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Herk · 10-07-2004, 02:26 PM

I just wanted to get some input on a web engine I've written over the course of the last year or so. Let me know if it is something that somebody may be interested in. I'm not going to try and make any money off of it(I'd hate to have to guarantee my work). Just curious if it is worth putting up for download, if anybody would be interested in something of this nature.

I call the main file integral.php, and it has a few counterparts: control.php and calls.php.

Please check out the site http://www.theherk.com and check out the "About" link to see what the code does.

For starters, I've not done much looking at common coding practices, nor did I do the, what seems like common, technique where people make a lot of files then include them all. I wrote most of the process into one file, integral.php.

The main rule I lived by was, keep the code clean and easy to read/edit.

So, here is TheHerk scripts, though they are incomplete. Please let me know any bugs, security issues, or just plain crappy code.

They can be viewed online at:
integral.php
control.php
calls.php
or you can download them at http://theherk.com/uploads/theherk.zip

P.S. You can also check out screenshots of what the site control section does in the "Screenshots" section.

Thank you kindly for your feedback,
Herk

SinisterMotives · 10-07-2004, 03:16 PM

Herk,

Have you checked out the MonoEdit open source project? TheHerk might dovetail nicely with what they're doing there.

http://www.monoplex.co.uk/monoedit/

SM

Herk · 10-07-2004, 04:04 PM

Wow, I had not. That is a pretty cool little program there. However, I mean them no disrespect, but I see bad juju when it comes to security. Anytime you start having to chmod everything to 777 I get nervous.

However, you are correct that something like that could be kind of cool for TheHerk. I have some file handing capabilities, but left most of it to FTP. If enough people show interest, I may just add a few more complex modules like recursive file editing/handling.

Thanks for you input,
Herk

follow-up - Yeah that program is definitely death to security. I reallized that I can go up directories to my non web accessible directories. That's craziness. I could view my secure files with passwords to databases. Still a cool program though. Any program that lets you create and edit the php files themselves has the potential to be bad.

SinisterMotives · 10-07-2004, 05:34 PM

I had also noticed MonoEdit's lax security, ability to access directories above the document root, etc. Maybe you could combine their work with yours to create a more secure system. I was looking at MonoEdit mainly because they have some pretty good ideas that might be applicable to another project I'm working on, and not because I would want to use it as-is.

10-07-2004, 02:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Herk Insane Location: Kansas City, MO	TheHerk wesite engine I just wanted to get some input on a web engine I've written over the course of the last year or so. Let me know if it is something that somebody may be interested in. I'm not going to try and make any money off of it(I'd hate to have to guarantee my work). Just curious if it is worth putting up for download, if anybody would be interested in something of this nature. I call the main file integral.php, and it has a few counterparts: control.php and calls.php. Please check out the site http://www.theherk.com and check out the "About" link to see what the code does. For starters, I've not done much looking at common coding practices, nor did I do the, what seems like common, technique where people make a lot of files then include them all. I wrote most of the process into one file, integral.php. The main rule I lived by was, keep the code clean and easy to read/edit. So, here is TheHerk scripts, though they are incomplete. Please let me know any bugs, security issues, or just plain crappy code. They can be viewed online at: integral.php control.php calls.php or you can download them at http://theherk.com/uploads/theherk.zip P.S. You can also check out screenshots of what the site control section does in the "Screenshots" section. Thank you kindly for your feedback, Herk __________________ -Blind faith runs into things!-

10-07-2004, 04:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Herk Insane Location: Kansas City, MO	Wow, I had not. That is a pretty cool little program there. However, I mean them no disrespect, but I see bad juju when it comes to security. Anytime you start having to chmod everything to 777 I get nervous. However, you are correct that something like that could be kind of cool for TheHerk. I have some file handing capabilities, but left most of it to FTP. If enough people show interest, I may just add a few more complex modules like recursive file editing/handling. Thanks for you input, Herk follow-up - Yeah that program is definitely death to security. I reallized that I can go up directories to my non web accessible directories. That's craziness. I could view my secure files with passwords to databases. Still a cool program though. Any program that lets you create and edit the php files themselves has the potential to be bad. __________________ -Blind faith runs into things!- Last edited by Herk; 10-07-2004 at 04:21 PM..

10-07-2004, 03:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
SinisterMotives Junkie	Herk, Have you checked out the MonoEdit open source project? TheHerk might dovetail nicely with what they're doing there. http://www.monoplex.co.uk/monoedit/ SM

10-07-2004, 05:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
SinisterMotives Junkie	I had also noticed MonoEdit's lax security, ability to access directories above the document root, etc. Maybe you could combine their work with yours to create a more secure system. I was looking at MonoEdit mainly because they have some pretty good ideas that might be applicable to another project I'm working on, and not because I would want to use it as-is.