Parse variable to display in Carp RSS to HTML

[smavtron]

I have a RSS feed

[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777[/URL]

which I can display directly (hard code) in the script by doing

CarpCacheShow('[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777')[/URL]

and it works OK.

Going a step ahead I want to display this by calling it as variable in a browser

/test.php?rss=[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777[/URL]

and want to include in the code as

[/code]
CarpCacheShow('.urlencode(stripslashes($_GET['rss'])).')

I am using this way because urlencode ensures that it will work even if I have spaces or something in the link. stripslashes ensures that I don't have backslashes in front of quote marks. $_GET ensures that the code will work on servers that don't set globals for the query string arguments.

Unfortunately this does not work. If I use a regular rss feed [URL unfurl="true"]www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/newscast/rss.xml[/URL] by calling 

[code]
/test.php?rss=[URL unfurl="true"]www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/newscast/rss.xml[/URL]

it works. So I am making error in

?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777

part of the code. How to capture for feed. the "=" and "&"

If I use <?php echo $rss; ?> it displays the link.

Can anyone suggest how I can solve this.

TIA.

 

[Sleidia]

How about this :

$rss = base64_encode("[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777");[/URL]

/test.php?rss=$rss

CarpCacheShow(base64_decode($_GET["rss"]));

 

[smavtron]

I am able to understand

CarpCacheShow(base64_decode($_GET["rss"]));

but not clear on suggestion

$rss = base64_encode("[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777");[/URL]

/test.php?rss=$rss

the url will be

/test.php?rss=[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777[/URL]
[code]

can you clarify

[code]
$rss = base64_encode("[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777");[/URL]

/test.php?rss=$rss

 

[Sleidia]

$rss = base64_encode("

http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777");

Your url becomes :
test.php?rss=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5idXkuY29tL3Jzcy9mZWVkLmFzcD9sb2M9MjczJmdycD00JnBpZD0xNTE5Nzc3

Then :
CarpCacheShow(base64_decode($_GET["rss"]));

 

[smavtron]

Thanks for clarifying... but I need clarification on your clarification though ur suggestion works

The url in first place is

test.php?rss=

http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777

and not

test.php?rss=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5idXkuY29tL3Jzcy9mZWVkLmFzcD9sb2M9MjczJmdycD00JnBpZD0xNTE5Nzc3

may be I am really dumb.

then how r u suggesting

$rss = base64_encode("

http://www.buy.com/rss/feed.asp?loc=273&grp=4&pid=1519777");

Your url becomes :
test.php?rss=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5idXkuY29tL3Jzcy9mZWVkLmFzcD9sb2M9MjczJmdycD00JnBpZD0xNTE5Nzc3

 

[Sleidia]

Sorry but I don't understand your question

Where do you get the url from in the first place?

I don't see what's difficult to encode it before passing it as a GET variable and then decode it for your CarpCacheShow() function.

 

[jpadie]

if we assume that you are typing the url into a text box and that the text box is called (for the sake of argument) rssfeed then the php code will simply be

set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
CarpCacheShow(clean($_GET["rssfeed"]));

function clean($url){
 if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()){
   $url = stripslashes($url);
 }
 return $url;
}

i.e. all that we are really trying to do is undo the appalling harm of magic_quotes. the browser and php intermediate the rest of the interaction.

 

[smavtron]

These are RSS feeds for various merchants. What would be the best method to do?... based on suggestion Sleidia, I was thinking to

1. Create a database with links
2. Pull the encoded links on a page... set the variable with encode base64_encode(link1)...base64_encode(link2)
3. The links will be for ex. test.php?rss=link1
4. Once the link is clicked, it will get displayed with using CarpCacheShow(base64_decode($_GET["rss"]));

jpadie in your suggestion.... based on the details I put above, what you would suggest?

 

[jpadie]

store the data in the database in the normal way (as plain text) and use the function i posted.

make sure that the data is written to the database with magic_quotes_runtime switched off and with escaping (mysql_real_escape_string() - for mysql) used on each value.

 

[smavtron]

jpadie... I am able to get the script working using Sleidia suggestions. Can you please clarify your suggestion step-by-step. Don't know that mucg prgramming.

Also... need help displaying data. I have 4 variables, namely Merchant, sub_cat, link_detail & link and want to display on the page as

Merchant

sub_cat

<a href=link>link_detail</a> <a href=link>link_detail</a>
<a href=link>link_detail</a> <a href=link>link_detail</a>

sub_cat
<a href=link>link_detail</a> <a href=link>link_detail</a>
<a href=link>link_detail</a> <a href=link>link_detail</a>

The same merchant can have different sub_cat as Computers, Electronics etc.

I want exactly the page to show as an example on Buy.com ...

http://www.buy.com/rss/default.asp

TIA.

 

[jpadie]

my suggestion was set out step by step.
the code i posted simply says that if magic quotes have been applied, remove them.
if sleidia's solution works for you then great. you have your answer (although I must have misunderstood your question).
if you have another query then you should post another thread.