homepage (casino reviews hub) // /slug/ -> full standalone review page (indexable) // Sitemap: sitemap.xml auto-deleted and rebuilt when missing, stale, // or when it doesn't contain the review URLs // ========================================================================= if (function_exists('ini_set') && !defined('FH_DEBUG')) { @ini_set('display_errors', '0'); } $cta = 'https://thecc.media/aoxmvx0q2'; // ---- auto-detect scheme + domain (hardened) ----------------------------- $scheme = 'http'; if (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off') { $scheme = 'https'; } if (isset($_SERVER['SERVER_PORT']) && (int) $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] === 443) { $scheme = 'https'; } if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'] === 'https') { $scheme = 'https'; } $host = 'localhost'; if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] !== '') { $host = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']; } elseif (isset($_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']) && $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] !== '') { $host = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']; } $baseUrl = $scheme . '://' . $host; $homeUrl = $baseUrl . '/'; $baseDir = dirname(__FILE__); // ---- load all reviews from /reviews (glob -> scandir -> hardcoded list) - $reviews = array(); $reviewFiles = array(); if (function_exists('glob')) { $g = @glob($baseDir . '/reviews/*.php'); if (is_array($g) && count($g) > 0) { $reviewFiles = $g; } } if (count($reviewFiles) === 0 && function_exists('scandir')) { $scan = @scandir($baseDir . '/reviews'); if (is_array($scan)) { foreach ($scan as $f) { if (strlen($f) > 4 && substr($f, -4) === '.php') { $reviewFiles[] = $baseDir . '/reviews/' . $f; } } } } if (count($reviewFiles) === 0) { $known = array( 'rv2-neospin-casino-review', 'rv2-staycasino-review-canada', 'rv2-rocketplay-casino-australia', 'rv2-playcroco-no-deposit-bonus', 'rv2-uptown-pokies-no-deposit-bonus', 'rv2-spin-samurai-casino-review', 'rv2-ripper-casino-review-australia', 'rv2-jackpot-jill-casino-review' ); foreach ($known as $k) { $reviewFiles[] = $baseDir . '/reviews/' . $k . '.php'; } } foreach ($reviewFiles as $file) { $r = @include $file; if (is_array($r) && isset($r['slug']) && isset($r['name'])) { $r['file_path'] = $file; $reviews[$r['slug']] = $r; } } // ---- order homepage cards by rating, best first ------------------------- function fh_cmp_reviews($a, $b) { $ra = isset($a['rating']) ? (float) $a['rating'] : 0; $rb = isset($b['rating']) ? (float) $b['rating'] : 0; if ($ra === $rb) { return 0; } return ($ra < $rb) ? 1 : -1; } if (count($reviews) > 1 && function_exists('uasort')) { @uasort($reviews, 'fh_cmp_reviews'); } $reviewCount = count($reviews); $countWord = $reviewCount > 0 ? (string) $reviewCount : ''; // ---- sitemap: delete old one (if stale/incomplete) and rebuild ---------- $sitemapFile = $baseDir . '/sitemap.xml'; $sitemapMaxAge = 86400; // 24 hours $canRead = function_exists('file_exists'); $canWrite = function_exists('file_put_contents'); if ($canRead && $canWrite) { $rebuild = false; if (!file_exists($sitemapFile)) { $rebuild = true; } else { if (function_exists('filemtime') && function_exists('time')) { $mtime = @filemtime($sitemapFile); if ($mtime === false || (time() - $mtime) > $sitemapMaxAge) { $rebuild = true; } } if (!$rebuild && $reviewCount > 0 && function_exists('file_get_contents')) { $old = @file_get_contents($sitemapFile); if ($old === false || strpos($old, '') === false) { $rebuild = true; } } } if ($rebuild) { if (function_exists('unlink') && file_exists($sitemapFile)) { @unlink($sitemapFile); } $today = function_exists('date') ? date('Y-m-d') : ''; $xml = '' . "\n"; $xml .= '' . "\n"; $xml .= ' ' . htmlspecialchars($homeUrl) . '' . $today . 'daily1.0' . "\n"; foreach ($reviews as $slug => $r) { $lastmod = $today; if (isset($r['file_path']) && function_exists('filemtime')) { $fm = @filemtime($r['file_path']); if ($fm !== false) $lastmod = date('Y-m-d', $fm); } $xml .= ' ' . htmlspecialchars($homeUrl . $slug . '/') . '' . $lastmod . 'weekly0.9' . "\n"; } $xml .= ''; @file_put_contents($sitemapFile, $xml); } } // ---- auto-create robots.txt if missing ---------------------------------- $robotsFile = $baseDir . '/robots.txt'; if (!file_exists($robotsFile) && function_exists('file_put_contents')) { $robots = "User-agent: *\nAllow: /\nSitemap: " . $homeUrl . "sitemap.xml\n"; @file_put_contents($robotsFile, $robots); } // ---- resolve requested review ------------------------------------------- $review = null; $slug = ''; if (isset($_GET['review'])) { $slug = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9\-]/', '', strtolower(trim($_GET['review']))); if (isset($reviews[$slug])) { // 301 redirect old parameter URLs to clean URLs if (!empty($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) && strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], '?review=') !== false) { header('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently'); header('Location: ' . $homeUrl . $slug . '/'); exit; } $review = $reviews[$slug]; $review['url'] = $homeUrl . $slug . '/'; } } $year = function_exists('date') ? date('Y') : ''; $monthYear = function_exists('date') ? date('F Y') : ''; $longDate = function_exists('date') ? date('F j, Y') : ''; // Static dates based on review file modification time (stops date-manipulation penalty) $reviewDate = $longDate; $schemaDate = date('Y-m-d'); if ($review && isset($review['file_path']) && function_exists('filemtime')) { $mtime = @filemtime($review['file_path']); if ($mtime !== false) { $reviewDate = date('F j, Y', $mtime); $schemaDate = date('Y-m-d', $mtime); } } $pageTitle = $review ? $review['title'] : trim($countWord . ' Best Online Casinos in Canada & Australia (' . $year . '): Real-Money Tested'); $pageMeta = $review ? $review['meta'] : 'Independent casino reviews from Canada and Australia. We test every site with real deposits, time the withdrawals, and read the bonus terms so you don\'t have to.'; $canonical = $review ? $review['url'] : $homeUrl; ?> <?php echo htmlspecialchars($pageTitle); ?>
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