[PHP] Passing page referrer on as variable
I have a login process for an intranet that aims to allow all people to view the intranet front page, but as soon as they click on a link, they are taken to a login page. Once they have logged in (authentication via sessions, drawing from info held in a mysql database) they can then go wherever they want. What I am trying to get is that when they click on a link and login, the process then forwards them on to the page whose link they clicked on, rather than presenting them back with the home page. Basically, every page calls a function that checks whether the person is logged in, and if not redirects them to the login page. The login page register the $http_referer as a variable on the form - and when the form is submitted (ie. login takes place) that variable is passed on, and used for a location: instruction on success. The real kicker is that this worked fine when I developed it - using IE5 on my Mac (and still does). Only after a short while did I discover and realise that it wasn't working at all on IE5.5 / 6 on Windows. But surely these are server side operations, and if it works for one it should work for others? The only thing I can think of is that IE5.5 on Windows doesn't pass on the referer info in the same way?? In which case, is there an alternative way of capturing this that would withstand the differences? Thanks - Mallen This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Problem with sessions expiring?
Hi I have a process for people to apply for awards online. The login is controlled using sessions, with a basic session variable set with the username of the person logged in. In PHP ini the session cookie lifetime is set to 0 - ie. until the browser session finishes. Manyof the applicants are using the system, and it is fine. But a significant minority are having the same problem. They log in, spend some time entering data into the fields on the form, and when the hit the button to either save or submit the entry they get a 'you are not logged in' message and - worse - lose the data they have so far inputted. One user experienced this after an hour and a half's work - but others have had problems after considerably shorter periods of time. As far as I can tell, the problem is not restricted to one platform, and I haven't yet been able to locate anything that applies to them that wouldn't apply to others who have successfully used the system. Is there any known problem - perhaps in relation to certain kinds of firewall - that would explain this behaviour? Any thoughts on the workaround I might do short term (above and beyond encouraging people to write their applications in Word before submitting them) that might alleviate the problem? Deadline for the award is two weeks and traffic is getting quite high. Any help you can give me before it gets worse would be gratefully received! Thanks - Mallen This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Re: arguments against php / mysql?
Sorry - I'm being clear as mud! We have an existing site which will need to live on the server - I'm looking at new development. The two don't need to work on the same thing - there's no question of recoding that site as coldfusion. - M Rasmus Lerdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/11/02 08:37am But there is really no point in switching from ASP to CF. What are you hoping to gain? Going from one dead-end proprietary system to another which both try to lock you into their technologies seems pointless to me. Is ASP not working? Why not just stick with that? Why not get a low-cost Linux server as well and slowly start migrating things? -Rasmus This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] copying and pasting bullets from Word to php/mysql
Hi - this is my first shift from happy and constructive lurking to a question. I am putting together a php/mysql set-up for jobs pages for a not-for-profit organisation. To make it easy for the hr manager, I want the form that enters the job details into the database to be able to have content copied and pasted into it from word documents. Using nl2br() is fine, but my big problem is bullet points. Many of the job specs use bullet points, and although I can replace the non-standard bullet character with a li I can't work out how to put in a piece of code that will put in the other tags to make it legal code. Getting a ul in front of the very first bullet is easy enough, but not getting /ul at the end, nor indeed spotting if there are two separate bullet lists and adapting the code accordingly. Any thoughts? - Many thanks - Mallen This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
