Running First PHP Program

[zorz]

Hello bright minds,

Was hoping one of you could give me a hand to get started. This is my first PHP program ever. I'm trying to install PHPGirl's US Weather script on my site.

Installation is done remotely by running install.php script. However, as soon as I open it via browser, I get "Access Denied" error message, caused by this code:

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if (!eregi("mod.php", $PHP_SELF)) { die ("Access Denied"); }

Why does it happen? Thank you!

[Xerpher]

That code is a protection so that only the startup script can load that file. It is for both security and server processor power... it could cause your server to crash if there was too many undefined things in it.

[zorz]

Ok, but why does it happen, why condition returns TRUE? I run the script which is the only file trying to access the file... How do I pass it?

[Xerpher]

Its basically checking to see if the url in the address bar contains "mod.php" since mod.php is the start script that would run it. If the url does not contain "mod.php" it won't work.

[zorz]

You are right, that script is actually an add-on to a module that I do not have, hence the error. Thank you!