IMHO The best way as a contractor to protect yourself against dishonest
companies or people is a contract. However, there maybe a simple method to
programmatically help.
Put something like this in the top of each of the pages that have common
functions
<PSUDO CODE>
if(file_exists("/path/to/file/core_functions.php")){
$core_functions = "/path/to/file/core_functions.php";
}else{
$core_functions =
"http://www.domain.com/path/to/file/core_functions.php";;
}
require_once($core_functions);
<PSUDO CODE>
put the common functions in this file and store it on your server.
core_functions.php
<PSUDO CODE>
function does_somthing
{
//code here
}
function does_somthing_else
{
//code here
}
function another_function
{
//code here
}
<PSUDO CODE>
When you get the final payment you turn over the last file, and they put it
in the correct directory. If they don't pay you change the filename and the
site stops working. It would be difficult to rebuild the file (although not
impossible) because they wouldn't know exactly how the functions worked or
interacted with one another.
Robert W. Collins II
Webmaster
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Phone : (504) 248-3826
Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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