Looking for an input/output script

Marconius · #1 (**permalink**) 10-28-09, 07:31 AM

Hi!

I'm a teacher at a high school in the Netherlands. I'm developing a giant quest for mathematics. In support, I would like to use a script for some "secret" answers.

I need a webbased script what makes it possible for children to enter a phrase or word. After hitting enter the script should return a short amount text.

I have the possibility to use PHP and MySQL databases. I don't have money for paying for a script so it should be free.

Who can help me finding such a script!

Thanks in advance!

ruteckycs · #2 (**permalink**) 10-28-09, 01:24 PM

Is it a simple this phrase / word matches this answer? Or is there some sort of AI involved? What is your final goal?

Marconius · #3 (**permalink**) 10-29-09, 11:58 AM

Simple phrase / word match is more then enough. No AI is needed

og9 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-31-09, 05:14 PM

I'm not sure if this is what you want, but give it a try, enter your phrases in an array
and then run the script, entering a keyword and the array will be shuffled randomly before
the script runs through looking for a keyword in a phrase.

PHP Code:


			
<?php

  

  srand(time());

  $phrases = array(

    'The train has already gone, would you like to hire a bicycle?',

    'Your breath smells like peaches.',

    'The penguins are in the toilets. ',

    'Excuse me, do you mind if I stare at you for a minute? I want to remember your face for my dreams.',

    'My drink is getting lonely. Would you like to join me with yours?',

    'Where\'s the nearest railway station?'

  );

  shuffle($phrases);

  if ( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST')

  {

      foreach($phrases as $phrase)

      {

          $keyword = strip_tags($_POST['keyword']);

          if ( strstr( $phrase, $keyword ) )

          {

              ?>

              <h3>Phrase Found</h3>

              <p><strong>Phrase:</strong><br /><?php echo htmlentities($phrase); ?></p>

              <?php

              break;

          }

      }

  }

?>

<html>

<head><title>Random Phrase/Keyword Matcher</title></head>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="post">

    <input type="text" name="keyword" value="<?php echo @htmlentities($keyword); ?>" />

    <input type="submit" name="sbmt" value="Find Phrase" />

</form>

</html>

Marconius · #5 (**permalink**) 11-01-09, 07:33 AM

Hmm, it is a nice script but it is not what I'm looking for. I think i need something more simple.

Let me give an example:
If someone enters for example the word "cow", the output should be for example: "Try looking for a horse".

If some enters a number, for example 314, the out should be something like: "Very good, try to solve: 1 + 1 = ?".

These are just some stupid examples, but I hope I've made clear what I want

ruteckycs · #6 (**permalink**) 11-01-09, 12:21 PM

This is about as simple as it gets:

The form:

PHP Code:


			
<form method="post" action="output.php">
<input type="text" size="20" name="Input">
<input type="submit" value="Enter">
</form>

The script (output.php):

PHP Code:


			
<?php
//Get input
$Input=$POST['Input'];
//Remove any blank spaces from end
$Input= trim($Input);
//Convert to all lower case
$Input= strtolower($Input);

if ($Input=="cow"){echo "Try looking for a horse";}
if ($Input=="315"){echo "Very good, try to solve: 1 + 1 = ?";}
//add new if for each case
?>

Not the way I would do it but it works and is very simple:
http://www.ruteckydp.com