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Simple wiki demonstration
Putting it all together example from a Well House Consultants training course
More on Putting it all together [link]

This example is described in the following article(s):
   • A PHP example that lets your users edit content without HTML knowledge - [link]

This example references the following resources:
http://www.wellho.net/ask/Themes/default/script.js?fin11

Source code: jndex.php Module: H310
<?php

/* This is the main (and only) code page needed for our simple demonstration
wiki, as used internally for our "todo" list. */


// Following two lines check Well House Internal "Single Login System"
// So that page is only presented to staff members who are logged in.
// Replace these two lines by "$staff = 1;" for a public access system,
// but BE AWARE of the implications!

include "$_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]/../include/stafflogin.v8";
$staff = pwtest();

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */

// Function to apply Bulletin Board tags to raw HTML

function apply_bb_codes($raw_html) {

# General formatters

        $cooked_html = preg_replace('/\[i\](.*?)\[\/i\]/','<em>\1</em>',$raw_html);
        $cooked_html = preg_replace('/\[b\](.*?)\[\/b\]/','<strong>\1</strong>',$cooked_html);
        $cooked_html = preg_replace('/\[u\](.*?)\[\/u\]/','<u>\1</u>',$cooked_html);

# A couple of colours

        $cooked_html = preg_replace('/\[color=(maroon|red|purple)\](.*?)\[\/color\]/',
                                '<span style="color: \1;">\2</span>',$cooked_html);

# Links
        $cooked_html = preg_replace('/\[url=(.*?)\](.*?)\[\/url\]/',
                                '<a href="\1" target="bullzeye">\2</a>',$cooked_html);
        $cooked_html = preg_replace('/\[url\](.*?)\[\/url\]/',
                                '<a href="\1" target="bullzeye">\1</a>',$cooked_html);

# Local Link
        $cooked_html = preg_replace('/\[site\](\w+?)\[\/site\]/',
                                '<a href="\1.htm">\1</a>',$cooked_html);

# Other formatters

        $cooked_html = preg_replace('/\[hr\]/','<hr />',$cooked_html);

        return $cooked_html;
        }

// ---------- The labels we want to apply to Javascript helpers

$js_helpers = array(
        "[bold]" => array( "[b]" , "[/b]" ) ,
        "[underline]" => array( "[u]" , "[/u]" ) ,
        "[italic]" => array( "[i]" , "[/i]" ) ,
        "[maroon]" => array( "[color=maroon]" , "[/color]" ) ,
        "[red]" => array( "[color=red]" , "[/color]" ) ,
        "[purple]" => array( "[color=purple]" , "[/color]" ) ,
        "[hyperlink]" => array( "[url]" , "[/url]" ) ,
        "[locallink]" => array( "[site]" , "[/site]" ) );

// --------- Making up those Javascript helpers (if you are using this facility
// you need to use the "helpers.js" file; you will find a note of the source
// further down in this file

function bar() {
        global $js_helpers;

        $template = <<<BUTTON
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="surroundText('%start%', '%end%',
document.forms.update_todo.editor); return false;">%text%</a>
BUTTON;

        $set = " &bull; ";
        foreach (array_keys($js_helpers) as $button_text) {
                $fill = preg_replace('/%start%/',$js_helpers[$button_text][0],$template);
                $fill = preg_replace('/%end%/',$js_helpers[$button_text][1],$fill);
                $fill = preg_replace('/%text%/',$button_text,$fill);
                $set .= $fill . " &bull; ";
        }
        return $set;
}

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------

// This demonstration is a single page editor (NOT using $_SESSION) but it does
// use a template to allow the look and feel of the data it presents to the user
// to be altered by a graphic artist rather than a programmer. Note that the
// $fill array is set up to contain all the elements that will be needed to do
// that filling in.

if ($_REQUEST[pagename]) {
        $current_page = $_REQUEST[pagename];
} else {
        $current_page = "index";
}
$fill[current_page] = $current_page;
$fill[year] = date("Y");
$fill[company] = "Well House Consultants";

# Connect to database

mysql_connect("127.0.0.1","databaseusername","databasepassword");
mysql_select_db("databasename");

# Try to create the table; it probably exists already and errors,
# but we supress the error message. (I do it this way so that
# I have an easy install procedure, and details of what my table
# looks like within my PHP

$query = "create table todo_wiki (".
                "wid int primary key not null auto_increment, ".
                "stuff longtext, ".
                "illustration text, ".
                "pagename text, ".
                "changed timestamp)";
@mysql_query($query);

# If a submission has been made, save it!

if ($_POST[editor] and $_POST[act] == "Save" and $_POST[sq] == "17") {

        # Must get rid of prior data for this page!
        $rs = mysql_query(
                "Select wid from todo_wiki where pagename = \"$current_page\"");
        $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs);
        if ($row[wid]) {
                $query = "delete from todo_wiki where wid = $row[wid]";
                mysql_query($query);
        }

        $query = "insert into todo_wiki (pagename, illustration, stuff) values (".
                "\"".$current_page."\", ".
                "\"".htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($_POST[illus]))."\", ".
                "\"".addslashes(trim(stripslashes($_POST[editor])))."\"".
                ")";
        mysql_query($query);
        }

# Read the version that is [now] saved
# Don't need to double check against injections due to magic quotes!

$rs = mysql_query("select * from todo_wiki where pagename = \"$current_page\"");
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs);
if ($row) {
        $stuff = $row[stuff];
        if (! $staff and $_POST[edit_person] != "Admin_password") {
                $stuff = "This is a Well House Consultants Internal Use Page";
        }
        $illus = $row[illustration];
        $fill[picture] = $row[illustration];
        $fill[updated] = $row[changed];
} else {
        $stuff = "Page is presently empty";
        $fill[picture] = "tramm3";
        $fill[updated] = "[not applicable]";
}

# Just set the file content to chuck out!
$fill[report] = nl2br(apply_bb_codes(htmlspecialchars($stuff)));
$fill[date] = date("H:i \\o\\n l jS F Y");

# Make up edit form OR user validation request ...
if ($_POST[editing] == 1 and ($_POST[edit_person] == "Admin_password" or $staff)) {

        $edit_area = bar() . '<br /><br />';
        $edit_area .= '<textarea name="editor" rows="10" cols="60">'.
                        htmlspecialchars($stuff).
                        "</textarea><br />".
                        '<input type="hidden" name="sq" value="17">'.
                        "Picture: <input name=\"illus\" value=\"".
                                htmlspecialchars($illus) . "\"><br />" .
                        '<input type=submit name="act" value="Save"> '.
                        '<input type=submit name="act" value="Cancel">';
} else {
        $edit_area = 'Code (if not logged in): '.
                        '<input type="password" name="edit_person" size="10" />'.
                        '<input type="hidden" name="editing" value="1" />'.
                        ' and <input type=submit value="Edit!" />';

}
$fill[edit_area] = $edit_area;

/* Javascript to be loaded is for "surroundtext" which we have learned from SMF forum
which we have at http://www.wellho.net/ask/Themes/default/script.js?fin11 and have
renamed for our own internal use at helpers.js */


$html = file_get_contents("todo4.htp");
foreach (array_keys($fill) as $field) {
        $html = preg_replace("/%$field%/",$fill[$field],$html);
        }

print ($html);
?>
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This module and example are covered on the following public courses:
 * PHP Techniques
 * Intermediate PHP - weekend course / hobby / club / leisure users
 * PHP Programming
 * Learning to program in PHP
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