Re: New PHP User with a simple question OT

On Jan 25, 2009, at 9:19 AM, tedd wrote:

At 11:56 AM +0100 1/25/09, Carlos Medina wrote:

Hi Ashley, yes this is the right answer. The "Problem" is not a PHP Question but a programming question. To be clear: i think, the "Problem" can you solve, if you get two or tree books or tutorials about the programming language. You should *try* to solve the problem self and then to post a question in a list or forum. I think this is the "normal" way. To the code i think this is very bad php code. You will get more XXS and other exploits with this code. Please tell me what is your site and i show you Regards Carlos Medina

Carlos: Whoa dude -- this list IS for people to ask questions and from what the OP asked it WAS a php question. I totally agree with Ashley and your response is not common for this list. As to the OP's code being "bad" or whatever, he is asking for help. If you want to show him where his code is "bad", then be my guest -- but to tell him to go buy a book and come back to this list after he has reads it is not something you can dictate -- you have no control over this list. I suggest -- if you want to help, then do so. If not, then you go read a book.

I agree completely with tedd here... If it wasn't for this list when I first started out... I would have given up... There was alot that didn't make sense and people on this list helped me get it sorted out.