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Thanks very much for your reply Time Bomb. Here is what I am trying to do (better explanation I hope) I have a module for a cms, it reads the http_host name and if it's in my database I switch the hard coded cms core url with the http_host. Then let the cms proceed naturally. Thus allowing more than one domain name to run on the cms. I am currently testing using aliasing and it works fine but any forward I use either the hosting providers interface for park/park frame or .htaccess I can not compare the http_host. Nor is there anything in the referrer or forward server variables. And I agree with your advice on 301/302. I will use a 302 on the .htaccess or actual php code if I can read the original url referrer. I am hoping to offer alternative method(s) to customers that use this module to point their other domain name(s) to the cms and which my module can read and take appropriate action.

p.s. I little incentive, on scouts honor. anyone solving this issue I'll send $25.00 via paypal it's not much but maybe a light dinner for two.

I am running multiple tld's using domain alias from my hosting account. When my site gets control it checks the $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] to see if it's what's defined in my allowed tld table and if so updates the CMS core with the tld domain name and other details used by the CMS. The aliases address appears as expected in the address bar. Works great! I have been looking at other options outside of domain aliasing, because of email issues and some people may not have the capability to define a domain alias easily. -I've ruled out frame(masked) forwarding as this won't work with paypal and other payment gateways I suspect. Nor is it SEO friendly at all, etc. -For regular 'parked' unmasked forwarding I do not receive the original url 'referrer', but will test again. :DMy question is how can I use a 301 redirect and keep the tld coming into the the main domain in the address bar? I also need to check if it's a redirect and that the referrer is in my tld table, and if so execute code like I do for alias. i.e. .htaccess redirect in domainone.xx to domaintwo.xx with domainone.xx still in the address bar. here is the example I've used for 301's that I don't want the redirected site to display in the receiving domain. Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.old-domain.com$ [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.new-domain.com/$1 [R=301,L] I really appreciate review of the freaks.

Great reply PFMaBiSmAd, thank you! I left out many details in my post and I apologize, I call the PLESK 9 CLI via shell_exec db --create. I went to the PLESK panel manager and entered it manually and it worked. I never really liked using the subdomain name for the db username, I will take this opportunity to use a php rand to create the db username. sorry marked as resolved...my bad...I will come back and post the sql command

Hi, long time fan of the phpfreaks. I have a cron job that creates sub/domains using PHP, I received an error creating a sites mysql db username: "Unable to create database: Database user name is invalid." The MYSQL username I was trying to add was: soloparaafiliado, and is the subdomain name. Obviously I need to check my generated MYSQL username so that it doesn't get rejected. I have no requirement that the MYSQL username be the same as the subdomain. Beat around the web looking for some guideline on the allowed formats of a MYSQL username but didn't find anything obvious. Curious if there any information of valid username format. Any help would be great appreciated.

Hi, what sort of site do you have now? There are loads of really good off the shelf open shopping systems. We really like the prestashop model but whatever mode (assuming you are not writing from scratch) ban easily be installed on your site via a folder or as a subdomain.

When I last built a PHP application objects were not as yet available both in knowledge and platform. Having the opportunity to build a new php application I decided to use PHP Objects and am studying PHP Objects, Patterns, and Practice, Third Edition by By: Matt Zandstra. Most of my applications require lot's of forms. For a newbie PHP object person PHP Form Build class looks appealing. -I use Dreamweaver CS5, is there a way to design your forms say in Dreamweaver design view and easily use in the PHP Form Builder class? -I really like AJAX for front end user interface, wondering if PHP Form Builder Class is a nice interface to AJAX functions. Thanks in advance for your review. My general testing/production environment: PHP Version 5.3.8/apache2/mysql 5+

It worked just as you explained above including the '?' value in index 0. Array ( [0] => [1] => Midi-Drive™ construction [2] => User adjustable Anti-Tips [3] => Com-For-Back™ Seating [4] => Fully programmable controller [5] => Precise quality control & 100% pre-ship inspection [6] => Adjustable wheelbase length (Not available on Scout RF4) [7] => Rigorous design testing [8] => Mirror Glaze™ thru & thru color [9] => Ergonomic design [10] => Adjustable independent suspension [11] => Ample horsepower [12] => Three-level brake system ) My question would be the '?' value for index 0?, if for example my db field only contained <li>'s and not the <ul>, I would shift off a valid <li>. To avoid the shift I tried checking the array after the explode to not print out a <li> if the value in index 0 wasr a ' ' (blank) and (also !is_null) but the echo of the <li> was executed so I get a ul with no text. if(" " != $listitems[$listitemindex]) { echo "<li>".$listitems[$listitemindex]; //display the <li> } Thanks for your time and patience. Getting this right will allow me to delete a field for each product, i.e. a shortened features field. I should have done it originally but I struggled then to.

I have the following mysql db field: $row_rs_pwc['ProdFeatures'.$lang] <ul> <li>Midi-Drive™ construction <li>User adjustable Anti-Tips <li>Com-For-Back™ Seating <li>Fully programmable controller <li>Precise quality control & 100% pre-ship inspection <li>Adjustable wheelbase length (Not available on Scout RF4) <li>Rigorous design testing <li>Mirror Glaze™ thru & thru color <li>Ergonomic design <li>Adjustable independent suspension <li>Ample horsepower <li>Three-level brake system <li>Multiple seating choices </ul> I need to dig out each <li> into an array so I coded the following: $listitems = explode('<li>',$row_rs_pwc['ProdFeatures'.$lang],-1); But when I dump the array it contains the <ul> at index 0. Why would it not put the </ul> into my array but the <ul>????? print_r($listitems); Array ( [0] => <ul> [1] => Midi-Drive™ construction [2] => User adjustable Anti-Tips [3] => Com-For-Back™ Seating [4] => Fully programmable controller [5] => Precise quality control & 100% pre-ship inspection [6] => Adjustable wheelbase length (Not available on Scout RF4) [7] => Rigorous design testing [8] => Mirror Glaze™ thru & thru color [9] => Ergonomic design [10] => Adjustable independent suspension [11] => Ample horsepower [12] => Three-level brake system

"I think you would be better off putting that info the DB instead of in a cookie." I agree. I currently serialize session data and file it in a DB when someone adds something to a cart, as an example. "The rest of your session data can be stored in a database with PHPSESSID as the index." I would like to do this...again I already serialize info and store in a blob for later look see. Do I store the session ID on their machine by cookie so that when they return some time in < expiry time retrieve the session_id from the cookie then retrieve and unserialize $_SESSION into itself?

I use $_SESSION globals extensively. They work great until the user closes the browser. When they come back to our site their information, i.e. cart etc are long gone. I would like to generate a cookie that would be used to the session ID where I can then store $_SESSION (serialize) for subsequent retrieval. Can someone point me to an good tutorial? function or class....Thanks in advance for helping this old broke down 360 assembler programmer.

I have built our site with basically now hard coded navigation buttons. I initially used siteassit to build the framework. Now that my db is finished I am rewriting the top db category with all associated products etc below them. I would like to generate my product navigation using both static (about us) as well as dynamic (products categories) that are defined in my sql tables. I can see how to write them myself but that is just another life experience that I don't have a lot of time for. Was looking for a dw extension or other package that might let me plug in db records cols into navigation buttons....so they are built dynamically. Thanks in advance for any thoughts you freaks might have on this subject. Cheers from Arizona.

I am looking for some guidance as to how best manage new versions of our DB to the production server. (my laptop to our website DB). Currently I drop all the tables in my DB and then import via the upload of my current DB. I think this approach is getting a bit scary and is why I am asking. What is a good approach for managing DB uploads? ....create a new DB and switch my DB connects to point to new DB name? Any pointers to some common sense articles on mysql db management for the small guy would also be appreciated. Thanks.

Personal Comment about Godaddy and Innovative Merchant Solutions an INTUIT Company We applied via godaddy for our merchant account. We have an in house shopping cart for the website as well as order and admin sites. We thought we were getting authorizenet.com but godaddy somehow explained away that the merchant (whoever that is) put us with Innovative Merchant Solutions an INTUIT Company. We had already coded up some really nice classes for authorizenet. When I looked at the API for "Innovative Merchant Solutions an INTUIT Company" I was basically shocked. Very few fields outside of cc authorization but get this..no .doc on responses...they do not recognize ANY test card numbers and actually tell you that you have to use a valid card number (unless you tell the api to approve anything you send it)...what a piece of junk.... This is the first time I have been disappointed in godaddy....and disappointed is not even close to how I feel...so anyway...lost a week....will use crape Innovative Merchant Solutions an INTUIT Company until I can secure a authorize net connection....jeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzz!

what is your website..didn't see the address...