Basic Mission 8

[LoGiCaL__]

Hey,

does anybody have problems with escaping? When I enter ">" I get it translated into ">", for example. This prevents the execution of commands.

Thanks in advance.

Read the very first post in this topic. It will help you out.

[Halberdier]

Read the very first post in this topic. It will help you out.

Well, evidently I'm overlooking something very basic. The first post refers to http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/ssi.html, but apparently that doc gives for granted that '<' and '>' are already unescaped, then it goes straight to the SSI directive syntax.

[LoGiCaL__]

Read the very first post in this topic. It will help you out.

Well, evidently I'm overlooking something very basic. The first post refers to http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/ssi.html, but apparently that doc gives for granted that '<' and '>' are already unescaped, then it goes straight to the SSI directive syntax.

The mission works. The most I can say without giving it completely away is that you are probably just entering the wrong command. Also you can PM me, but where are you entering this at?

[Halberdier]

LoGiCaL__, thank you very much for taking the trouble to answer me. My issue was perhaps more psychological than technical (even if still a bit puzzling to me).

After reading the SSI command syntax, I tried some incomplete commands, just to see the outcome. Entering a single '<', for example, this is HTML-escaped into &lt;. This caused me to block, because I imagined that it would prevent the commands from being interpreted.

By entering a complete command, instead, it is parsed correctly, and I eventually completed the mission. So probably the escape function is in the pipeline after the SSI interpretation.

(Also, I noticed that entering the word "script" into Stephanie's box, it is used somehow and disappears from the name.)

[LoGiCaL__]

LoGiCaL__, thank you very much for taking the trouble to answer me. My issue was perhaps more psychological than technical (even if still a bit puzzling to me).

After reading the SSI command syntax, I tried some incomplete commands, just to see the outcome. Entering a single '<', for example, this is HTML-escaped into &lt;. This caused me to block, because I imagined that it would prevent the commands from being interpreted.

By entering a complete command, instead, it is parsed correctly, and I eventually completed the mission. So probably the escape function is in the pipeline after the SSI interpretation.

(Also, I noticed that entering the word "script" into Stephanie's box, it is used somehow and disappears from the name.)

Sweet deal man. Congratz.

[skwh]

Ok. I'm sorry, but i'm seriously stuck. I've read half of the posts here and they all say the same thing about the ls command, etc. whenever i enter any kind of SSI into the box i get the "So please manipulate your code so that it is a little more pertaining to the level" message. People talk about ls, directories and filesystems, but I don't get it. I type not spoiler but really close it says that i need to change my code. I haven't even gotten a list of .shtml files yet. What am i doing wrong?

[limdis]

Ok. I'm sorry, but i'm seriously stuck. I've read half of the posts here and they all say the same thing about the ls command, etc. whenever i enter any kind of SSI into the box i get the "So please manipulate your code so that it is a little more pertaining to the level" message. People talk about ls, directories and filesystems, but I don't get it. I type not spoiler but really close it says that i need to change my code. I haven't even gotten a list of .shtml files yet. What am i doing wrong?

You are very close! Talk through your script out loud. That helped me on this mission (and the next). Pay particular attention to where you are and where you need to be.

[skwh]

Pay particular attention to where you are and where you need to be.

That's the problem, all of the commands I enter, I'm told that i need to adjust my input. I can't figure out where I am or how to display anything, because it says I need to change my code to be different. I don't use UNIX, so i'm not familiar with the commands or even how to correctly change directory.

[edone automaton]

. I don't use UNIX, so i'm not familiar with the commands or even how to correctly change directory.

That's your problem right there. Take a little bit of time to learn (it wont take long I promise) and you will get more from the mission.

[Monica]

Why isn't this thread deleted and remade and locked so that idiots can stop repeating the same hints over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over?

I originally "remade" this silly thread on Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:25 pm