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Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code

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On 7/24/2013 7:27 PM, Twayne wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a seemingly strange thing happening here. I have a contact form
> on one website that works perfectly and that same form with appropriate
> changes, results in an error message during a check of a random number
> (created with mt_rnd() ) on the other site. Both sites are located on
> the same remote servers.
>
> Win 7, PHP 5.3.5, XAMPP local server, standard Unix remote server:
>
> Please consider the following:
>
> Complete form consists of three .PHP pages; no HTML. Entry form, check
> page, mailto() page; pretty standard stuff in that way:
>
> ================
> WORKING CODE ON REMOTE SERVER:
>
> Setting the code on landing page:
>      $_SESSION["d"] = $d;
> --------------------
>
>   $code= $_POST["code"];
>   if($_SESSION["d"] !== $code) {
>       echo "<br />You did not enter the correct code: Script halted, ALL
> data destroyed.<br /> you'll have to go back to the website and start
> over.<br />";
>      die("Script HALTED, data destroyed");
> session_destroy();
> exit();
> }
> RESULT:
> page throws no error either with local or remote server: Message is sent
> successfully.
>
> ===============================
>
> NON-WORKING CODE ON REMOTE SERVER BUT WORKS ON LOCAL HOST:
>
> Setting the code on previous page:
>      $_SESSION["d"] = $d;
> ----------------------
> Page with problem:
>   $code= $_POST["code"];
>   if($_SESSION["d"] !== $code) {
>       echo "<br />You did not enter the correct code: Script halted, ALL
> data destroyed.<br /> you'll have to go back to the website and start
> over.<br />";
>      die("Script HALTED, data destroyed");
> session_destroy();
> exit();
> }
>
> RESULT:
> [Gets stuck on the second page of the form where PHP sanitize/validation
> happens; never makes it to last page with the mail() function]:
>
>   using code : 487-535175 <----------- WHICH IS CORRECT CODE
> You did not enter the correct code: Script halted, ALL data destroyed.
> you'll have to go back to the website and start over.
> Script HALTED, data destroyed
> ================
>
> Can you spot any differences there? The local server throws NO error,
> notices or warnings. But the Remote Server stops cold on the second
> page, indicating the code is wrong. But it's not; I can see the code;
> it's correct. But it seems to never be seen as correct by my Remote
> Server while my Local Server accepts it perfectly.
>
> What really gets me is it works on one site and not the one I'm trying
> to perpetuate the code to. OH, and both sites are on the same Remote
> Servers at Netfirms.com. Separate accounts of course.
>     I'm not using rewrites, no php changes on the Remote Server; both
> sites are on the same server.
>     Any thoughts or ideas what I might be doing wrong or where else I
> should be looking?
>
> TIA,
>
> twayne`

Without posting the entire code, any answer would be just a guess.


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Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-07-24 19:27 -0400
  Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-07-24 23:04 -0400
    Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-07-25 13:39 -0400
    Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-04 16:24 -0400
      Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-04 22:08 -0400
  Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-07-24 20:42 -0700
    Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-07-25 13:37 -0400
  Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-25 09:28 +0100
    Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-07-25 13:24 -0400
      Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-25 19:18 +0100
  Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2013-07-25 19:51 +0200
    Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-07-25 14:11 -0400
      Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2013-07-25 20:31 +0200
      Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-07-25 20:37 -0400
        Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-07-27 12:17 +0200
          Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Fiver <numeralfive@gmail.com> - 2013-07-28 07:01 +0200
            Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-07-28 17:48 +0200
              Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-28 19:17 +0100
    Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-07-25 14:24 -0400
  RESOLVED Re: Hopiing for some leads as to what may be wrong in this code Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-07-27 11:05 -0400

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