PHP - Verifying Form Data - Replacement For Ereg()?
Hi, I currently have some PHP scripts that verify form data using ereg() as follows:
if (ereg(".",$var1)==0) { //do something } where instead of the argument "." I also use "\@" or "\....*", etc. to test whether certain form input is in the correct format (e.g. testing for a valid email address, etc.). However, I have understood that ereg() is being deprecated. What is the best/easiest function to replace ereg() with? Thanks! Similar TutorialsSo basically my project is one where the user can log onto my website, and the page then checks if the ID and password are in my table in my microsoft access file. If the username and password are the same, the user continues, if it isnt, then it stays on the same page and says something like "username and/or password are incorrect" or something along the lines of that. the problem is right now im not sure how to make it say "ERROR username and/or password is incorrect" if the username and password dont match. Can someone help me with this? and also make sure if the username and password are correct that it goes to the next page, entitled searchpage.php here is the code Code: [Select] <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> </style> </head> <body style="text-align:center"> <div id='title'> </div> <?php print_r ($_POST) ; if if (isset($_POST['Login'])) { if(isset($_POST['username'])){ $username= $_POST['username'] ; } if(isset($_POST['password'])){ $TABLE= $_POST['password'] ; } $username = null ; $password = null ; $connection = odbc_connect('Olympics', '', ''); if (!$connection) {exit("Conection Failed: " . $connection);} $username = stripslashes($username); $password = stripslashes($password); $sql = "select * from users where users = '$username' and passwords = '$password'"; $rs=odbc_exec($connection,$sql); $count=odbc_num_rows($rs); if ($count == 1) { $_SESSION['loggedIn'] = "true"; header("Location: searchpage.php"); } else { $_SESSION['loggedIn'] = "false"; header("Location: index.php"); echo "Login failed" ; } } echo "<form action='index.php' method='post'> \n" ; echo" Please enter your username and password if you wish. <br/> \n" ; echo "Username: <input type='text' name='username' > \n " ; echo "Password: <input type='password' name='password' > \n" ; echo "<input type='submit' value='Login' name='Login'> <br/> \n" ; echo "<input type='submit' value='You may also continue you as a guest.'> \n" ; echo "</form>" ; ?> </body> </html> Hey, Within my experience of PHP, I have never had anything to do with making secure payments before. And this is a problem I can't seem to get around. I want to let people purchase a premium version of a game, and it will add their name to a PHP file or databse after they are redirected from PayPal to a special page that adds their username to the PHP file after typing it in. How would one make sure they don't just go to the webpage VIA the URL, and that they only came from the PHP redirect after purchase? Hello All,
I am working on a project where the client has provided me with the public key file and the private-key is being passed via url, along with 2 params that will be used on my end.
These are the basics of the process that I am to use for verifying. Generate your own plaintext message matching the format of the string provided Create a SHA1withRSA hash of this message using the provided public key (UTF-16LE encode and pass this value) Base64 decode the signature Using a SHA1withRSA validator, verify your hashed message matches the Base64 decoded value in step 3 At this point I have performed steps 1-3 but am having an issue with step 4. The code is failing here. When I say failing I mean it is not being verified. $base64Sig = base64_decode($signature, true); $publickey = getPemKey(); I have a form on our website that a user can fill out for custom product. I want the form data to be 1) stored into a mysql database AND after storing said data, 2) email the same data to our sales department. 1) The form data DOES get stored into mysql database (except for the first two fields, for some weird reason) 2) I added a "mail" section to the php file that stores the data into the database, but it is not working correctly. I have stripped the email portion down to sending just one of the fields in the "message" to make it easier for troubleshooting I have included here, both the form section of the html file, and the formdata.php file that processes the data for your analysis. I am relatively new to php so there are going to be some issues with security, but I can work on those after I get the store & email process to work correctly. Please review my code and see if anyone can be of assistance. I looked through the forums and couldn't find another issue that was the same as mine. If I just overlooked, please tell me the thread post #. Thanks THE FORM WHICH COLLECTS THE DATA ******************************* <form method=POST action=formdata.php> <table width="640" border=0 align="center"> <tr> <td align=right><b>First Name</b></td> <td><input type=text name=FName size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b>Telephone</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=Tel size=25></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Last Name</b></td> <td><input type=text name=LName size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b>Fax</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=Fax size=25></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Title</b></td> <td><input type=text name=Title size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b>Email</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=Email size=50></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Company</b></td> <td><input type=text name=Comp size=25></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Address</b></td> <td><input type=text name=Addr size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b>Estimated Annual Volume</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=EAV size=25></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>City</b></td> <td><input type=text name=City size=25></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>State/Province</b></td> <td><input type=text name=SProv size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b>Application</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=Appl size=25></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Country</b></td> <td><input type=text name=Ctry size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b>Type of System</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=Syst size=25></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Zip/Postal Code</b></td> <td><input type=text name=ZPC size=25></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right> </td> <td><div align="right"><strong><font color="#FFFF00" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">COIL DESIGN</font></strong></div></td> <td><font color="#FFFF00" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>PARAMETERS</strong></font></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Primary Resistance (ohms)</b></td> <td><input type=text name=Pres size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b>Primary Inductance (mH)</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=Pind size=25></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Secondary Resistance (ohms)</b></td> <td><input type=text name=Sres size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b>Secondary Inductance (H)</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=Sind size=25></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Peak Operating Current (Amps)</b></td> <td><input type=text name=POC size=25></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b>Output Energy (mJ)</b></td> <td><input type=text name=Egy size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b>Output Voltage (kV)</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=Volt size=25></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right><b># HV Towers per Coil</b></td> <td><input type=text name=TPC size=25></td> <td><div align="right"><b># of Coils per Package</b></div></td> <td><input type=text name=CPP size=25></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align=right> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan=4><b>Please enter any additional information he </b></th> </tr> <tr> <th colspan=4><textarea name=Mess cols=50 rows=10 id="Message"></textarea></th> </tr> </table> </dl> <div align="center"> <p> <input type=hidden name=BodyTag value="<body bgcolor="#484589" text="#FFFFFF" link="#FFFF00" alink="#FFFFFF" vlink="#FF7F00">"> <input type=hidden name=FA value=SendMail> </p> <p><font color="#FFFF00" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL INFORMATION<br> IS CORRECT BEFORE SUBMITTING</strong></font></p> <p> <input type=submit value="Submit Form"> </p> </div> </form> THE FILE THAT PROCESSES THE FORM DATA (formdata.php) *********************************************** <?php $con = mysql_connect("localhost","XXX","XXX"); if (!$con) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } mysql_select_db("customform", $con); $sql="INSERT INTO formdata (Fname, Lname, Title, Comp, Addr, City, SProv, Ctry, ZPC, Tel, Fax, Email, EAV, Appl, Syst, Pres, Pind, Sres, Sind, POC, Egy, Volt, TPC, CPP, Mess) VALUES ('$_POST[Fname]','$_POST[Lname]','$_POST[Title]','$_POST[Comp]','$_POST[Addr]','$_POST[City]','$_POST[SProv]','$_POST[Ctry]','$_POST[ZPC]','$_POST[Tel]','$_POST[Fax]','$_POST[Email]','$_POST[EAV]','$_POST[Appl]','$_POST[Syst]','$_POST[Pres]','$_POST[Pind]','$_POST[Sres]','$_POST[Sind]','$_POST[POC]','$_POST[Egy]','$_POST[Volt]','$_POST[TPC]','$_POST[CPP]','$_POST[Mess]')"; if (!mysql_query($sql,$con)) { die('Error: ' . mysql_error()); } echo "Your Information Was Successfully Posted"; mysql_close($con); $to = "recipient email address here"; $subject = "Custom Form"; $email = $_POST['Email'] ; $message = $_POST['Comp'] ; $headers = "From: $Email"; $sent = mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers) ; if($sent) {print "Your mail was sent successfully"; } else {print "We encountered an error sending your mail"; } ?> !@file_get_contents("http://www.myspace.com/$id")?"FAILURE...":"SUCCESS...\n"); How does it know to print out Failure or Success? What does the !@ mean in front of fgc? It seems ereg is deprecated in php 5+ so what is a good alternative? Thanks! I'm sure this issue has been addressed before, but as I can't find anything on google OR bing, I've resorted to asking it he Since, ereg and eregi are deprecated in PHP5, how do you test strings using regular expressions? Is there a new function for this? EDIT: I also looked on php.net, but all it says is its deprecated in PHP5. I didn't see any links to the new function(s) that have replaced the former. does anyone know why I am getting the error: Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated on line 75 ? here is line 75 (line 3, the seond if statement): if($form_cc_type == 'visa') { if(!ereg('^4[0-9]{12}([0-9]{3})?$', $form_cc_number)) { $form_error = "Invalid number"; } } I am assuming I would get a simular error on all the ereg lines... if($form_cc_type == 'visa') { if(!ereg('^4[0-9]{12}([0-9]{3})?$', $form_cc_number)) { $form_error = "Invalid number"; } } elseif($form_cc_type == 'mastercard') { if(!ereg('^5[1-5][0-9]{14}$', $form_cc_number)) { $form_error = "Invalid number"; } } elseif($form_cc_type == 'americanexpress') { if(!ereg('^3[47][0-9]{13}$', $form_cc_number)) { $form_error = "Invalid number"; } } elseif($form_cc_type == 'diners') { if(!ereg('^3(0[0-5]|[68][0-9])[0-9]{11}$', $form_cc_number)) { $form_error = "Invalid number"; } } elseif($form_cc_type == 'discover') { if(!ereg('^6011[0-9]{12}$', $form_cc_number)) { $form_error = "Invalid number"; } } Hi: Is it possible to use the ereg() function in a file upload script so that the ereg() can recognize whether or not the file type is a .jpg, .gif, .png? I already figured out how to do it without using the ereg() function - but I'm just interested to know if it is possible using ereg()..if so, could you provide me with an example? I'm also a bit confused as to how to use ereg() to recognize file types. Here;s what I've done: Code: [Select] function getExtension($str) { $i = strrpos($str,"."); if (!$i) { return ""; } $l = strlen($str) - $i; $ext = substr($str,$i+1,$l); return $ext; } if ($image) { $filename = stripslashes($_FILES['image']['name']); $extension = getExtension($filename); $extension = strtolower($extension); if (($extension != "jpg") && ($extension != "jpeg") && ($extension != "png") && ($extension != "gif")) { echo '<h1>Unknown extension!</h1>'; $errors=1; } Thanks! This topic has been moved to PHP Regex. http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?topic=320413.0 This topic has been moved to PHP Regex. http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?topic=347016.0 Am new here - looks like a great foru! I would sincerely appreciate any help anyone can give me. I have been trying to solve my problem for hours and I am not having any luck, so I thought I would post and see if anyone can help. I am very stuck and am not making much progress on this project, and I am certain the answer is very simple. I am constructing a form to collect data for a specialized purpose. The form and program actually work for its intended function, but I am trying to enhance the user experience by preventing customers from having to reenter all of their data should there be a problem with any of the data submitted. I have been able to do that with the contact form portion, but what I am having trouble with is the portion which has as many as 400 possible entries. So, in a nutshell, if the customers contact data is incomplete or in error, the form will ask them to return to the page and correct things. The previous data entered has been saved in the session and the input value will equal the previous entry. i.e. <tr> <td align="right" class="infoBox"><?php echo ENTRY_EMAIL_ADDRESS; ?></td> <td align=left><?php echo "<input type=text name='cemail' value=\"$cemail\" size=35 maxlength=35>" ?></td> </tr> Works perfectly, all well and good there. On the other 400 more or less entries, I am having a difficult time tweaking the string concatenation to work to achieve similar results. There are 4 columns each with $points entries asking for a dimension in either feet or inches. The <input name=> is one of ptaf,ptai,ptbf,ptbi, appended programatically with the corresponding row number or data point. i.e. "ptaf1", "ptai1", etc... This is produced by the example below and works perfectly also. <?php { $points=100; $i=1; while ($i <= $points) {echo ' <tr><td align="center" width="6"><b> ' .$i . '</b></td> <td align="right" NOWRAP>A' .$i . ' (ft) <input type="text" name="ptaf'.$i.'" size=4 maxlength=3> </td> <td align="right" NOWRAP>A' .$i . ' (in) <input type="text" name="ptai'.$i.'" size=4 maxlength=4> </td> <td align="right" NOWRAP>B' .$i . ' (ft) <input type="text" name="ptbf'.$i.'" size=4 maxlength=3> </td> <td align="right" NOWRAP>B' .$i . ' (in) <input type="text" name="ptbi'.$i.'" size=4 maxlength=4> </td> '; $i++; } } ?> I am trying to add <input value=$ptai.$i> for each field but as I mentioned I am not having any luck. It seems as if I have tried every combination imagineable, but still no luck. My head is spinning! The closest I seem to have gotten was with this: <td align="right" NOWRAP>A' .$i . ' (ft) <input type="text" size=6 maxlength=3 name="ptaf'.$i.'" value="' . "$ptaf" . $i . '" ></td> But line 17 for example returns this: <input type="text" value="17" name="ptaf17" maxlength="3" size="6"> To recap, I am trying to have the value set to whatever the customer may have entered previously. Again, I would most appreciate any help anyone can give me. If you need clarification on anything please let me know. Thanks AJ Say there is a complex opt in process where people start to enter their data but certain questions stop them where they close out of the page. They already entered their data and I feel there is a way to grab it and post it to mysql even though they do not click submit.
How would this be done?
A super simple example (proof of concept) or a link to a tutorial would be very useful.
Edited by brentman, 23 September 2014 - 10:42 AM. I want to duplicate my website but I don't want to have to edit my original files to change like the phone number on the page and upload it to my duplicate site, I just want to either insert coding on my duplicate website that would cause my original website to show up differently, like changing the phone number listed on the page. Hello all, I have a script uploading files on the server. I would like to send a confirmation to user if the file had been uploaded well. Code: [Select] $targetFile = str_replace('//','/',$targetPath) . $filename; move_uploaded_file($tempFile,$targetFile); if (str_replace($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'],'',$targetFile)) { mail($to, 'upload notification', "Dear Mr/Mrs $fixedname, the file entitled $filename has been successfully uploaded"); }else { mail($to, ' upload notification', "Dear Mr/Mrs $fixedname, the file entitled $filename has been NOT uploaded"); } I presume I do something wrong because it doesn't work. The successfull email is sent each time. Thank you very much for helping, Eric I am having trouble trying to fix my eregi call in my script. I have a reporting tool that grabs information from the user agent when they email help questions. I used eregi to find the string in an array and print out when it finds a match. I don't fully understand the PCRE functions so i don' t know if i am using them right. what i have is foreach($OSList as $CurrOS=>$Match) { // Find a match if (eregi($Match, $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'])) { // We found the correct match break; } } I know i need to change this around for PCRE preg_match maybe but i am not sure. if anyone could send me a tutorial or help me out it would be great. EDIT: notice the foreach was not correct Hello, I have coded a contact form in PHP and I want to know, if according to you, it is secure! I am new in PHP, so I want some feedback from you. Moreover, I have also two problems based on the contact form. It is a bit complicated to explain, thus, I will break each of my problem one by one. FIRST:The first thing I want to know, is if my contact form secure according to you: The HTML with the PHP codes: Code: [Select] <?php if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') { //Assigning variables to elements $first = htmlentities($_POST['first']); $last = htmlentities($_POST['last']); $sub = htmlentities($_POST['subject']); $email = htmlentities($_POST['email']); $web = htmlentities($_POST['website']); $heard = htmlentities($_POST['heard']); $comment = htmlentities($_POST['message']); $cap = htmlentities($_POST['captcha']); //Declaring the email address with body content $to = 'alithebestofall2010@gmail.com'; $body ="First name: '$first' \n\n Last name: '$last' \n\n Subject: '$sub' \n\n Email: '$email' \n\n Website: '$web' \n\n Heard from us: '$heard' \n\n Comments: '$comment'"; //Validate the forms if (empty($first) || empty($last) || empty($sub) || empty($email) || empty($comment) || empty($cap)) { echo '<p class="error">Required fields must be filled!</p>'; header ('refresh= 3; url= index.php'); return false; } elseif (filter_var($first, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT) || filter_var($last, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT)) { echo '<p class="error">You cannot enter a number as either the first or last name!</p>'; return false; } elseif (!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) { echo '<p class="error">Incorrect email address!</p>'; return false; } elseif (!($cap === '12')){ echo '<p class="error">Invalid captcha, try again!</p>'; return false; } else { mail ($to, $sub, $body); echo '<p class="success">Thank you for contacting us!</p>'; } } ?> <form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="post"> <p>Your first name: <span class="required">*</span></p> <p><input type="text" name="first" size="40" placeholder="Ex: Paul"/></p> <p>Your last name: <span class="required">*</span></p> <p><input type="text" name="last" size="40" placeholder="Ex: Smith"/></p> <p>Subject: <span class="required">*</span></p> <p><input type="text" name="subject" size="40" placeholder="Ex: Contact"/></p> <p>Your email address: <span class="required">*</span></p> <p><input type="text" name="email" size="40" placeholder="Ex: example@xxx.com"/></p> <p>Website:</p> <p><input type="text" name="website" size="40" placeholder="Ex: http//:google.com"/></p> <p>Where you have heard us?: <span class="required">*</span></p> <p><select name="heard"> <option>Internet</option> <option>Newspapers</option> <option>Friends or relatives</option> <option>Others</option> </select></p> <p>Your message: <span class="required">*</span></p> <p><textarea cols="75" rows="20" name="message"></textarea></p> <p>Are you human? Sum this please: 5 + 7 = ?: <span class="required">*</span></p></p> <p><input type="text" name="captcha" size="10"/></p> <p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send" class="button"/> <input type="reset" value="Reset" class="button"/></p> </form> SECOND PROBLEM:If a user has made a mistake, he gets the error message so that he can correct! However, when a mistake in the form occurs, all the data the user has entered are disappeared! I want the data to keep appearing so that the user does not start over again to fill the form. THIRD: When the erro message is displayed to notify the user that he made a mistake when submitting the form, the message is displaying on the top of the page. I want it to appear below each respective field. How to do that? In JQuery it is simple, but in PHP, I am confusing! There are two pieces to this- The HTML Form and the resulting php. I can't seem to make the leap, from the code to having the form produce the php page so others can view it until the form is again submitted overwriting the php, thus generating new content. The environment I am working in is limited to IIs 5.1 and php 5.2.17 without mySQL or other DB I'm new to php, this isn't homework,or commercialization, it's for children. I am thinking perhaps fwrite / fread but can't get my head around it. Code snipets below. Any help, please use portions of this code in hopes I can understand it Thanks Code snipet from Output.php Code: [Select] <?php $t1image = $_POST["t1image"]; $t1title = $_POST["t1title"]; $t1info = $_POST["t1info"]; $t2image = $_POST["t2image"]; $t2title = $_POST["t2title"]; $t2info = $_POST["t2info"]; ?> ... <tbody> <tr><!--Headers--> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">Animal</td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">Image thumb<br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">Date<br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">Information<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">Monkey </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><img src="<?php echo $t1image.'.gif'; ?>"><!--single image presented selected from radio buttons--> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><?php echo date("m/d/Yh:i A"); ?><!--time stamp generated when submitted form populates all fields at once--> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><a href="#monkey" rel="facebox"><?php echo $t1title ?></a><!--Link name provided by "Title 1", that links to hidden Div generated page with content from "Info1" field--> <div id="Monkey" style="display:none"> <?php echo $t1info; ?> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">Cat<br> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><img src="<?php echo $t2image.'.gif'?>"></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><?php echo date("m/d/Yh:i A"); ?></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><a href="#Cat" rel="facebox"><?php echo $t2title ?></a> <div id="Cat" style="display:none"> <?php echo $t2info; ?> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> This replicates several times down the page around 15-20 times ( t1### - t20###) Code Snipet from HTML Form Code: [Select] <form action="animals.php" method="post"> <div style="text-align: left;"><big style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><big><big><span>Monkey</span></big></big></big><br> <table style="text-align: left; width: 110px;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Image thumb<br> <input type="radio" name="t1image" value="No opinion" checked><img src="eh.gif" alt="Eh"> <input type="radio" name="t1image" value="Ok"><img src="ok.gif" alt="ok"> <input type="radio" name="t1image" value="Like"><img src="like.gif" alt="Like"> <input type="radio" name="t1image" value="Dont"><img src="dont.gif" alt="Don't Like"> <input type="radio" name="t1image" value="Hate"><img src="hate.gif" alt="Hate"> <input type="radio" name="t1image" value="Other"><img src="other.gif" alt="Other"> <br> Why Title:<input type="text" name="t1title" size="45" value="..."/></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> Explain:<br> <textarea name="t1info" cols=45 rows=3 value="..."></textarea> </td></tr></table> <br> <!--Next--> How do I get the Form data to save to the php page for others to view? 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