Re: Approximate Comparison [resend]

Thanks, that works great :) On Tuesday 06 May 2003 05:14 pm, John W. Holmes wrote: > > I'm attempting to see if $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"] includes part of a > > url. > > > Here's an example with the real URL of my script removed: > > <!-- For people with HTML-enabled e-mail readers, this is enclosed in > > <pre> tags --> > > <pre> > > if ($_POST["posted"]){ > > // If so, echo the following > > echo "<h1>* $slapper slaps $slapee with a $size > > $mode</h1><br>"; > > echo "You can link to this file with " . "<a > > href=\"$link\">this > > link</a>"; > > } > > elseif ($_POST != posted){ > > // Wasn't working before, let's see if this does it > > echo ""; > > } > > elseif ($_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"] == > > > > "http://myurl.com/my/path/myscript.php?thepartiwanttotestfor=";){ > > // Check and see if someone did a direct request > > echo "<h1>* $slapper slaps $slapee with a $size > > $mode</h1><br>"; > > echo "You can link to this file with " . "<a > > href=\"$link\">this > > link</a>"; > > } > > else { > > // If not, echo nothing > > echo ""; > > } > > > > It works okay when someone uses the form below all this code, but when > > someone uses the link > > (myscript.com/my/path/myscript.php?slapper=whatever&slapee=whatever&size > =w > > > hatever&mode=whatever) > > it doesn't see $_POST includes posted (which is an input type=hidden > > thing in the form) so it displays nothing. > > Use $_REQUEST['posted'] instead of $_POST['posted'] and add the > "posted" > variable to your URL. > > myscript.com/my/path/myscript.php?slapper=whatever&slapee=whatever&size= > whatever&mode=whatever&posted=something > > $_REQUEST contains GET, POST, and COOKIE data, so using a form or URL > with "posted" in it will create that variable within $_REQUEST. > > > So my question is, is there any way I can look for part of a string, > > or > > > do an approximate comparison? > > Use strpos() for this. > > ---John W. Holmes... > > PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy > today. http://www.phparch.com/ -- Jordan C.