Re: Can't compare a decrypted variable to a string ?

Graham Anderson wrote:

For some reason, I have to store a decrypted string as a variable before I can compare it to another string. The decrypt function is located in another php script //Get variable $cmd = $_REQUEST['cmd']; echo $cmd; // uJy4p09z6bSR80eLNFnBWBj/EsRCfIz2C/WrcFNcZE8=

echo decrypt($cmd);    // makesmil

try var_dump() or print_r() for more info on the var in question. ( like for instance that is actually 8 chars long as you expect.) as Robin Vickery pointed out you probably have blank space hanging around somewhere.

$realcmd = decrypt($cmd); // 'makesmil'

    if(            decrypt($cmd)==    'makesmil')        makesmil ();  // FAILS
    elseif(    decrypt($cmd)==    $realcmd)            makesmil(); // SUCCEEDS

I'm sure it is something stupid what am I doing wrong ? g