On 10/13/2005, "Website Managers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > >--- In [email protected], Pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Website Managers >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >> >--- In [email protected], Pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Can someone suggest what is happening here? This is a section >of a >> >log >> >> file, with (the same) IP address removed. 5 entries. >> >> >> >> 1) quote.php contains a form, <FORM METHOD="post" >> >ACTION="quoteb.php">, >> >> where the user enters name, address, about a dozen items. User >> >should >> >> then click submit and be taken to 5) quoteb.php. quoteb.php >checks >> >> $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'], and behaves accordingly. But in this >> >case, it >> >> doesn't recognise the calling page. $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is >> >empty. >> >> >> >> 3) and 4) are images, called on all pages - (and one background >> >image is >> >> missing! Must fix that) >> >> >> >> But what is 2)?? could it be the index.php? Or the included >CSS >> >file? >> >> And why?? And why does it only take 2 seconds to get to it? >Then a >> >> much more reasonable 6 minutes to reach the next page. >> >> >> >> Is it 2) that is causing $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] to be empty? >Or >> >> something more mysterious? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 1) - - [12/Oct/2005:13:54:16 -0500] "GET /quote.php HTTP/1.1" >200 >> >3434 >> >> "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)" >> >> >> >> 2) - - [12/Oct/2005:13:54:18 -0500] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 4867 "- >" >> >> "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)" >> >> >> >> 3) - - [12/Oct/2005:13:54:27 -0500] "GET /image/header6.jpg >> >HTTP/1.1" >> >> 206 4910 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)" >> >> >> >> 4) - - [12/Oct/2005:13:54:27 -0500] "GET /ximage/back.jpg >> >HTTP/1.1" 404 >> >> - "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)" >> >> >> >> 5) - - [12/Oct/2005:14:01:15 -0500] "POST /quoteb.php HTTP/1.1" >200 >> >> 2094 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98)" >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Pete Clark >> >> >> > >> >Hi Pete >> > >> >Since the referer in Line #2 is showing "/" and not "quote.php" >look >> >for a missing or misplaced quote. >> >> It's not the referer, it's the fetched (supplied?) page. >> >> > When using server vars, I always >> >use double quotes so the variables are not taken literally. That >may >> >or may not affect your script. If you post the line in your >script, >> >with one line before and after, we can help you look for the cause. >> >> It surely can't be the script, as the script works correctly 99.99% >of >> the time. The visitor is doing something strange (or has a strange >> setting in their browser) - this is only the second time that it has >> happened. >> >> > >Two services I've seen drop the referer are AOL and anonymizer.com. >AOL has had a problem with PHP files in general, especially passing >variables. Since I haven't had any complaints from our clients >lately, I have been wondering if AOL had addressed the problem. > >Your situation could fall into that category and I don't know of much >you can do about it, other than have some of your pages in .html >format and parsing them as PHP by setting the application type in >a .htaccess file. But that may be extreme since you've only had 2 of >the apps drop the referer. > >Jim > I believe many firewalls and/or antivirus products also specifically block the HTTP_REFERER value. Have personally seen this problem with users of Norton/Symatec products. Mike ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/HKFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
