$requestStatus = validateAndMarkRequest($u, $timesOccupied, $requestedTime, $currentTime, $sname, $jobArray);
if ($requestStatus == SUCCESS) {
// ignore below, it is for future work anyways.
if (isFirstSliceRequest($sname)) {
$sliceFile = fopen("/var/www/html/planetlab/sirius/slices.txt", "a");
if ($sliceFile == 0) {
$requestStatus = validateAndMarkRequest($u, $timesOccupied, $requestedTime, $currentTime, $sname, $jobArray);
if ($requestStatus == SUCCESS) {
// ignore below, it is for future work anyways.
if (isFirstSliceRequest($sname)) {
$sliceFile = fopen("/var/www/html/planetlab/sirius/slices.txt", "a");
if ($sliceFile == 0) {