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I can't find reference for that. Can you give me a code snippet, or explain how? I am starting to get quite frustrated. Or.. maybe.. if you have any other idea as to how to validate a user? I have a login form, but since my website will be open to university students, i want to make SURE that sessions are valid. So when someone logs in his IP address and sessionID are set into a DB. Then, to validate, I want to go do two things: 1. Make sure that sessionID fits IPAddress and therefore the specific user is validated. 2. Go through all DB entries, and check if the sessionids in it are still active sessions (which is my problem now). Any other ideas? Or any ideas on how to solve this problem? I just can't find a way to do it other than theory.. grr. Thanks!! ~moo

Hi guys I'm building a method to my php site that will validate a user's session. One of the functions in that method is going through a Database with saved sessionIDs, and verifying that they are active. If a sessionID is not active, it should be deleted from the db. I can't find a way to go over the active sessions in PHP. I know how to get the params of a single session (like, the one the user is currently configured with), but if I want to go through (server side of course) the full list of all active sessions and get their IDs, I just can't find a way. There must be one... help... ~moo

It shouldn't be that bad to encrypt the password through the serverside script, though, as long as you do it. The point of the encryption is to protect the password inside the database, not to protect the transaction. If you think about it, someone "catching" the password as it is sent from the client to the server is exactly the same risk as that client having a key-logger "virus" that records his pass every time he logs in. You're not supposed to protect THAT stage, you're supposed to protect the server-side-database functions, which is why encryption is suggested. ~moo

Okay I'm going to sound like a complete idiot.. My roomate just kicked the computer lightly (or so she said..), waited three minutes, and lit it again, and it works perfectly now. ... how.. uhm.. yeah. no words, really. Thanks for your help guys.. but appearantly the computer is just a masochist. And Sadist. Whatever. That was weird. ~moo

Why would it even look into the CD Rom though?? It should first load from the hard drive... it seems like the boot in the hard drive is faulty too, which makes things even worse... :\ I don't have another CDRom drive... ~moo

Hi guys! My roomate has an older computer I've assembled for her with everything on it (WinXP, Office, the works). It may not be the perfect computer, but it worked for a few weeks already quite well and smoothly. Today, however, the computer seemed to crash, and I can't figure out what to do. It's loading the BIOS, and then - right after it - it states that "CD ROM BOOT FALURE". I don't know why it would even look in the CD rom, I set it up to boot from the HDD. But I tried, regardless, to put WinXP bootable in the CD Rom, it reads it, and writes the same problem. It won't load from the HDD either.. I tried to check the hardware cables, and everything seems to be okay... any ideas? ~moo

Yeh you got a point there... hehe sorry But it can be quite smart to use secure-transaction. I must admit I don't quite know a lot about it though.. ~moo

btw, don't forget to put security measures on your passwords (and use only "POST" for it)... Encrypt your password BEFORE sending it through "post" (before the form sends it to the db) and use "post" (not "get"). a short nice script for encryption is here. Look for "Encryption PHP Tutorial" and you get lots of useful data. if you want a sample script (full one) for it, let me know, I'll paste one of my own. ~moo

I just wanted to say I completely support the idea, awsome notion, Martin!!! I'll definately get that book at some point, unfortunately, I have a list I have to read first for college (bah) so I probably won't be able to actively join this. Good idea, though BTW, I =did= order Dawkin's "The God Delusion", and its supposed to come over sometime during the week. Perhaps it can be our next bookclub? be a lot easier for me to have book i actually already baughed how selfish of me heehee ~moo

I try I might be more 'versed' in the rules, but this, I guess, is quite subjective. While a lot of Arab Israelis claim (and sometimes justly, admittedly) that the state can do a LOT more to be tolerate to them, most of them agree that any other arab country treats its citizens a LOT worse, and are a lot less tolerant (even to their own nation). Again, though: No country is perfect. These are however hard questions to answer... I am not sure if this is even a question we CAN answer, concidering it has a looooooooooooooooooot of variables behind it.. history, traditions, the region, the wars, the people, the government, the mentality, the wills and desires of factions within the state etc. It's a subject being discussed a lot in Israel, amongst the Jews, Arabs, Armenians, Christians and many other smaller groups that live there.. ~moo

Oh, another thing -- non jews in Israel (such as Israeli Arabs) have different set of rules (don't have to go by the religious rules) for their faith. That is embedded in the Israeli basis of rules. So yes, Israel is not seperating "religion and state" officially, but is quite tolerant (at least 'legally') to the versatility of its citizen, both jews and non jews. ~moo

Actually, it WASN'T created as a religious state, but rather national. The fight to define what is a jew is extensive, and exists until today. While it's true Israel has religion and state non-seperated, it's funny to see some of its approaches much more "advanced" than other western-world countries (like america, how ironic), such as the treatment to gays (gays in the military were allowed a lot before the American military allowed gays, and privileges to partners of the same-sex are pretty advanced in israel, ironically so). In any case, while the basis for the state of Israel involved religion, it was FAR from being religious. In fact, religious folk are trying endlessly to change the state of israel to fit their own views. Ultra-religious deny its existance. Zionism, in fact, is concidered to be "anti religious". And the star of david is also not religious, it is symbol of zionism (you will not see any religious people walk with a star of david. It is not like the Cross..) I do agree, though, that Israel is based on religion, but that is because Judaism is a definition that carries religion, history and tradition within it, and not so much because of the actual religious affiliation of the country. The religious rules are meant to "respect" religious people, not to adhere to their faith completely. As for what would've happened if Israel was declared secular in advance, well, I have no idea. I don't think it would've been any different though, simply because the definition of "Jewish" is so controversial (even within judaism), and so changing, that there probably couldn't be a "Jewish" state that is completely and utterly far away from religious notions. This, btw, is not a discussion that is limited to this forum. Israel citizen are debating and fighting (seculars for secularism, and religious for religion) over the definition and therefore the conduct and "atmosphere" behind Israel's code of rules. ~moo

Actually, "warp core" is a wrong terminology. "Warp core" is the engine itself (that creates the movement), while what you intend is energy "creator" -- which is the Matter/Antimatter reactor. Yes.. yes.. I'm a startrek semifan. I got the Startrek Physics concepts book at home. Nifty way to "explain" totally bs science ~moo

btw.. learning php is not that hard. a simple login script shouldn't have to use so many pages and link through them... perhaps using a simpler one would do the trick. And perhaps if you want to study the basics (even just to know how to deal with things and to "upgrade" yourself to dynamic pages) there are many sites that give good basic php/mysql tutorials. And are free ~moo

Can you type the script here? PHP is a good language for dynamic pages, but it can be quite an $$$ in terms of syntax and tiny errors. Write it here, maybe we can figure out what the problem is? ~moo

I dont understand.. if Mike picked the original "nickname" (Xena), and then was allowed to pick the permanent name, why change it at all? Why not just keep it Xena? ~moo

yourdad, hey, welcome back, but allow me to take the role I've been doing for three and a half years following my own bootcamp: WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER, SOLDIER?! DONT YOU HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO?! NOW GIVE ME 20! No, 50! No, 70!!! And salute, TOO!!! YES, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, Can'T YOU MULTITASK!? <resumes self> Ah, amazing how I just didn't miss that Good luck youdad hehe good to see you back, and great to hear bootcamp wasn't too bad ~(former Lieutenant/reserves) moo

I think you have a good point there,but the problem with ESP is quite different. If ESP was PROVEN (hence, people who claim to have it could systematically prove that they can "see better" or "hear better" or notice better.. which they can't do) then your point might've been more practical. But at the moment at least, I haven't heard (and I actually checked a while ago) of a single incident of ESP where the person with the odd talent actually managed to do something extraordinary. Most of them were either hoaxes or imginaries or were blown out of proportion by the people ("true believers") who were present at the occasion. But it's a good way to explain ESP through science. Now, the only question is whether these things actually exist. ~moo

Hi guys As you've already figured out (probably), everything happens to me. So. I was bitten by my roomate's dog. It really is nothing serious, two tiny specs on my nose, not bleeding anymore (didn't even hurt, to be honest). I washed it with water and sope twice, thoroughly, and then put some ice (to make sure nothing gets swallen, cleaned it again with pure alcohol (ouch) - twice - and then covered it with antibiotic bandage. It's tiny. Really. My question is this, though: The dog is fully vaccinated (he came to America a week ago, and as the procedure requires, he is probably more vaccinated than any other purely-american dog), I've seen the documents, and I know the girls who raise him. He just got angry at me (for some reason, I dont know why, I'm so nice really ) I don't want the dog to be taken to quarantine, since it's probably going to be utterly for the bad of the dog (quarantine really sucks, specifically here), and will not be needed. The dog's vaccinated and was vaccinated quite recently. He shows no signs of either illness or potential desease and is VERY clean (the girls who raise him take very very good care of him). No fleas, no bugs no nothing. I heard that other than raibes, I should "worry" about tetanus. I got the shot about 6 years ago, and got good signs of the vaccine in my blood (I actually had to check my "titer test" results a few weeks ago for college). The wounds already start healing, they don't hurt, they haven't gotten swallen, they're "good color" (not reddish). Should I worry about anything? I will state again that I DON'T WANT the dog to be taken away.... What should I "watch out of"? What should I notice? I read somewhere that I should make sure if the wounds heal, because most infections prevent good healing. If I - within two or three days - see that the wounds have healed - can I conclude that everything is a-okay or should I worry about other things? I'd love a quick response, Thanks, and.. well.. I have two specs on my nose now. Lucky I wear glasses usually ~moo

So is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel and this: http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm and this: http://www.1000traveltips.org/jeruzale.htm and that: http://www.goisrael.com/tourism_eng and so many more, too, in all different subjects. Can you specify the point of this thread, though? Is it "general information" about Israel? Is it "Discussion of Israel's reaction to its neighbors" debate? There are so many aspects that can be debated in relation to Israel and its region, many of them are either already debated presently, or have been debated before. What, exactly, are we to address? ~moo

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Yaknow, you've already answered a question, and even filled it with research and links, and you just had to finish with a cynical innapropriate patronization. You should learn to debate, friend. ~moo

I wonder if you reffer to me... hehe it wouldn't be the first time my femininity is questioned online. ~moo

None of the above. These are questions none of us can answer "ad hoc", I'd say, no matter how much we try to simplify the situation, or how inclined we are to do so. This was simply an answer to a question asked. I know you have a tendency to ignore questions, but perhaps you might want to read them if you are to understand how people's answers can be relevant to anything. ~moo

I'm sad to say that most Israel actually do know people who were either hurt or killed or were present in a terrorist attack. You also need to understand Israel is a LOT smaller than the united states, so the fact that terrorist attacks are widespread throughout the areas mean that most of the Israelis at least were close to one. Personally, I had four terrorist attacks next to my house; one in a bus, one in a gas station, one in the mall next to my house and one in a shooting that killed a girl that was in my school (I didn't personally know her, but I saw her around). I'll get you links for these attacks if you wish, for info. Also, I lost friends: Two while they were in active duty in Gaza (it's concidered terrorist attack because they weren't killed during combat, but rather talking to a person who just blew himself up), one in a restaurant in Haifa ("Matza" Restaurant), one while waiting for a bus home. Again, I'll get you links for these too, if you want, I just have to run right now for school. I would imagine that some of the people who overreact are the people who don't live there and come for a visit. If you take me for intance, I have quite a "record".. having 4 attacks near me and 5 friends killed is quite the record, and when people hear it they get very upset. I, however, deal with it differently - as I have to, I guess - a lot of the people in Israel "got used" to attacks, which is quite ironic and sad. We hear about a terrorist attack, and as long as it doesn't have "many killed", it's not even on the news for more than three or four minutes. You can't live with the constant hum of violence in your mind. Also, in israel things are quite different in terms of conduct. You get checked before getting into public places (a guard checks into your bag) and soldier activities are large (having to do with the fact the majority of Israel enlist to the military for 2 to 3 years). So "outsiders" get a bit shocked by that. When people who don't live in Israel - but have families there - come by to visit, they often leave with a much stronger reaction than Israelis have. The Israeli media claims that Israelis went "numb", and I wouldn't be surprised.. But yes. There are quite a lot of terrorist attacks. Thankfully, though, we've had some sort of quiet around lately. Knock on wood. ~moo