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hi all
I have to build a php 'survey' app. but cannot use a db,
clearly text files are the way but I wondered, before I start if any of
you have done similar and might offer any words of wisdom?
Are there any inherent problems I need be aware of for
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Subject: [PHP] voting using text files
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> hi all
> I have to build a php 'survey' app. but cannot use a db,
> clearly text files are the way but I wondered, before I start if any of
> you have done similar
Just have a look around for a counter script which uses file locking, then
port it to suit your needs, or check out the flock() example that *i think*
there is in the manual.
phpbuilder.com or zend.com or the rest are bound to have a script.
Justin French
on 22/05/02 11:38 PM, Nick Wilson ([
e3, inside each one, store their vote choice, their IP, and a
timestamp.
I don't know, I'm not an expert! Just throwing out ideas.
Jason Soza
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From: "1LT John W. Holmes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 5:46 am
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Nick:
> I have to build a php 'survey' app. but cannot use a db,
> clearly text files are the way but I wondered, before I start if any of
> you have done similar and might offer any words of wisdom?
Everyone thus far has recommended file locking. Another way is to create a new file
for each
On Wed, 22 May 2002, Jason Soza wrote:
> Using file locking, if two people tried to use the script at the same
> time, wouldn't there be an error for one of them?
The second session would just have to wait for the first to finish (which
should be an infinitessimal amount of time).
> My first g
> A good structure would be to have one file for each possible answer and
each
> file contains the number of votes it has recieved.
> Then:
> --> Open file for the chosen option as read only
> --> Read the value in the file
> --> Close the file
> --> Increase the value by one using ++
> --> Open t
I think you guys are making this way more complicated than it needs to be.
Anytime you start talking about locking files, you need to apply a huge
reality check to yourself and sit down and approach the problem from a
different direction.
In this case could I suggest that you make use of the fact
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> I think you guys are making this way more complicated than it needs to be.
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> In this case could I suggest that you make use of the fact that appends of
> less than a blocksize are atomic. Therefore, why no
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> On Wed, 22 May 2002, Jason Soza wrote:
> > Using file locking, if two people tried to use the script at the
> same
> > time, wouldn't there be an error for one of them?
&g
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> And this is why I'm not an expert!
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> I have a counter script on my page now that uses a flatfile to store
> IP's, but it also stores a timestamp. When someone visits th
Well done that man!
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> I think you guys are making this way more complicated than it needs to be.
> Anytime you start talking about locking files, you need to apply a huge
> reality check to yoursel
sday, May 22, 2002 11:19 AM
To: 1LT John W. Holmes
Cc: Jason Soza; PHP-General
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I think you guys are making this way more complicated than it needs to be.
Anytime you start talking about locking files, you need to apply a huge
reality check to yourself and
dorf'; 1LT John W. Holmes
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> I see some real genious in this solution. This would be a
> great function
> addition to PHP, anybody?
>
> Warren Vail
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