Index Card System - Version 0.9

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• Index Card System for Game Characters in PHP - [link]

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http://www.wellho.net/course/ppfull.html

Source code: indexcard.php Module: H310


<?php

/* This is a concept demonstration of a simple
index card system. The form on this page is
completed and when submitted generates a
page in a separate directory for the data,
and also rebuilds the index page there. */

$targetdir = "$_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]/gamechars";

# Template for individual cards

$template = <<< HENRY
<html><head><title>About %name%</title></head>
<body><h1>Page for %name%</h1>%about%<hr>
<a href=index.html>Character Home Page</a> and
<a href=/index.html>website Home Page</a></body></html>
HENRY;

# Template for index page

$itemplate = <<< JONES
<html><head><title>Character Index</title></head>
<body><h1>Index of characters</h1>%listing%<hr>
<a href=/index.html>Website Home Page</a> and
<a href=/demo/indexcard.php>data entry page</a></body></html>
JONES;

if (eregi("^[[:alnum:]]+\$",$_REQUEST[name])) {

# Following condition secures entry to presence of a cookie
# Remove next 3 lines (and end } from if) for testing on your
# own intranet

        if (! $_REQUEST[cookienamehere]) {
                $status = "Insecure public site - Data good but not stored ";
        } else {

# Make up and save the individual card

        $template = preg_replace("/%name%/",$_REQUEST[name],$template);
        $template = preg_replace("/%about%/",stripslashes($_REQUEST[about])
                                ,$template);
        $fh = fopen("$targetdir/$_REQUEST[name].html","w");
        fputs($fh, $template);
        fclose($fh);

# Make up and save the index

        $dh = opendir($targetdir);
        $ilog = "";
        while ($have = readdir($dh)) {
                if (ereg("(.*).html",$have,$gotten)) {
                        if ($have == "index.html") continue;
                        $ilog .= "<a href=/gamechars/$have>$gotten[1]</a><br>";
                }
        }

        $itemplate = preg_replace("/%listing%/",$ilog,$itemplate);
        $fh = fopen("$targetdir/index.html","w");
        fputs($fh, $itemplate);
        fclose($fh);

        $status = "Data HAS been saved";
        }
} else {
        $status = "Data has NOT been saved";
}

?>
<html><head><title>Simple Index Card Generator</title></head>
<body><h1>Index Card Entry</h1>
<?= $status ?> as this web page was displayed<br><br>
This is a concept demonstration of an index card
generator, written to allow the user to log notes about a
game character then reference those notes via a web site.<hr>
<form method=post>
Name: <input name=name><br>
About: <textarea name=about row=5 cols=40></textarea><br>
Then: <input type=submit>
</form><hr>
Please note - this sample program is BELOW the minimum needed
for a practical system - it's a "get you started" demo only!
<ol><li>No way to edit existing data - must enter afresh
<li>Security sucks - anyone can enter data
<li>No Acceptable User Policy implemented
<li>Lousy error flagging and feedback
<li>No way to delete user pages
<li>Use must know HTML to enter data</ol>
<a href=/gamechars/index.html>Link to cards</a>
<hr>Written by Well House Consultants<br>
<a href=http://www.wellho.net/course/ppfull.html>Learn more!</a>
(Advert)
</body></html>

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