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={value}. 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

session_start();
require_once("Connections/usersDB.php");

// username and password sent from signup form
$userID=$_POST['userID'];
$password=$_POST['password'];
$userType=$_POST['clientType'];

// encrypt password
$encrypted_password=md5($password);
$_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_password;

// if password encryption is not used
//$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$userID' and
password='$password'";
//$result=mysql_query($sql);

// if password encryption is used
if ($userType == ""){
$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
userPassword = '$encrypted_password'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=1");
}
else {
$rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
if($rows < 1) {
// Return to login page with error message
header("location:login.php?msg=2");
}
}
}
else {
$sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
(`userName`,`userPassword`,`userType`,`userStatus`) VALUES
('$userID','$encrypted_password','$userType','1')";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=3");
}
}

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

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

?>

Re: Variable not passed

On Nov 9, 11:37 pm, Big Moxy wrote:
> 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={value}. 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
>
> > session_start();
> require_once("Connections/usersDB.php");
>
> // username and password sent from signup form
> $userID=$_POST['userID'];
> $password=$_POST['password'];
> $userType=$_POST['clientType'];
>
> // encrypt password
> $encrypted_password=md5($password);
> $_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_password;
>
> // if password encryption is not used
> //$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$userID' and
> password='$password'";
> //$result=mysql_query($sql);
>
> // if password encryption is used
> if ($userType == ""){
> $sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
> userPassword = '$encrypted_password'";
> $result=mysql_query($sql);
> if (!$result) {
> header("location:login.php?msg=1");
> }
> else {
> $rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
> if($rows < 1) {
> // Return to login page with error message
> header("location:login.php?msg=2");
> }
> }}
>
> else {
> $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
> (`userName`,`userPassword`,`userType`,`userStatus`) VALUES
> ('$userID','$encrypted_password','$userType','1')";
> $result=mysql_query($sql);
> if (!$result) {
> header("location:login.php?msg=3");
> }
>
> }
>
> // Register $userID, $password, $userType
> $_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
> $_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_password;
> $_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;
>
> // Determine next page based on user type
> if ($userType == "admin") {
> header("location:menu.php?id=1");}
>
> elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI") {
> header("location:menu.php?id=2");}
>
> elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
> header("location:menu.php?id=3");}
>
> elseif ($userType == "salesAgent") {
> header("location:menu.php?id=4");}
>
> else {
> header("location: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?

Re: Variable not passed

On Nov 9, 3:11 pm, Darko wrote:
> On Nov 9, 11:37 pm, Big Moxy wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > 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={value}. 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
>
> > > > session_start();
> > require_once("Connections/usersDB.php");
>
> > // username and password sent from signup form
> > $userID=$_POST['userID'];
> > $password=$_POST['password'];
> > $userType=$_POST['clientType'];
>
> > // encrypt password
> > $encrypted_password=md5($password);
> > $_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_password;
>
> > // if password encryption is not used
> > //$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$userID' and
> > password='$password'";
> > //$result=mysql_query($sql);
>
> > // if password encryption is used
> > if ($userType == ""){
> > $sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
> > userPassword = '$encrypted_password'";
> > $result=mysql_query($sql);
> > if (!$result) {
> > header("location:login.php?msg=1");
> > }
> > else {
> > $rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
> > if($rows < 1) {
> > // Return to login page with error message
> > header("location:login.php?msg=2");
> > }
> > }}
>
> > else {
> > $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
> > (`userName`,`userPassword`,`userType`,`userStatus`) VALUES
> > ('$userID','$encrypted_password','$userType','1')";
> > $result=mysql_query($sql);
> > if (!$result) {
> > header("location:login.php?msg=3");
> > }
>
> > }
>
> > // Register $userID, $password, $userType
> > $_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
> > $_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_password;
> > $_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;
>
> > // Determine next page based on user type
> > if ($userType == "admin") {
> > header("location:menu.php?id=1");}
>
> > elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI") {
> > header("location:menu.php?id=2");}
>
> > elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
> > header("location:menu.php?id=3");}
>
> > elseif ($userType == "salesAgent") {
> > header("location:menu.php?id=4");}
>
> > else {
> > header("location: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

Re: Variable not passed

On Nov 10, 12:53 am, Big Moxy wrote:
> On Nov 9, 3:11 pm, Darko wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Nov 9, 11:37 pm, Big Moxy wrote:
>
> > > 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={value}. 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
>
> > > > > > session_start();
> > > require_once("Connections/usersDB.php");
>
> > > // username and password sent from signup form
> > > $userID=$_POST['userID'];
> > > $password=$_POST['password'];
> > > $userType=$_POST['clientType'];
>
> > > // encrypt password
> > > $encrypted_password=md5($password);
> > > $_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_password;
>
> > > // if password encryption is not used
> > > //$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$userID' and
> > > password='$password'";
> > > //$result=mysql_query($sql);
>
> > > // if password encryption is used
> > > if ($userType == ""){
> > > $sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
> > > userPassword = '$encrypted_password'";
> > > $result=mysql_query($sql);
> > > if (!$result) {
> > > header("location:login.php?msg=1");
> > > }
> > > else {
> > > $rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
> > > if($rows < 1) {
> > > // Return to login page with error message
> > > header("location:login.php?msg=2");
> > > }
> > > }}
>
> > > else {
> > > $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
> > > (`userName`,`userPassword`,`userType`,`userStatus`) VALUES
> > > ('$userID','$encrypted_password','$userType','1')";
> > > $result=mysql_query($sql);
> > > if (!$result) {
> > > header("location:login.php?msg=3");
> > > }
>
> > > }
>
> > > // Register $userID, $password, $userType
> > > $_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
> > > $_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_password;
> > > $_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;
>
> > > // Determine next page based on user type
> > > if ($userType == "admin") {
> > > header("location:menu.php?id=1");}
>
> > > elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI") {
> > > header("location:menu.php?id=2");}
>
> > > elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
> > > header("location:menu.php?id=3");}
>
> > > elseif ($userType == "salesAgent") {
> > > header("location:menu.php?id=4");}
>
> > > else {
> > > header("location: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

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

Re: Variable not passed

Greetings, Big Moxy.
In reply to Your message dated Saturday, November 10, 2007, 02:53:51,

> AFIK the absolute URL is not mandatory because most web servers
> support its absence.

But webservers isn't dealing with URL's passed in Location redirects.
It is completely for browsers and actually NOT supported by Opera for example.
I mean, if You show the means that browser will send it to server as it is.
Instead, browser will reconstruct full URL before passing it to server.
For Location, there's strict demand for ABSOLUTE URI, including protocol,
host and the rest.

> 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.

Take a look at http_build_query function if You want to pass more than one
parameter in request.


--
Sincerely Yours, AnrDaemon