Dynamic Signatures

[TimRogers]

How would I make a signature that allows users to put a piece of text into my signature? I know you can use PHP, but I don't have the slightest clue about PHP

(Apart from Cutenews stuff)

Could someone make me a saple signature, very plain, and show me how to allow users to imput text into it thru my website?

Edited April 14, 2005 by TimRogers

[TimRogers]

I dony get this!

[mooodi]

where dont you get it..its just the coments part of the script nothing else..

[joasjdoajsd]

ok...I tried this and for some reason it's not working...

http://www.jpgodlew.com/siggy/dynamic.jpg

I edited the php file with my font names and such, then renamed it to a .jpg file. Any help mooodi?

(Yes, I have uploaded a .dat file and it is chmodded to 777)

[mooodi]

jpgodlew :

You're missing the .htaccess file that tells the server to excute .jpg as php if you have'nt noticed if you rename what you have to a .php it will be processed by the server, assuming you have PHP and GD installed.

On an apache webserver make a file called .htaccess put this into it :

<Files *.jpg>
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Files>

Edited April 2, 2005 by mooodi

[joasjdoajsd]

I placed that .htaccess file in the directory and it still is showing errors. I also uploaded a php file http://www.jpgodlew.com/siggy/dynamic.php and that doesn't display the image either. I am almost positive I have GD installed.

Thanks for your help mooodi!

Edited April 2, 2005 by jpgodlew

[mooodi]

Heh, damn would have never thought I'd come accross this bug, but it's to do with how php handles 0 byte files, add a line to the file or use my comments.dat and it 'Should' work perfectly.

[joasjdoajsd]

Would you look at that

Just need to edit the name a little and I'm all set :D

Thank again mooodi!

[mooodi]

Heh, glad it's been sorted.

[joasjdoajsd]

One more thing...I want to have a list of messages that visitors can choose, much like timdorr's sig. Is this possible using this script? I have tried replacing the text form with this

echo "<form action=$thisfile><input type=hidden name=go value=gochange>";
echo "<select name="select"><option value="Testing Test">Testing Test</option>";
echo "<option value="Hope this works">Hope this works</option></select>";
echo "<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Change it!">";
echo "</form></html>";

and I got this.

Also, how would you go about adding some things to the generated image like a background picture or different colored text?

[GatorV]

when output things via echo you need to escape the " like:

echo "<form action=$thisfile><input type=hidden name=go value=gochange>";
echo "<select name=\"select\"><option value=\"Testing Test\">Testing Test</option>";
echo "<option value=\"Hope this works\">Hope this works</option></select>";
echo "<input type=\"submit\" name=\"Submit\" value=\"Change it!\">";
echo "</form></html>";

[joasjdoajsd]

Ok...I have the list working...but there is a way for people to type in their own messages. How can I check for swear words and such before the image is updated?

[kingpuka]

Ok...I have the list working...but there is a way for people to type in their own messages.  How can I check for swear words and such before the image is updated?

585716604[/snapback]

Here is a php script that does that.

<?php
function lanchk($string) {
    $obscenities = array("****"," ass ","damn","****","\$hit","bitch","######"," \@ss ");
    foreach ($obscenities as $curse_word) {
        if (stristr(trim($string),$curse_word)) {
            $length = strlen($curse_word);
            for ($i = 1; $i <= $length; $i++) {
                $stars .= "*";
            }
            $string = eregi_replace($curse_word,$stars,trim($string));
            $stars = "";
        }
    }
    return $string;
}
?>

replace the $obscenities array with your bad words. be careful though, if you put "ass" in the list, "assorted" will be turned to "***sorted".

Hope that helps!

edit:

Looks like Neowin blocked some of the curse words in my array. You should replace that array with your own words. You get the idea.

[williamhook]

:D :D :D :D That is quite clever!

[Axon]

Nice anti-curse script, neat way of doing it!

-Ax

[Sphinx Myth]

This is a better (best?) way. In fact, it's Kingpuka's script I modified and optimized:

<?
function lanchk( $string )
{
   // '$', '\' must be escaped twice because there are used in regular expressions

   $obscenities = array( "ass", "damn", "\\\$hit", "bitch", "######", "@ss" );

   foreach ( $obscenities as $curse_word )
      $string = eregi_replace( $curse_word,
                               str_repeat( '*', strlen( $curse_word ) ),
                               $string   // trim( ) is useless
                             );
   return $string;
}

echo lanchk( "Kiss my @ss, ######!" );   // Will output 'Kiss my ***, ******!'
?>

But there's something wrong, a word like "assembly" will be replaced with "***embly"...

I'm not a regular expressions expert but it's the origin of the problem.

Somebody has an idea?

Edited April 3, 2005 by Sphinx Myth

[Dean W]

hehe, I like Dynamic Signature's, Cheers

[TimRogers]

Mine is going pretty well, but I am customizing it!

[Dean W]

Nice, Keep up the good work!

[mooodi]

Heh, due to public interest I might re-start the DSig project..

Here's my current one :

Update Comment and Archives

[Dean W]

Hmm, It does not display with me!

[mooodi]

fixed urls now..

[Dean W]

Your Sig is looking better now:D with a few changes

[trix]

continue the project mooodi! you know you wanto! :p

[TimRogers]

Yeah, continuing the project would be great, it is so great! I'm loving it!

[Axon]

Remember! You can create shadows by duplicating the same text input, changing the color to black (0 0 0) and setting its x y values +1

-Ax