Easiest star-rating code for PHP
Thu, Jan 04 2024, 17:16 jQuery, MySQL, PHP, programming PermalinkI have added a how-to to make a simple and easy star-rating for whatever you would like to add a rating-possibility to...
You need a MySQL database, or some other data source, jQuery and PHP for this example.
You need a MySQL database, or some other data source, jQuery and PHP for this example.
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Copy DOM content to the clipboard with pure Javascript
Thu, Feb 15 2018, 09:58 Javascript, jQuery, programming, RapidWeaver, Webserver PermalinkOf all the tips on the internet on how to copy data from a DOM element to the clipboard, I compiled my own function(s).
The examples below are to copy the 'href'-part of a link to an RSS feed to the clipboard.
1. By class name, use the first found element
2. By id
RSS feed link example with a class and an ID, using FontAwesome icons :
<a class="blog-rss-link" href="https://macvos.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" rel="alternate" target="_blank" title="RSS Feed" type="application/rss+xml"><i class="fa fa-rss"> RSS Feed <i class="fa fa-copy" onclick="copyToClipboardCN('blog-rss-link', 'href')" style="cursor: pointer;" title="Copy RSS link to clipboard">
<a id="blog-rss-link" href="https://macvos.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" rel="alternate" target="_blank" title="RSS Feed" type="application/rss+xml"><i class="fa fa-rss"> RSS Feed <i class="fa fa-copy" onclick="copyToClipboardID('blog-rss-link', 'href')" style="cursor: pointer;" title="Copy RSS link to clipboard">
I have thought about combining the two functions into one, but i find that dangerous. In case you don't, here it is:
The examples below are to copy the 'href'-part of a link to an RSS feed to the clipboard.
1. By class name, use the first found element
function copyToClipboardCN(element, attr) { x = document.getElementsByClassName(element); if(x !== undefined && x !== null && x[0] !== undefined) { var textarea = document.createElement("textarea"); document.body.appendChild(textarea); textarea.value = x[0][attr]; textarea.select(); var status = document.execCommand('copy'); textarea.remove(); } }
2. By id
function copyToClipboardID(element, attr) { x = document.getElementById(element); if(x !== undefined && x !== null) { var textarea = document.createElement("textarea"); document.body.appendChild(textarea); textarea.value = x[attr]; textarea.select(); var status = document.execCommand('copy'); textarea.remove(); } }
RSS feed link example with a class and an ID, using FontAwesome icons :
<a class="blog-rss-link" href="https://macvos.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" rel="alternate" target="_blank" title="RSS Feed" type="application/rss+xml"><i class="fa fa-rss"> RSS Feed <i class="fa fa-copy" onclick="copyToClipboardCN('blog-rss-link', 'href')" style="cursor: pointer;" title="Copy RSS link to clipboard">
<a id="blog-rss-link" href="https://macvos.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" rel="alternate" target="_blank" title="RSS Feed" type="application/rss+xml"><i class="fa fa-rss"> RSS Feed <i class="fa fa-copy" onclick="copyToClipboardID('blog-rss-link', 'href')" style="cursor: pointer;" title="Copy RSS link to clipboard">
I have thought about combining the two functions into one, but i find that dangerous. In case you don't, here it is:
function copyToClipboard(element, attr) { var x = document.getElementById(element); if(x === undefined || x === null) { x = document.getElementsByClassName(element); if(x !== undefined && x !== null && x[0] !== undefined) { x = x[0]; } else { x = undefined; } } if(x !== undefined) { var textarea = document.createElement("textarea"); document.body.appendChild(textarea); textarea.value = x[attr]; textarea.select(); var status = document.execCommand('copy'); textarea.remove(); } }
Restrict Lasso AJAX-file calls to the intended web page
Mon, Jan 07 2013, 09:21 AJAX, Javascript, jQuery, Lasso, programming, Webserver PermalinkSuppose you have a nice setup where a page interacts with the server via AJAX-calls and executes a Lasso file on the server to get some data. You don't want this file to be called directly via the URL-bar in a web browser, or via other self-made web pages by others who try to access it via a copy of your page. Anybody can see which AJAX-files your page is calling, so for some it is always a challenge to execute them outside the normal webpage to see what data will come up. Might be of interest! So you want to prevent that, somehow.
There is a Lasso-tag called referrer_url, which returns a string containing the URL that requested your AJAX-page. If you look into this string for a domain name or a path that only you have, you can block execution if the requestor is not coming from your server. When a page is called directly in the browser, the referrer_url is always an empty string. Which is logical, since the page was not referred to by another page.
Suppose I have a page mypage.html with a jQuery auto-complete implementation in it. This auto-complete can of course be used by more than one page and you do not want people to try it out in other ways.
...
...
<input type="text" id="inp1" size="25"><span id="desc1"></span>
...
...
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#inp1").autocomplete({minLength:2, source: "ajax.lasso?p1=a&p2=b", select: function(e,u) { $("#inp1").val(u.item.value); $("#desc1").html((u.item.label).replace("(" + u.item.value + ")", "")); return false; } });
});
</script>
Simple protection:
[
if (referrer_url >> '/mypage.html' || referrer_url >> '/myotherpage.html');
...
...
/if;
]
Better protection:
[
if (string(referrer_url)->beginswith('http://my.domain.com/') &&
(referrer_url >> '/mypage.html' || referrer_url >> '/myotherpage.html'));
...
...
/if;
]
So this gives you some protection from just try something-users. Add a login-system, which restricts the number of users that might want to hack your pages - you can trace their actions on your site. In that case, add a check if the user is logged in. You must execute your complete login-sequence in your AJAX-pages too, as with 'normal' pages, since the xhttprequest is a normal HTTP request and thus the browser sends the same HTTP-headers and cookies, etc.. to your AJAX-page.
More protection:
[
if (referrer_url >> '/mypage.html' || referrer_url >> '/myotherpage.html');
var('loggedIn = false');
include('checkuser.lasso');
if($loggedIn);
...
...
/if;
/if;
]
Even better protection:
[
if (string(referrer_url)->beginswith('http://my.domain.com/') &&
(referrer_url >> '/mypage.html' || referrer_url >> '/myotherpage.html'));
var('loggedIn = false');
include('checkuser.lasso');
if($loggedIn);
...
...
/if;
/if;
]
But, as with everything web-related, nothing can be trusted.
There is a Lasso-tag called referrer_url, which returns a string containing the URL that requested your AJAX-page. If you look into this string for a domain name or a path that only you have, you can block execution if the requestor is not coming from your server. When a page is called directly in the browser, the referrer_url is always an empty string. Which is logical, since the page was not referred to by another page.
Suppose I have a page mypage.html with a jQuery auto-complete implementation in it. This auto-complete can of course be used by more than one page and you do not want people to try it out in other ways.
...
...
<input type="text" id="inp1" size="25"><span id="desc1"></span>
...
...
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#inp1").autocomplete({minLength:2, source: "ajax.lasso?p1=a&p2=b", select: function(e,u) { $("#inp1").val(u.item.value); $("#desc1").html((u.item.label).replace("(" + u.item.value + ")", "")); return false; } });
});
</script>
Simple protection:
[
if (referrer_url >> '/mypage.html' || referrer_url >> '/myotherpage.html');
...
...
/if;
]
Better protection:
[
if (string(referrer_url)->beginswith('http://my.domain.com/') &&
(referrer_url >> '/mypage.html' || referrer_url >> '/myotherpage.html'));
...
...
/if;
]
So this gives you some protection from just try something-users. Add a login-system, which restricts the number of users that might want to hack your pages - you can trace their actions on your site. In that case, add a check if the user is logged in. You must execute your complete login-sequence in your AJAX-pages too, as with 'normal' pages, since the xhttprequest is a normal HTTP request and thus the browser sends the same HTTP-headers and cookies, etc.. to your AJAX-page.
More protection:
[
if (referrer_url >> '/mypage.html' || referrer_url >> '/myotherpage.html');
var('loggedIn = false');
include('checkuser.lasso');
if($loggedIn);
...
...
/if;
/if;
]
Even better protection:
[
if (string(referrer_url)->beginswith('http://my.domain.com/') &&
(referrer_url >> '/mypage.html' || referrer_url >> '/myotherpage.html'));
var('loggedIn = false');
include('checkuser.lasso');
if($loggedIn);
...
...
/if;
/if;
]
But, as with everything web-related, nothing can be trusted.
Use Flot graphing library with Lasso Professional
Thu, Nov 25 2010, 23:05 Javascript, jQuery, Lasso, programming PermalinkI have created a quick example on how to create a graph with Flot and Lasso Professional. Flot is a really cool graphing library and Lasso is a cool programming language. Together, they create a great graph!