guestbook page layout
$last_message_to_top=1; # set to 1 if you want the last post to be the upper one in the page, or to 0 if you want the last post to be at the buttom
$confirm='<META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" CONTENT="2; url='.$gbook_url.'" >'.'If you are not redirected automatically, you can go back to the guestbook by clicking here: <A HREF="'.$gbook_url.'">Guestbook</A>'; # SCREEN MESSAGE GIVEN TO THE USER AFTER POST
$ip_addr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];# DO NOT MODIFY THIS LINE, getting the poster's IP
$confirm2='Your IP: '.$ip_addr.' status: logged';# SCREEN MESSAGE GIVEN TO THE USER ON SPAM/ILLEGAL POST
# $email_mssg1="There is a new post in your guestbook at the following address:\n".$gbook_url; # this variable is now moved around line 400-450 of the script
$email_mssg2="There was a spam/illegal post attempt or a post attempt from a banned IP in your guestbook at the following address:\n".$gbook_url."\nThis was apparently from a human, as it passed the image verification but was blocked by the keyword filters. \nWe remind you that spam attempts that fail the image verification are not reported nor logged";# content of e-mail sent on new spam attempt or post from banned IP
$email_subj1='Message from your Guestbook: new post'; # subject of the email warning of a new post
$email_subj2='Message from your Guestbook: spam attempt'; # subject of the email warning of a new spam attempt/banned IP post
# log file name
$logfile="gbook_log.txt";
$date=date('H:i, d m Y');# getting the current date and time

$posts_file="posts.txt";
$p_template='<P><B>Name: </B> $namep <BR><B>E-mail: </B> $emailp <BR><B>Date Posted: </B> $datep <BR><B>Message: </B> $messp <HR width=300 align=left>\n'; # THIS IS THE HTML TEMPLATE FOR THE POSTS
$admin_template='<TR><TD valign=top><input type=checkbox name=$cbname value=on></TD><TD valign=top>$postid_a</TD><TD valign=top>$date_a <BR>From IP: $ip_a</TD><TD valign=top width=60%><B>Name: </B>$name_a     <B>E-mail: </B>$email_a<P>$mess_a</TD></TR>\n'; # THIS IS THE ADMIN TEMPLATE FOR THE POSTS
# IMAGE VERIFICATION
$enable_image_verification_step=1; # set this to 0 if you want to disable the image verification step for any reason 
# DO NOT EDIT BEYOND THIS POINT UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
$use_sessions=1; # on some PHP versions sessions might not work with the code used in this script. If so, set to 0. When set to 0, a temp file will be used to store the security code, instead of a session object

# A little function to send an e-mail
function msendmail ($from,$to,$subj,$mess){
mail($to,$subj,$mess,"From: $from\n");
}

# a function that updates the html guestbook file based on the flatfile

function UpdateHTMLguestbook ($flatfile,$html_file,$post_template,$last_message_to_top) #flatfile is called $posts_file in this script and $html_file is called $gbook_name
{ 


    $posts1=file($flatfile);# the file function reads the file in an array with an element for each line
    $posts2=array();
    foreach($posts1 as $post){
    $spl_post=preg_split('/;/',$post); # we create an array that contains all the fields for each post in the posts file
    $posts2[]=$spl_post; # and then add it to the posts2 array
    }
    $f_post1='';
    foreach($posts2 as $post){
    $namep=$post[2];
    #echo $namep;
    $emailp=$post[3];
    $datep=$post[4];
    $messp=$post[5];
    eval("\$f_post = \"$post_template\";"); # creating the html line for the post based on the post template defined at the top of the script
    #echo "<p>this is the f_post variable".$f_post;
    if ($last_message_to_top==0){$f_post1=$f_post1.$f_post;} # on each iteration we add the html line to the $f_post1 variable. At the end this variable will contain the full html for the posts to be placed on the guestbook html file
    elseif ($last_message_to_top==1){$f_post1=$f_post.$f_post1;}
    #echo "  3333".$f_post1."  3333";
    }
    
    # following 2 line, restoring the ; originaly present in the message
    $f_post22=preg_split('/&&&&#/',$f_post1);
    $f_post1=implode(";",$f_post22);
    
    $post=$f_post1; # we rename the html for the posts to $post
    $g_content=file_get_contents($html_file); # getting the whole html guestbook contents
    #echo $g_content;
    $comstart_reg="/<!-- COMMENTS-START -->.*\\n/";
    $comstart="<!-- COMMENTS-START -->\n";
    $comend_reg="/<!-- COMMENTS-END -->.*\\n/";
    $comend="<!-- COMMENTS-END -->\n";
    $chars = preg_split($comstart_reg, $g_content); # we split in 2 the html guestbook file bu using the comments start regular expression
    $chars2 = preg_split($comend_reg, $chars[1]); # the second part is further split in 2 to separate the messages from the footer 
    $len_c2=count($chars2); # this will be =1 if the comments end tag is not there, or = 2 if it is there
    if($len_c2==1){$chars3=$chars2[0];}# maybe the end tag is not there (upgrade from old version of the script), in this case everything after the start tag is treated like a footer
    elseif($len_c2==2){$chars3 = $chars2[1];} # this is the footer of the guestbook page
    #if ($last_message_to_top==1){$contents=$chars[0].$comstart.$post.$chars[1];}
    $contents=$chars[0].$comstart.$post.$comend.$chars3; # we re-build the guestbook html page by putting together all the pieces
    $fp = fopen($html_file, "w");
    $write = fputs($fp, $contents); # and then write this to the guestbook file
    fclose($fp);
    #echo "guestbook html file updated correctly<P>";
} #end function definition UpdateHTMLguestbook

function CreateAdminPage ($flatfile, $administration_template,$gbook_url,$gbook_title,$posted_pass ) # this creates and display the admin interface starting from the flatfile
{
    $posts1=file($flatfile);# the file function reads the file in an array with an element for each line
    $posts2=array();
    foreach($posts1 as $post){
    $spl_post=preg_split('/;/',$post);
    $posts2[]=$spl_post;
    }
    $adm_pag1='';
    foreach($posts2 as $post){
    $postid_a=$post[0];
    $cbname=post.$post[0];
    $ip_a=$post[1];
    $name_a=$post[2];
    $email_a=$post[3];
    $date_a=$post[4];
    $mess_a=Truncate(htmlspecialchars($post[5]));
    eval("\$adm_pag = \"$administration_template\";");
    $adm_pag1=$adm_pag1.$adm_pag;
    }
    echo '<style type="text/css"> 
    h1 { font-family:verdana; font-size:20px; line-height:150%}
    h2 { font-family:verdana; font-size:18px; line-height:150%}
    .splink { cursor:pointer;  font-family:verdana; font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; line-height:150%; color:blue}
     * {  font-family:verdana; font-size:11px; line-height:150%}
    </style>';
    echo "<H1>Welcome to the <A HREF=$gbook_url>$gbook_title</A> Admin section</H1>";
    echo '<H2>In this page you can delete messages posted to your guestbook</H2><P>';
    echo '<form action="" method=post>'."\n";
    #echo 'test checkbox <input type="checkbox" name="pippo" value="on"><P>';
    echo '<table width="80%" cellpadding=10 border=1 bordercolor=blue>'."\n";
    echo "<TR bgcolor=blue><TD><B><font color=white>Select</font></B></TD><TD><B><font color=white>Message Id</font></B></TD><TD><B><font color=white>Date Posted/IP</font></B></TD><TD><B><font color=white>Message</font></B></TD></TR>\n";
    echo $adm_pag1;
    echo "</TABLE>\n";
    echo "<input type=hidden name=adpass value=".$posted_pass.">\n";
    echo "<input type=hidden name=user value=admin>\n";
    echo "<input type=hidden name=task value=delete>\n";
    echo "<input type=submit value=delete selected messages>\n";
    
    die();

}

# fuction to write to the log file
function writelog($filename,$text){
  #echo("writing the log file");
  $fp = fopen($filename, "a");
  $write = fputs($fp, $text);
  fclose($fp);
} # end function definition writelog

function Truncate ($str, $length=300, $trailing='.....')  
{ 
      // take off chars for the trailing 
      $length-=strlen($trailing); 
      if (strlen($str) > $length)  
      { 
         // string exceeded length, truncate and add trailing dots 
         return substr($str,0,$length).$trailing; 
      }  
      else  
      {  
         // string was already short enough, return the string 
         $res = $str;  
      } 
   
      return $res; 
} 

# GETTING THE VARIABLES POSTED THROUGH THE FORM
$user=$_POST['user'];
$task=$_POST['task'];
$posted_pass=$_POST['adpass'];

if($user=='admin' and $task=='show'){  # if there is a call for the administration page 
  if($posted_pass==$admin_pass){ # and if the password is correct 
    CreateAdminPage ($posts_file, $admin_template,$gbook_url,$gbook_title,$posted_pass);  # the administration page is shown
  }
  else{die('wrong password');}  # else it is not shown
}
elseif($user=='admin' and $task=='delete'){ # if there is a 'delete' call coming from the administration page
  if($posted_pass==$admin_pass){
    $posts1=file($posts_file);# the file function reads the file in an array with an element for each line
    $posts2=array();
    foreach($posts1 as $post){
    $spl_post=preg_split('/;/',$post);
    $post_id=$spl_post[0];
    $post_form_field=post.$post_id;
    $post_value = $_POST[$post_form_field];
    if($post_value==''){$post_value='off';}
    #echo "il valore di post per il post $post_form_field e' pari a $post_value<P>";
    #eval("\$post_value = \"$_POST[$post_form_field]\";");
    #echo 'analysing post '.$post_form_field.' with value'.$post_value.'<P>';
    #echo 'a test '.$_POST['post2'];
    #echo 'and here are all values: <P>';
    #foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
    #echo "Chiave: $key; Valore: $value<br>\n";
    #}
    if ($post_value=='off'){$posts2[]=$post;}
    #elseif($post_value=='on'){echo "post $post_form_field not added to the winning list<P>";}
    }
    $posts3='';
    foreach ($posts2 as $post){
    $posts3=$posts3.$post;
    }
    $fp = fopen($posts_file, "w");
    $write = fputs($fp, $posts3);
    fclose($fp);
    
    # the following code updates the html guestbook file based on the posts.txt file contents (the flatfile database of the posts)
    
   UpdateHTMLguestbook ($posts_file,$gbook_name,$p_template,$last_message_to_top);
  
    die('message(s) deleted successfully, You can go back to the <A HREF='.$gbook_url.'>Guestbook</A> ' );



}
else {die('not authorized');}
}

$name=$_POST['name'];
if ($name==''){die("Name field empty, please go back and try again");}# the script stops if the name is missing
$email=$_POST['email'];
# GETTING THE MESSAGE AND THEN CHECKING FOR LENGTH PROBLEMS
$message=$_POST['message'];
if ($message==''){die("Message field empty, please go back and try again");}# the script stops if the message is missing
if (strlen($message)>$max_message_length){die ("Your message is longer than $max_message_length characters, please go back and try again, thank you");}
# CHECKING FOR TOO LONG WORDS THAT COULD BREAK THE PAGE DESIGN
$mescheck1=preg_split('/ /',$message); 
foreach($mescheck1 as $value)
{
if (strlen($value)>$max_word_length){die("Some words in your message are too long. Please go back and try again, thank you");}
}
$message=preg_split('/;/',$message);
$message=implode("&&&&#",$message);

$imgverify=$_POST['imgverify'];
$random=$_POST['random'];

# CAPTCHA VERIFICATION
if ($imgverify=='' and $enable_image_verification_step==1)
{

# CAPTCHA IMAGE VERIFICATION
// Date in the past 
header("Expires: Mon, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT"); 
// always modified 
header("Last-Modified: " . gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s") . " GMT"); 
// HTTP/1.1 
header("Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate"); 
header("Cache-Control: post-check=0, pre-check=0", false); 
// HTTP/1.0 
header("Pragma: no-cache"); 

# this code was adapted from an image verification code found on http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=739&lngWId=8, by Darryl Porter 
/*header*/
#Header("Content-Type: image/png");
/* initialize a session. */
if ($use_sessions==1){session_start();}
/*We'll set this variable later.*/
$new_string;
/*register the session variable. */
#session_register('new_string'); OLD WAY OF HANDLING THE SESSION VARIABLE
/*You will need these two lines below.*/
echo "<html><head><title>JJ's Sensory Play Centre Guestbook Turing Test</title>";
echo '<META HTTP-EQUIV="Cache-Control" CONTENT="no-store"><META HTTP-EQUIV="Cache-Control" CONTENT="no-cache"><META HTTP-EQUIV="Cache-Control" CONTENT="must-revalidate"><META HTTP-EQUIV="pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"><META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="Tue, 26-Oct-1965 12:00:00"><META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="NOW"><META HTTP-EQUIV="last modified" CONTENT="NOW">';
echo '</head>';
echo "<body>";
/* set up image, the first number is the width and the second is the height*/
$im = ImageCreate(100, 30); 
/*creates two variables to store color*/
#randomiziong the background color
srand((double)microtime()*1000000);
$selbgcol=rand(1,5);
if($selbgcol==1){
$captcha_bg_color = ImageColorAllocate($im, 198, 24, 0);#RED
}
elseif($selbgcol==2){
$captcha_bg_color  = ImageColorAllocate($im, 0, 0, 0);#BLACK
}
elseif($selbgcol==3){
$captcha_bg_color  = ImageColorAllocate($im, 43, 130, 26);#GREEN
}
elseif($selbgcol==4){
$captcha_bg_color  = ImageColorAllocate($im, 255, 153, 0);#ORANGE
}
elseif($selbgcol==5){
$captcha_bg_color  = ImageColorAllocate($im, 0, 88, 238);#BLUE   
}

$white = ImageColorAllocate($im, 255, 255, 255);
#$black = ImageColorAllocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
/*random string generator.*/
/*The seed for the random number*/
srand((double)microtime()*1000000); 
/*Runs the string through the md5 function*/
$string = md5(rand(0,9999)); 
/*creates the new string. */
$new_string = substr($string, 17, 5);
# NEW WAY OF HANDLING THE SESSION VARIABLE COMPATIBLE WITH PHP BEYOND 4.2.3
if ($use_sessions==1){$_SESSION['new_string'] = $new_string ;} # this is a newer session code, the older code did not work with php 5
elseif ($use_sessions==0) {
$fp = fopen('temp_code.txt', "w");
$write = fputs($fp, $new_string);
fclose($fp);
}
/*fill image with background color*/
ImageFill($im, 0, 0, $captcha_bg_color);
/*writes string */
ImageString($im, 10, 28, 7, $new_string, $white); 
/* output to browser*/
ImagePNG($im, "verify.png");
ImageDestroy($im); 

#some manip of the message
$mess1=stripslashes($message);
$mess2=preg_split("/'/",$mess1);  
$mess=implode("####",$mess2);

/*I plugged our image in like I would any other image.*/
echo "<img src=\"verify.png\">";
echo "<br><br>";
echo "Type the code you see in the image in the box below. (case sensitive)";
echo "<P><B><font color=red>Important:</font></b><BR>If this is not the first message you have submitted in the last minutes, you might have to reload this page to get a new, valid code";
echo '<form action="" method=post>';
echo '<input name="random" type="text">';
echo '<input type="hidden" name="imgverify" value="verification">';
echo '<input type="hidden" name="name" value="'.$name.'">';
echo '<input type="hidden" name="email" value="'.$email.'">';
echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"message\" value='".$mess."'>";
echo ' <input type="submit" value="Submit Code">';

echo "</form>";
echo "</body>";
echo "</html>";

}

elseif ($imgverify==verification or $enable_image_verification_step==0)
{

if ($imgverify==verification){
if ($use_sessions==1){session_start(); }
$random = trim($random);
if ($random==''){die ('You forgot to enter the image verification code');}
#if ($new_string == $random){$verif=1;} this was with the old session handling
if ($use_sessions==1){
if ($_SESSION['new_string'] == $random){$verif=1;}# changed this line to use the new session handling with $_SESSION
else{$verif=0;}
$_SESSION['new_string']="";
session_destroy();
}
} 
elseif($use_sessions==0){
$the_code=trim(file_get_contents('temp_code.txt'));
unlink('temp_code.txt');
if ($the_code == $random){$verif=1;} 
else{$verif=0;}
}



elseif($enable_image_verification_step==0){$verif=1;}

if ($verif==1){  # if the image verification step is passed, or if it was disabled in the configuration variables


# CHECKING IF THE GUESTBOOK IS WRITABLE
$gbook_perms = substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms($gbook_name)), -4);
if ($gbook_perms>=666){
$gbook_writable=1; 
}
else{$gbook_writable=0;}
if ($gbook_writable==0){die("The Guestbook html file is not writable! Check the file permissions and try again. Good Luck.");}


# CHECKING IF THE LOG FILE IS THERE, AND IF IT IS WRITABLE


if (file_exists($logfile) == true){
$log_exists=1;
#echo('the log file exists<P>');
$log_perms = substr(sprintf('%o', fileperms($logfile)), -4);
if ($log_perms>=666){
$log_writable=1; 
#echo('the log is writable<P>');
}
else{$log_writable=0;
#echo('the log is NOT writable<P>');
}
}
else{
$log_exists=0;
$log_writable=0;
}
#echo('the log file does not exist<P>');


#echo('the $log_exists variable is set to: '.$log_exists.'<P>');
#echo('the $log_writable variable is set to: '.$log_writable.'<P>');
# FORMATTING THE POST FOR THE WEB. YOU CAN EDIT THE HTML IN THE '$post' VARIABLE TO CHANGE THE APPEARANCE OF YOUR POSTS AND ADAPT IT TO YOUR WEB LAYOUT
$fmess1=preg_split('/\\r\\n|\\n|\\r/',$message);  
$fmess=implode("<BR>",$fmess1);
$fmess2=stripslashes($fmess);
$fmess2=preg_split('/####/',$fmess2);  
$fmess2=implode("'",$fmess2);




# CHECKING THE POST FIELDS FOR FORBIDDEN ENTRIES
$check=0; # check 0 means that the post is OK as far as forbidden strings and IP are OK. We start by setting this to OK and then make it =1 if something goes wrong
foreach($forbidden_strings as $value)
{
if (preg_match('/'.$value.'/'.i,$name)==1){
$check=1;}
if (preg_match('/'.$value.'/'.i,$email)==1){
$check=1;}
if (preg_match('/'.$value.'/'.i,$message)==1){
$check=1;}
}
# IS THE IP OF THE POSTER IN THE BANNED LIST?
foreach($banned_ips as $value)
{
if(preg_match('/^'.$value.'/',$ip_addr)){
$check=1;}
}
#echo("status of check variable is: ");
#echo($check."<P>");




# WRITING THE POST TO THE GUESTBOOK IF THE WORDS AND IP CHECKS WERE PASSED
if($check==0){
########## WRITING THE FLAT FILE ########    this is done only if the forbidden words and the IP checks are passed
if (file_exists($posts_file) == false){$fp = fopen($posts_file,"w");fclose($fp);}# if flat file does not exists, we create it
$posts1=file($posts_file);# the file function reads the file in an array with an element for each line
#$posts1=preg_split('/\\r\\n|\\n|\\r/',$pf_contents);
$num_posts=count($posts1);
$lpi=$num_posts-1; # last post index
#echo "there are $num_posts posts<P>";
$last_post=preg_split('/;/',$posts1[$lpi]);
$last_post_id=$last_post[0];
if($last_post_id==''){$last_post_id=0;}
$post_id=$last_post_id+1;
$new_line="$post_id;$ip_addr;$name;$email;$date;$fmess2\n";
$fp = fopen($posts_file, "a");
$write = fputs($fp, $new_line);
fclose($fp);
######### READING THE FLAT FILE FOR WRITING TO THE GUESTBOOK HTML FILE ########

#$g_content=file_get_contents($gbook_name);
#echo($g_content);
UpdateHTMLguestbook ($posts_file,$gbook_name,$p_template,$last_message_to_top);
echo($confirm);
$email_mssg1="There is a new post in your guestbook at the following address:\n".$gbook_url."\n\nThe following message was posted:\n\n".$post_log; # content of e-mail sent on new post

if ($sendmail_onpost==1){
msendmail($gbook_email,$admin_email,$email_subj1,$email_mssg1);
#echo('THE EMAIL WAS SENT');
}

} # end of 'if checks passed' code block

#else {echo('WHAT THE HECK');}

# IF THE CHECKS ARE NOT PASSED:
else{
echo($confirm2);
if ($sendmail_onspam==1){
msendmail($gbook_email,$admin_email,$email_subj2,$email_mssg2);
}
}

$post_log=stripslashes("\n<ENTRY>\nName: ".$name."\nE-Mail: ".$email."\nMessage: ".$message."\nDate Posted ".$date."\nFROM IP: ".$ip_addr."\n</ENTRY>\n"); # formatting for the log file
##echo('This is the post formatted for the log: <P>'.$post_log);
# WRITING THE LOG FILE
if ($log_exists==1 && $log_writable==1){
writelog($logfile,$post_log); # the post is logged even if the checks are not passed.
#else{echo('<P>Log Not written');}
#echo($confirm);
}
} # end block 'if the checkpoints are not passed'


else {die("Unable to verify that you are a humam being: Turing Test Failed. <P>If you are sure you entered the right code and still see this page try the following:<BR><LI>press the browser back button and reload the page with the code. If it says that the page has expired, do you want to resend data, choose yes.<LI>On the page with the new image code you get, type in the new code in the text box and resubmit, it should work fine");}

} # end of the block executed if the image verification was passed or was disabled

?>