Re: comparing values

On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 18:27, Paul wrote: > below is the code I am using, $sourcefile is a url var > for example http://url/?sourcefile=/this/path/to/whatever.php > > $filelist = array("", > "db_auth.conf", > "config.php", > "master.functions.inc" > ); /* these are the files I want to protect from > this script */ > > function check_hackers($sourcefile, $filelist) { > $checkfile = explode("/", $sourcefile); /* seperate the > sourcefile var */ > $disallowed = $checkfile[count($checkfile) -1]; /* use only > the last part (filename.ext) */ > $filecount = count($filelist); /* count how many files in > array */ > while ($tempcount < $filecount) { > $tempfile = $filelist[$tempcount]; > if ($tempfile == $disallowed) { > $sourcefile = "source.inc"; /* this is not > returned to the global space .... why not ??? */ > echo $disallowed; /* this will echo > the correct thing (config.php) */ > echo $tempfile; /* this will > echo the correct thing (config.php) */ > return $sourcefile; /* this doesn't work > either ???? what the ??? */ > } > $tempcount++; > } > } > > check_hackers($sourcefile, $filelist); > > Can somebody tell me why this is not return $sourcefile = "source.inc" > .... what am I doing wrong. > Can you please reply to paul@wapdomainz.com PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Um, you aren't assigning the result of the function to anything? $what_you_want_to_see = check_hackers($sourcefile, $filelist); echo $what_you_want_to_see; Cheers -- David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ AusEinet | http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA