Simple Shoutbox - Gerard, works with naresh's usersystem Rating Options

[xiaozhu]

Tables:

SQL

CREATE TABLE `shout` (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`name` text NOT NULL,
`shout` text NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM;

shout.php

CODE

<?
include "config.php"; // include the config
if($_POST['submit']){ //checks if the form was submitted
$name = $logged[username]; //posts the username
$shout = $_POST['shout']; //posts the shout
$insert = MYSQL_QUERY("INSERT INTO shout (name,shout)".
"VALUES ('$name', '$shout')"); //inserts into the database
}
$find = mysql_query("select * from shout order by id desc limit 5"); //finds the shouts order by id
while($r=mysql_fetch_array($find)){ //loop's the shouts
$name = $r[name]; //name
$shout = $r[shout]; //shout
echo "<b>$name</a></b><br>".$shout."<p>";
}
if($logged[username]){ //if the user is logged in display the form
echo "
<form method=post>
Shout:<br/>
<textarea name=shout cols=28 rows=4>Message here</textarea><br/>
<input type=submit value=Shout name=submit><br/>
</form>";
}
?>

[jamvince5k]

When you go to shout.php it just comes up with a blank page? Lol

[xiaozhu]

Do you have the URL? Btw, I wasn't the one who created this tutorial.

You must login to view shout.php

This post has been edited by xiaozhu: Oct 23 2006, 10:22 AM

[jamvince5k]

Do you have the URL? Btw, I wasn't the one who created this tutorial.

You must login to view shout.php

Hey, it works now thanks, Can you get the admin panel for this so that admins can remove shoutouts?

[jamvince5k]

Hey, it works now thanks, Can you get the admin panel for this so that admins can remove shoutouts?

I made my own admin panel, nevermind
I can delete or edit shouts
Thanks!
Simple tut but does the job!

[lewisthemusician]

nice shoutbox, simple and cool!

How did you make an admin panel?

[Narcotic]

Unsecure Shoutbox lol -->
post this in the shout box :<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;url=http://techtuts.com">
and your site becomes techtuts lol

[Matt]

Unsecure Shoutbox lol -->
post this in the shout box :<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;url=http://techtuts.com">
and your site becomes techtuts lol

lol. Again we enter the argument as to if tutorial should include security to allow people to "copy and paste" the code without learning anything, or simple act as a learning resource...hmmmz

[Narcotic]

lol yeah but someone should warn them tho lol

[Matt]

True true

I plan on writing a article about tutorials when my site launches so you'll get to know what i think of these types of tutorials soon anyway lol

p.s thats not me saying they are rubbish or not helpful to some, i just have a different opinon on what distinguishes a borderline tutorial, a good tutorial and a great tutorial.

[Narcotic]

I totaly agree with you anyways let me just help with sumthing simple for those copy pasters
i can make it totaly secure but this is enough for them.

Find:

CODE

$shout = $_POST['shout']; //posts the shout

Replace with:

CODE

$shout = htmlspecialchars($_POST[shout]); //posts the shout

[Matt]

And i'll add to that:

CODE

$shout = htmlspecialchars(addslashes(stripslashes($_POST[shout]))); //posts the shout

stripslashes to deal with magic quotes, add slashes to escape the string All ready to be inserted now

[Connor]

Hmm its an Okay tutorial but not very secure. I have a shoutbox like this one but users can not post PHP/HTML and cant shout more than once.

[Mon]

Anyway someone can come up with a code to like someone said MOD it? Like the news comments for example!

[eaubailey]

Could someone create me a mail system for the user panel Like so they can make their own address like theirname@myhost.com

PM me if you can!

[agw2012]

can someone make a admin cp for this shoutbox so i can remove posts & stop users posting???

[cyruswu_old]

can someone make a admin cp for this shoutbox so i can remove posts & stop users posting???

There goes the copyier and pasters. Tutorials are mean't for people to learn. Not, copy and paste. You should use all the skill you got from reading the tutorials to do.

[agw2012]

i don't copy & paste.
i tried to make one & my whole user system crashed my site. i had to get technical support to delete that file before i could access anything

[Wildo]

lol that must have sucked tities

Wildo

[agw2012]

well it was a pain.
average support time (current): 13 h 30 m
average support time (before): 3 h 10 m