On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 10:09 -0600, Skip Evans wrote: > Hey all, > > Tedd & Ash, yes, I'm definitely looking into solving it server > side, but I need this quick fix while I come with a solution > more along the lines of what you've both suggested. > > Ash, how do you store the time stamp when the first request > comes through? Do you use a session variable or something like > that and when each request comes through compare the data with > any previous request within the half second or so? > > Skip > > tedd wrote: > > At 9:16 PM +0000 12/1/09, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > >> On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 15:06 -0600, Skip Evans wrote: > >> wow, i really think you're going about this all the wrong way. > > > > Ash: > > > > I thought the same thing considering that I went through the exact same > > problem and provided a solution, which he never mentioned. > > > > Cheers, > > > > tedd > > > > -- > ==================================== > Skip Evans > PenguinSites.com, LLC > 503 S Baldwin St, #1 > Madison WI 53703 > 608.250.2720 > http://penguinsites.com > ------------------------------------ > Those of you who believe in > telekinesis, raise my hand. > -- Kurt Vonnegut >
I'll tell you about the problem I had. One site was offering up contact details for sale on a contract basis. The names were presented in a list of links, and clicking through purchased those details for a 24-hour period. When a visitor clicked on a link, it added an entry into a database along with the current time. Because links are all GET data, the process was performed twice by some browsers. Each time a details page was displayed it checked to see if these details were requested by the same user (using the login details) within a certain time period. If no record was found, then a new purchase entry was made. You could use this sort of thing on your own system as a general idea. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
