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Hey folks,   I'm looking for an open-source php project to contribute to. I'm not looking for a really well-known project (ex: Wordpress, Zencart) Something small would be greatly appreciated!

I have an open source project (https://github.com/j.../patchdashboard)   Here's my .htaccess for this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase "/pm/"
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule /patches/server/(.*)$ patch_list?server= [QSA,NC,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule /packages/server/(.*)$ packages?server= [QSA,NC,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule /search/exact/(.*)$ search?package=&exact=true [QSA,NC,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule /search/(.*)$ search?package= [QSA,NC,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule /rewrite_check/(.*)$ rewrite_check.php [QSA,NC,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([^/]*)$ index.php?page= [QSA,L]

Basically, I want it so that no matter where they drop this script ("/", "/patch_dashboard/", "/pb/", etc.) it will redirect as intended.   In the example I provided, the document root is "/pm/". When I try to hit a page ("http://dev2.curltool...es/server/demo1" for example), it gives a 404.   If I hard code in each rule the base path, it just redirects everything to the main page.   Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I'm trying to open a URL using fopen() and I keep getting this error:
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Failed to open stream: Permission deniedI can not work out what is wrong, it's not a firewall as far as I can tell.

Not to say that this occurs in every php software out there, but I far too occasionally notice that the application is written with scattered php open and close tags, for instance

<?php if(true) ?>
<?php { ?>
Blah blah blah, because it's true
<?php } else { ?>
because it's not true
<?php } ?>

To me, it is extremely irritating.   Regardless, I see a lot of open source software written this way and I can't help but think that there must be some underlying reason for it.  Magento, for example, is written exactly in this manner.  The templates are infested with these opened and closed php snippets.  Obscurity is not security so I'm ruling security reasons out.  Maybe it is more efficient? -- But I couldn't understand why, if so.  It seems like that would put more of a drag on the system itself causing php to start and stop parsing continually and excessively, then again, I'm no expert in the field of memory consumption and other operating system complexities.   Honestly, in my opinion, it is stupid.  i would never write a program that way..   HEREDOCs are much more useful and eye pleasing than that awful <?php { ?>   I had the misfortune a few months ago when I purchased an invoicing/customer maintenance system that I didn't know was written for PHP 5.2 or something lower, one that allowed short tags; and thus short tags were used in the same manner as I've described.   Is this just plain disorganization or is there some deep-seated inner lining advantage that I'm not aware of?

Hello I am new to the forums and this is my first post

A little about me, I have played around with php time to time but don't know how to code it, I can modify it and use scripts and what not but I can't find a script that I wan't to do this

I wan't to be able to upload and file share site without using mysql and using cookies instead to keep track of user's upload's without having them to register a account, I don't want a user management system for this I just want them to be able to upload a file and it keep track of their upload's(I can set a limit of course), and be able to share the direct link to their friends for them to quickly download it. 

I need to know what steps I need to do and how to start basically and if anyone can help me out. 

Thank you PHP Freaks