php-windows | 2003112

Re: [PHP-WIN] Changing URL From: bmay (bmay <email protected>)
Date: 11/23/03

Nik wrote:

>OK Guys,
>It's me a again. My problem now is when I click the submit button, the URL
>to my php script file is being displayed. That is I have a script doing some
>validation, and when the user clicks the submit button if there is error in
>the way the entered their information my url changes to match the location
>of my php script file. I wish for it to go back to the original url.
>
>
IMHO a better way to solve your problem is to put the validation PHP
code in the html form page with the page posting to itself. The logic
could then be:

if form variables are present
    verifiy
    if error
       display warning where you have an error in your form
    else
       redirect imediately to the next page (<META HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH"
CONTENT="0;URL=http://your next page urll"> i think)
    endif
else // first acces to the page or redirect after error content page
    display form page
endif

The use of template engine permit some nice reuse of original html form
page.

    b.

PS: an easier way is to simply code a redirect in error page header:
<META HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" CONTENT="10;URL=http://your form page url">
witch display your error page 10s and redirect to the form page

>************* Start of script ***
>
><?PHP
>
> //this file is used to verify the user credentials
>
> include "db.inc";
>
> session_start();
> $login_username = $_POST['user_name'];
> $login_pass = $_POST['_password'];
>
> $user_check = mysql_query("SELECT username FROM users WHERE
>username='$login_username'");
> if (mysql_num_rows($user_check) > 0)
> {
> $pass_check = mysql_query("SELECT username,password FROM users WHERE
>username='$login_username' AND password=MD5('$login_pass')");
> if (mysql_num_rows($pass_check)>0)
> {
> //put code here to access complaints page and
> //start session
>
> session_register('login_name');
> $_SESSION['login_name'] = $login_username;
> header("Location: issues.php"); //This is when it is successful. I
>manage to change the URL when the login is successful.
> //include "issues.php";
>
> }
> else
> {
> include "header.php";
> echo "There seems to be an error with your password. Kindly re-enter
>your correct password. Thank you!";
> // header("Location: login.php"); I can't use this since I can't get to
>write the error on the page
> include "login.html"; //and this is allowing it to keep the url of
>the PHP file which is this file
> }
> }
> else
> {
> include "header.php";
> echo "The specified user name does not exists. Kindly register. Thank
>you!";
> include "signup.html";
> include "footer.php";
> }
>?>
>
>
>*********** end of script *********
>
>
> 

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