Programming 101: PHP (Otago) Mystery Cache
Programming 101: PHP (Otago)
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This cache a regular size puzzle cache that when hidden contained
various swaps, an open source penguin TB (since PHP is an open
source programming language), a geocoin and logbook. It is not at
the coords listed, you will need to solve the lession listed to
find.
There is parking near the final cache location, please use this
rather than park on the road.
Welcome to your first lession in programming. This lesson will
require you to run the code listed below in a PHP: Hypertext
Processor.
PHP is an open source code so no need to pay to use it.
You can find help at http://www.php.net/
Alternatively if you do not want to download php and run the
program there is a way to get the coords out of the code using
various websites and web-based tools - however I will leave it up
to you to find the encoding of the code. A hint would be its in the
hints. Look beyond the words.
<?php
echo '<pre>';
$code1 = <<<CODE
rpub
riny(onfr64_qrpbqr('WTAbpaZtCFOwnUVbBQZcVP4tL2ulXQHlXFNhVTAbpvt1ZlxtYvOwnUVbZmVcVP4tL2ulXQHmXFNh
VTAbpvt1ZFxtYvOwnUVbAQLcVP4tL2ulXQH3XFNhVTAbpvt1APxtYvOwnUVbAGpcBj0XWTAbpaZt
Yw0tL2ulXQRmXFNhVTAbpvt2BFxtYvOwnUVbAQxcVP4tL2ulXQH1XFNhVTAbpvt0BPxtYvOwnUVb
ZmVcVP4tL2ulXQHjXFNhVTAbpvt1AFxtYvOwnUVbAQLcVP4tL2ulXQHjXFNhVTAbpvt1ZlxtYvOw
nUVbAGNcBj0XMJAbolNbWTAbpaZcBj'));
CODE;
echo eval(str_rot13($code1));
echo '</pre>';
?>
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Haqre ynetr gerr arkg gb synk
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