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That doesn't echo a random string, the file seems have an error. PHP Version 4.3.11 Is the code you gave me over my version?

yeah, time to upgrade to PHP 5, it's been out for almost 4 years

Quote: Originally Posted by E-Oreo yeah, time to upgrade to PHP 5, it's been out for almost 4 years I got yahoo and they don't want to update their software.. I suggested it but they said "Sorry, we don't have any plans to upgrade our PHP software..." That means they probably won't.. Are there any other ways besides the method you showed me E-Oreo ...

PHP Code: <?php function random_string ( $length , $source = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW XYZ1234567890' ) { $output = '' ; $max = strlen ( $source )- 1 ; for( $i = 0 ; $i < $length ; $i ++){ $output .= $source [ mt_rand ( 0 , $max ...

TY the cookie code worked fine.. Just now my code doesnt work and i think its the cookie part of it, because i tried EVERYTHING! I've been workin on this for an hour straight (literally) and it just doesnt want to work.. I'm about to give up and screw this idea This code completely shuts down the script and must have a fatal error: PHP Code: <?...

You can't use dashes in variable names and you need curly brackets around arrays when you use them inside strings. Also that first line will throw a notice if the cookie isn't set and the query is vulnerable to SQL injection if you put the cookie directly into it, use mysql_real_escape_string to clean the input. PHP Code: <?php if(empty( $_...

Quote: Originally Posted by E-Oreo The other thing is just a logic issue. You treat the cookie as if it contains their username in the query and then later you compare it to the random value stored in last_cookie. You may want to modify the query to get by last_value instead of by username since the cookie can't contain both. TY for help. But it doesn't ...

K thanks, that helps alot! I'm going to set it up now =]