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  • Big Moxy
    #1

    Variable not passed

    I've successfully tested sending the variable "msg" back to login.php.
    However further down I am sending the variable "id" to menu.php but it
    is not being sent. It does not appear in the URL in the format
    http://{domain}/menu.php?id={va lue}. It is also not retrievable via
    $_GET['id']; I don't see any differences yet one works the other
    doesn't. Please help!

    Thank you!
    Tim

    <?php
    session_start() ;
    require_once("C onnections/usersDB.php");

    // username and password sent from signup form
    $userID=$_POST['userID'];
    $password=$_POS T['password'];
    $userType=$_POS T['clientType'];

    // encrypt password
    $encrypted_pass word=md5($passw ord);
    $_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_pass word;

    // if password encryption is not used
    //$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$user ID' and
    password='$pass word'";
    //$result=mysql_q uery($sql);

    // if password encryption is used
    if ($userType == ""){
    $sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
    userPassword = '$encrypted_pas sword'";
    $result=mysql_q uery($sql);
    if (!$result) {
    header("locatio n:login.php?msg =1");
    }
    else {
    $rows = mysql_num_rows( $result);
    if($rows < 1) {
    // Return to login page with error message
    header("locatio n:login.php?msg =2");
    }
    }
    }
    else {
    $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
    (`userName`,`us erPassword`,`us erType`,`userSt atus`) VALUES
    ('$userID','$en crypted_passwor d','$userType', '1')";
    $result=mysql_q uery($sql);
    if (!$result) {
    header("locatio n:login.php?msg =3");
    }
    }

    // Register $userID, $password, $userType
    $_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
    $_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_pass word;
    $_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;

    // Determine next page based on user type
    if ($userType == "admin") {
    header("locatio n:menu.php?id=1 ");
    }
    elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI" ) {
    header("locatio n:menu.php?id=2 ");
    }
    elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
    header("locatio n:menu.php?id=3 ");
    }
    elseif ($userType == "salesAgent ") {
    header("locatio n:menu.php?id=4 ");
    }
    else {
    header("locatio n:phone.php");
    }

    ?>

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    • Darko
      #2
      Re: Variable not passed

      On Nov 9, 11:37 pm, Big Moxy <bigm...@gmail. comwrote:
      I've successfully tested sending the variable "msg" back to login.php.
      However further down I am sending the variable "id" to menu.php but it
      is not being sent. It does not appear in the URL in the format
      http://{domain}/menu.php?id={va lue}. It is also not retrievable via
      $_GET['id']; I don't see any differences yet one works the other
      doesn't. Please help!
      >
      Thank you!
      Tim
      >
      <?php
      session_start() ;
      require_once("C onnections/usersDB.php");
      >
      // username and password sent from signup form
      $userID=$_POST['userID'];
      $password=$_POS T['password'];
      $userType=$_POS T['clientType'];
      >
      // encrypt password
      $encrypted_pass word=md5($passw ord);
      $_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_pass word;
      >
      // if password encryption is not used
      //$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$user ID' and
      password='$pass word'";
      //$result=mysql_q uery($sql);
      >
      // if password encryption is used
      if ($userType == ""){
      $sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
      userPassword = '$encrypted_pas sword'";
      $result=mysql_q uery($sql);
      if (!$result) {
      header("locatio n:login.php?msg =1");
      }
      else {
      $rows = mysql_num_rows( $result);
      if($rows < 1) {
      // Return to login page with error message
      header("locatio n:login.php?msg =2");
      }
      }}
      >
      else {
      $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
      (`userName`,`us erPassword`,`us erType`,`userSt atus`) VALUES
      ('$userID','$en crypted_passwor d','$userType', '1')";
      $result=mysql_q uery($sql);
      if (!$result) {
      header("locatio n:login.php?msg =3");
      }
      >
      }
      >
      // Register $userID, $password, $userType
      $_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
      $_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_pass word;
      $_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;
      >
      // Determine next page based on user type
      if ($userType == "admin") {
      header("locatio n:menu.php?id=1 ");}
      >
      elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI" ) {
      header("locatio n:menu.php?id=2 ");}
      >
      elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
      header("locatio n:menu.php?id=3 ");}
      >
      elseif ($userType == "salesAgent ") {
      header("locatio n:menu.php?id=4 ");}
      >
      else {
      header("locatio n:phone.php");
      >
      }
      >
      ?>
      I don't know if it helps, but you have to use absolute URL's in the
      location header. Also, I admit
      I haven't seen yet an example of specifying the query string in the
      location header. Are you
      sure it's included by the protocol?

        Comment

        • Big Moxy
          #3
          Re: Variable not passed

          On Nov 9, 3:11 pm, Darko <darko.maksimo. ..@gmail.comwro te:
          On Nov 9, 11:37 pm, Big Moxy <bigm...@gmail. comwrote:
          >
          >
          >
          >
          >
          I've successfully tested sending the variable "msg" back to login.php.
          However further down I am sending the variable "id" to menu.php but it
          is not being sent. It does not appear in the URL in the format
          http://{domain}/menu.php?id={va lue}. It is also not retrievable via
          $_GET['id']; I don't see any differences yet one works the other
          doesn't. Please help!
          >
          Thank you!
          Tim
          >
          <?php
          session_start() ;
          require_once("C onnections/usersDB.php");
          >
          // username and password sent from signup form
          $userID=$_POST['userID'];
          $password=$_POS T['password'];
          $userType=$_POS T['clientType'];
          >
          // encrypt password
          $encrypted_pass word=md5($passw ord);
          $_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_pass word;
          >
          // if password encryption is not used
          //$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$user ID' and
          password='$pass word'";
          //$result=mysql_q uery($sql);
          >
          // if password encryption is used
          if ($userType == ""){
          $sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
          userPassword = '$encrypted_pas sword'";
          $result=mysql_q uery($sql);
          if (!$result) {
          header("locatio n:login.php?msg =1");
          }
          else {
          $rows = mysql_num_rows( $result);
          if($rows < 1) {
          // Return to login page with error message
          header("locatio n:login.php?msg =2");
          }
          }}
          >
          else {
          $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
          (`userName`,`us erPassword`,`us erType`,`userSt atus`) VALUES
          ('$userID','$en crypted_passwor d','$userType', '1')";
          $result=mysql_q uery($sql);
          if (!$result) {
          header("locatio n:login.php?msg =3");
          }
          >
          }
          >
          // Register $userID, $password, $userType
          $_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
          $_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_pass word;
          $_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;
          >
          // Determine next page based on user type
          if ($userType == "admin") {
          header("locatio n:menu.php?id=1 ");}
          >
          elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI" ) {
          header("locatio n:menu.php?id=2 ");}
          >
          elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
          header("locatio n:menu.php?id=3 ");}
          >
          elseif ($userType == "salesAgent ") {
          header("locatio n:menu.php?id=4 ");}
          >
          else {
          header("locatio n:phone.php");
          >
          }
          >
          ?>
          >
          I don't know if it helps, but you have to use absolute URL's in the
          location header. Also, I admit
          I haven't seen yet an example of specifying the query string in the
          location header. Are you
          sure it's included by the protocol?- Hide quoted text -
          >
          - Show quoted text -
          AFIK the absolute URL is not mandatory because most web servers
          support its absence. As I indicated, the query string worked
          successfully for all of my ?msg={value} options. I did however change
          the URL to absolute and I am at least getting the ?id={value} passed
          but {value} is wrong. That's another problem for another post if I
          don't figure it out.

          Thanks,
          Tim

            Comment

            • Darko
              #4
              Re: Variable not passed

              On Nov 10, 12:53 am, Big Moxy <bigm...@gmail. comwrote:
              On Nov 9, 3:11 pm, Darko <darko.maksimo. ..@gmail.comwro te:
              >
              >
              >
              On Nov 9, 11:37 pm, Big Moxy <bigm...@gmail. comwrote:
              >
              I've successfully tested sending the variable "msg" back to login.php.
              However further down I am sending the variable "id" to menu.php but it
              is not being sent. It does not appear in the URL in the format
              http://{domain}/menu.php?id={va lue}. It is also not retrievable via
              $_GET['id']; I don't see any differences yet one works the other
              doesn't. Please help!
              >
              Thank you!
              Tim
              >
              <?php
              session_start() ;
              require_once("C onnections/usersDB.php");
              >
              // username and password sent from signup form
              $userID=$_POST['userID'];
              $password=$_POS T['password'];
              $userType=$_POS T['clientType'];
              >
              // encrypt password
              $encrypted_pass word=md5($passw ord);
              $_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_pass word;
              >
              // if password encryption is not used
              //$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$user ID' and
              password='$pass word'";
              //$result=mysql_q uery($sql);
              >
              // if password encryption is used
              if ($userType == ""){
              $sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
              userPassword = '$encrypted_pas sword'";
              $result=mysql_q uery($sql);
              if (!$result) {
              header("locatio n:login.php?msg =1");
              }
              else {
              $rows = mysql_num_rows( $result);
              if($rows < 1) {
              // Return to login page with error message
              header("locatio n:login.php?msg =2");
              }
              }}
              >
              else {
              $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
              (`userName`,`us erPassword`,`us erType`,`userSt atus`) VALUES
              ('$userID','$en crypted_passwor d','$userType', '1')";
              $result=mysql_q uery($sql);
              if (!$result) {
              header("locatio n:login.php?msg =3");
              }
              >
              }
              >
              // Register $userID, $password, $userType
              $_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
              $_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_pass word;
              $_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;
              >
              // Determine next page based on user type
              if ($userType == "admin") {
              header("locatio n:menu.php?id=1 ");}
              >
              elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI" ) {
              header("locatio n:menu.php?id=2 ");}
              >
              elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
              header("locatio n:menu.php?id=3 ");}
              >
              elseif ($userType == "salesAgent ") {
              header("locatio n:menu.php?id=4 ");}
              >
              else {
              header("locatio n:phone.php");
              >
              }
              >
              ?>
              >
              I don't know if it helps, but you have to use absolute URL's in the
              location header. Also, I admit
              I haven't seen yet an example of specifying the query string in the
              location header. Are you
              sure it's included by the protocol?- Hide quoted text -
              >
              - Show quoted text -
              >
              AFIK the absolute URL is not mandatory because most web servers
              support its absence.
              You're probably right, but HTTP specification says:
              The field value consists of a single absolute URI.
              >
              Location = "Location" ":" absoluteURI
              >
              An example is:
              >
              Location: http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/People.html
              As I indicated, the query string worked
              successfully for all of my ?msg={value} options. I did however change
              the URL to absolute and I am at least getting the ?id={value} passed
              but {value} is wrong. That's another problem for another post if I
              don't figure it out.
              >
              Thanks,
              Tim
              Regards

                Comment

                • John Dunlop
                  #5
                  HTTP Location header (was: Variable not passed)

                  Darko:
                  [Big Moxy:]
                  >
                  AFIK the absolute URL is not mandatory because most web servers
                  support its absence.
                  Most web servers supporting relative URLs is not a reason for not
                  using absolute URLs.
                  You're probably right, but HTTP specification says:
                  >
                  The field value consists of a single absolute URI.
                  >
                  Location = "Location" ":" absoluteURI
                  >
                  An example is:
                  >
                  Location:http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/People.html
                  (What a poor example URL.)

                  Which means that, you are right, an absolute URL is required.

                  The rule that defines the Location header was fixed to include
                  fragment identifiers, so in practice the rule is:

                  Location = "Location" ":" absoluteURI [ "#" fragment ]

                  --
                  Jock

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