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#1   error messages when posting code
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when i try to post code on the forums on my site i get an error message

"The html tags you attempted to use are not allowed"

but i cant find anywhere in the admin panel that limits the tags i can/cannot use.

thanks for any assistance



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Might want to try using the Search. That problem has been brought up quite a few times



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i did try to search ... i found the problem posted but never a definite solution

in the mainfile.php i deleted this line

foreach ($_POST as $secvalue) {
    if ((eregi("<[^>]*onmouseover*\"?[^>]*>", $secvalue)) || (eregi("<[^>]*script*\"?[^>]*>", $secvalue)) || (eregi("<[^>]*style*\"?[^>]*>", $secvalue))) {
        die ("<center><img src=images/logo.gif><br><br><b>The html tags you attempted to use are not allowed</b><br><br>[ <a href=\"javascript:history.go(-1)\"><b>Go Back</b></a> ]");
    }
}


it works fine now but i fear ive opened my site to unforseen security risks ... is there a way to edit this so that the security risk is minimal?

thanks for any help


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if (!is_admin($admin)) {
foreach ($_POST as $secvalue) {
    if ((eregi("<[^>]*onmouseover*\"?[^>]*>", $secvalue)) || (eregi("<[^>]*script*\"?[^>]*>", $secvalue)) || (eregi("<[^>]*style*\"?[^>]*>", $secvalue))) {
        die ("<center><img src=images/logo.gif><br><br><b>The html tags you attempted to use are not allowed</b><br><br>[ <a href=\"javascript:history.go(-1)\"><b>Go Back</b></a> ]");
    }
}
}


You may have to move the whole function down in the mainfile.php under the is_admin function.



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does this only allow admins to post code?



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