[WSG] PHP is stopping my page validating as xhtml 1.0 Strict
I've got a page with a small logon form, nothing major. It has a couple of
small hurdles for validating as XHTML 1.0 strict though.
The first is that XHTML doesn't support the name attribute, so of course my
php that processes this login feature won't work with id instead of name. Is
there something in PHP that I don't know about? Well in JavaScript I'd just
have used the id attribute and then getElementById() in the script. But does
PHP have this ability? Or am I just in a pickle of having to put up with it
because its the way it is. What is the alternative to using name if you want
to use PHP?
Secondly, the page won't validate as XHTML 1.0 strict because of something
in the said php code. Mmmm.
http://blog.lindenlangdon.com/prototype/
The php code is
$username = strip_tags(trim($_POST['username']));
$password = strip_tags(trim($_POST['password']));
if (isset($logon)) // if login is pressed
{
// open the database and check if the user
exists
include(level/include/dbfuncs.inc);
$link = connectToDatabase();
if(!link)
{
print pdatabase connection error/p;
mysql_close($link);
exit();
}
// run a query to get all of the user and password combinations
$query = select * from member where username = \$username\
password = \$password\;
$result = mysql_query($query);
// if one set matches
if (mysql_num_rows($result)== 1)
{
header(location: level/form/submission.php); // go to
submission.php
}
else
{
header(location: index.php); // go to index.php again
}
}
---
Any advice on this one would be greatly appreciated thanx. Its got me
stumped.
Steven Clark
www.nortypig.com
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Re: [WSG] PHP is stopping my page validating as xhtml 1.0 Strict
El mié, 25-08-2004 a las 10:39, Steven Clark escribió: I've got a page with a small logon form, nothing major. It has a couple of small hurdles for validating as XHTML 1.0 strict though. The first is that XHTML doesn't support the name attribute, so of course my php that processes this login feature won't work with id instead of name. name is only deprecated in XHTML for some elements like form, so you can continue using name in every element within form without trouble. Secondly, the page won't validate as XHTML 1.0 strict because of something in the said php code. Mmmm. Check this page http://martin.f2o.org/php/session -- Manuel trabaja para Simplelógica, construcción web (+34) 985 22 12 65http://simplelogica.net escribe en Logicola http://simplelogica.net/logicola/ ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] PHP is stopping my page validating as xhtml 1.0 Strict
There is nothing wrong with your PHP, the Validator (just like the
browser) never sees it.
The exact error is:
Line 76, column 146: document type does not allow element input
here; missing one of p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, div,
pre, address, fieldset, ins, del start-tag
...=feed55d0090f3055f4e5c6f7553ff5eb /
The mentioned element is not allowed to appear in the context in which
you've placed it; the other mentioned elements are the only ones that
are both allowed there and can contain the element mentioned. This
might mean that you need a containing element, or possibly that you've
forgotten to close a previous element.
One possible cause for this message is that you have attempted to put
a block-level element (such as p or table) inside an inline
element (such as a, span, or font).
And this is line 76 and your Form:
76: form action=index.php method=post id=submissionforminput
type=hidden name=PHPSESSID
value=feed55d0090f3055f4e5c6f7553ff5eb /
77: pUsername/p
78: p class=inputfieldinput size=10 type=text
maxlength=13 name=username//p
79: pPassword/p
80: p class=inputfieldinput size=10 type=password
maxlength=13 name=password//p
81: p class=buttoninput class=button type=submit
value=Logon name=logon//p
82: /form
But, I cannot work out why you are getting that result. Hopefully this
bit of information Ive added for you will help.
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:39:40 +, Steven Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've got a page with a small logon form, nothing major. It has a couple of
small hurdles for validating as XHTML 1.0 strict though.
The first is that XHTML doesn't support the name attribute, so of course my
php that processes this login feature won't work with id instead of name. Is
there something in PHP that I don't know about? Well in JavaScript I'd just
have used the id attribute and then getElementById() in the script. But does
PHP have this ability? Or am I just in a pickle of having to put up with it
because its the way it is. What is the alternative to using name if you want
to use PHP?
Secondly, the page won't validate as XHTML 1.0 strict because of something
in the said php code. Mmmm.
http://blog.lindenlangdon.com/prototype/
The php code is
$username = strip_tags(trim($_POST['username']));
$password = strip_tags(trim($_POST['password']));
if (isset($logon)) // if login is pressed
{
// open the database and check if the user
exists
include(level/include/dbfuncs.inc);
$link = connectToDatabase();
if(!link)
{
print pdatabase connection
error/p;
mysql_close($link);
exit();
}
// run a query to get all of the user and
password combinations
$query = select * from member where
username = \$username\
password = \$password\;
$result = mysql_query($query);
// if one set matches
if (mysql_num_rows($result)== 1)
{
header(location:
level/form/submission.php); // go to
submission.php
}
else
{
header(location: index.php); // go to index.php again
}
}
---
Any advice on this one would be greatly appreciated thanx. Its got me
stumped.
Steven Clark
www.nortypig.com
www.blog.nortypig.com
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Re: [WSG] PHP is stopping my page validating as xhtml 1.0 Strict
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:06:58 +1000, Natalie Buxton wrote: One possible cause for this message is that you have attempted to put a block-level element (such as p or table) inside an inline element (such as a, span, or font). Your input tag has to be wrapped by a block element inside the form tag. DIV is a common choice for this. FIELDSET is an excellent choice HIH Lea -- Lea de Groot Elysian Systems - http://elysiansystems.com/ Brisbane, Australia ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] PHP is stopping my page validating as xhtml 1.0 Strict
Hi Steven, Firstly XHTML DOES support the name attribute for input elements, there is no other way to parse form data. It appears the problem lies elsewhere, not in the PHP code either. I do recommend removing the PHPSESSID it can cause problems, there is plenty of info to remove the url rewriting that is used to ensure a session id is parsed when cookies are not available. Obviously using a login form you need the session id so I recommend using p3p to ensure cookies are employable on default browser settings. There is no other alternative if the user switches off cookies altogether though, if a user is going to be suborn and turn cookies off, they shouldn't be logging into sites anyway. Marc. Steven Clark wrote: I've got a page with a small logon form, nothing major. It has a couple of small hurdles for validating as XHTML 1.0 strict though. The first is that XHTML doesn't support the name attribute, so of course my php that processes this login feature won't work with id instead of name. Is there something in PHP that I don't know about? Well in JavaScript I'd just have used the id attribute and then getElementById() in the script. But does PHP have this ability? Or am I just in a pickle of having to put up with it because its the way it is. What is the alternative to using name if you want to use PHP? Secondly, the page won't validate as XHTML 1.0 strict because of something in the said php code. Mmmm. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
RE: [WSG] PHP is stopping my page validating as xhtml 1.0 Strict
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Natalie Buxton Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 6:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] PHP is stopping my page validating as xhtml 1.0 Strict The exact error is: Line 76, column 146: document type does not allow element input here; missing one of p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, div, pre, address, fieldset, ins, del start-tag ...=feed55d0090f3055f4e5c6f7553ff5eb / And this is line 76 and your Form: 76: form action=index.php method=post id=submissionforminput type=hidden name=PHPSESSID value=feed55d0090f3055f4e5c6f7553ff5eb / 77: pUsername/p 78: p class=inputfieldinput size=10 type=text maxlength=13 name=username//p 79: pPassword/p 80: p class=inputfieldinput size=10 type=password maxlength=13 name=password//p 81: p class=buttoninput class=button type=submit value=Logon name=logon//p 82: /form But, I cannot work out why you are getting that result. Hopefully this bit of information Ive added for you will help. == It wants fieldset after form and before input. drew ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
RE: [WSG] PHP is stopping my page validating as xhtml 1.0 Strict
As already mentioned, it's due to the url rewriter. You need to
get it to write the session id inside a fieldset, and not directly
in the form.
So: add a fieldset around your form's content and then have a look at
http://uk.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php#ini.url-rewriter.tags.
As I don't have access to php.ini, and my host doesn't allow
changes to PHP via .htaccess, I've resorted to solving the issue on
a site I was working on directly in PHP, by calling the following at
the start of each page
ini_set('url_rewriter.tags',a=href,area=href,frame=src,fieldset=);
Obviously, if you can get it changed in php.ini, that makes it even less of a pain...
Patrick
Patrick H. Lauke
Webmaster / University of Salford
http://www.salford.ac.uk
-Original Message-
From: Steven Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25 August 2004 09:40
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [WSG] PHP is stopping my page validating as xhtml 1.0 Strict
I've got a page with a small logon form, nothing major. It
has a couple of
small hurdles for validating as XHTML 1.0 strict though.
The first is that XHTML doesn't support the name attribute,
so of course my
php that processes this login feature won't work with id
instead of name. Is
there something in PHP that I don't know about? Well in
JavaScript I'd just
have used the id attribute and then getElementById() in the
script. But does
PHP have this ability? Or am I just in a pickle of having to
put up with it
because its the way it is. What is the alternative to using
name if you want
to use PHP?
Secondly, the page won't validate as XHTML 1.0 strict because
of something
in the said php code. Mmmm.
http://blog.lindenlangdon.com/prototype/
The php code is
$username = strip_tags(trim($_POST['username']));
$password = strip_tags(trim($_POST['password']));
if (isset($logon)) // if login is pressed
{
// open the database
and check if the user exists
include(level/include/dbfuncs.inc);
$link = connectToDatabase();
if(!link)
{
print
pdatabase connection error/p;
mysql_close($link);
exit();
}
// run a query to get
all of the user and password combinations
$query = select *
from member where username = \$username\
password = \$password\;
$result = mysql_query($query);
// if one set matches
if (mysql_num_rows($result)== 1)
{
header(location: level/form/submission.php); // go to
submission.php
}
else
{
header(location: index.php); // go to
index.php again
}
}
---
Any advice on this one would be greatly appreciated thanx. Its got me
stumped.
Steven Clark
www.nortypig.com
www.blog.nortypig.com
_
All only $4! Get the latest mobile tones, images and logos:
http://fun.mobiledownloads.com.au/191191/index.wl
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