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  How to create a user friendly URL with parameters? carapooz@gmail.com - 2013-08-11 13:09 -0700
    Re: How to create a user friendly URL with parameters? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-11 16:50 -0400
      Re: How to create a user friendly URL with parameters? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-08-11 16:40 -0500
        Re: How to create a user friendly URL with parameters? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-08-11 16:10 -0700
          Re: How to create a user friendly URL with parameters? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-11 21:06 -0400

#10489 — How to create a user friendly URL with parameters?

Hello,
I have a search form using a POST method (not a GET one!).
After recieving the request I would like to have my page (the same page) be reloaded on the server with user friendly url in the browser address box.
http://exemple.com/spage.php?id=12&ci=13

I did it like this:

...

page = 'spage.php?id=' . $received['sloc'] . '&ci=' .$received['sdef'];

if($redirect == 1){      
    header('Location: ' . $page);
    exit();
}
...

And it works on my local computer but it does not work on Godaddy server.
How it can be done? And wthat is the best way to make a transfer from POST to GET?

Thank you.
A+

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#10490

On 8/11/2013 4:09 PM, carapooz@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a search form using a POST method (not a GET one!).
> After recieving the request I would like to have my page (the same page) be reloaded on the server with user friendly url in the browser address box.
> http://exemple.com/spage.php?id=12&ci=13
>

So why not use the GET method for your form and save yourself the trouble?

> I did it like this:
>
> ...
>
> page = 'spage.php?id=' . $received['sloc'] . '&ci=' .$received['sdef'];
>
> if($redirect == 1){
>      header('Location: ' . $page);
>      exit();
> }
> ...
>
> And it works on my local computer but it does not work on Godaddy server.
> How it can be done? And wthat is the best way to make a transfer from POST to GET?
>
> Thank you.
> A+
>

You didn't give the entire code, so first of all we don't know what 
$redirect contains.

But the most common problem with this type of code is the headers 
already being sent.  This will be done by ANYTHING (even white space) 
being sent before the header() call.  For instance, is GoDaddy inserting 
something ahead of your code?  Or do you have ANYTHING which will send 
output before your header call (even a blank line at the start of the 
file will do this).

If you still can't find your problem, immediately after the <?php in 
your file, add:

error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', '1');

What message(s) is(are) displayed?

Note: Don't leave this code in on a production system.

-- 
==================
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Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attglobal.net
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#10491

At Sun, 11 Aug 2013 16:50:38 -0400 Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:

> 
> On 8/11/2013 4:09 PM, carapooz@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I have a search form using a POST method (not a GET one!).
> > After recieving the request I would like to have my page (the same page) be reloaded on the server with user friendly url in the browser address box.
> > http://exemple.com/spage.php?id=12&ci=13
> >
> 
> So why not use the GET method for your form and save yourself the trouble?

Also: it is possible to use $_REQUEST[] as a replacement for *both* $_GET[] 
and $_POST[]. Thus the form can be POSTed, but the search page can be accessed 
with a URL (eg GET method).  If you do this, be sure to validate and check for 
spoofed URLs.

> 
> > I did it like this:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > page = 'spage.php?id=' . $received['sloc'] . '&ci=' .$received['sdef'];
> >
> > if($redirect == 1){
> >      header('Location: ' . $page);
> >      exit();
> > }
> > ...
> >
> > And it works on my local computer but it does not work on Godaddy server.
> > How it can be done? And wthat is the best way to make a transfer from POST to GET?
> >
> > Thank you.
> > A+
> >
> 
> You didn't give the entire code, so first of all we don't know what 
> $redirect contains.
> 
> But the most common problem with this type of code is the headers 
> already being sent.  This will be done by ANYTHING (even white space) 
> being sent before the header() call.  For instance, is GoDaddy inserting 
> something ahead of your code?  Or do you have ANYTHING which will send 
> output before your header call (even a blank line at the start of the 
> file will do this).
> 
> If you still can't find your problem, immediately after the <?php in 
> your file, add:
> 
> error_reporting(E_ALL);
> ini_set('display_errors', '1');
> 
> What message(s) is(are) displayed?
> 
> Note: Don't leave this code in on a production system.
> 

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#10492

On 8/11/2013 2:40 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Sun, 11 Aug 2013 16:50:38 -0400 Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 8/11/2013 4:09 PM, carapooz@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I have a search form using a POST method (not a GET one!).
>>> After recieving the request I would like to have my page (the same page) be reloaded on the server with user friendly url in the browser address box.
>>> http://exemple.com/spage.php?id=12&ci=13
>>>
>>
>> So why not use the GET method for your form and save yourself the trouble?
>
> Also: it is possible to use $_REQUEST[] as a replacement for *both* $_GET[]
> and $_POST[]. Thus the form can be POSTed, but the search page can be accessed
> with a URL (eg GET method).  If you do this, be sure to validate and check for
> spoofed URLs.
>
>>
>>> I did it like this:
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> page = 'spage.php?id=' . $received['sloc'] . '&ci=' .$received['sdef'];
>>>
>>> if($redirect == 1){
>>>       header('Location: ' . $page);
>>>       exit();
>>> }
>>> ...
>>>
>>> And it works on my local computer but it does not work on Godaddy server.
>>> How it can be done? And wthat is the best way to make a transfer from POST to GET?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>> A+
>>>
>>
>> You didn't give the entire code, so first of all we don't know what
>> $redirect contains.
>>
>> But the most common problem with this type of code is the headers
>> already being sent.  This will be done by ANYTHING (even white space)
>> being sent before the header() call.  For instance, is GoDaddy inserting
>> something ahead of your code?  Or do you have ANYTHING which will send
>> output before your header call (even a blank line at the start of the
>> file will do this).
>>
>> If you still can't find your problem, immediately after the <?php in
>> your file, add:
>>
>> error_reporting(E_ALL);
>> ini_set('display_errors', '1');
>>
>> What message(s) is(are) displayed?
>>
>> Note: Don't leave this code in on a production system.
>>
>

I would also add what Robert touched on but needs to be driven home.

Do not use $_REQUEST UNLESS.....you have some trustworthy validation 
checks that you would trust all your bank account information to.

The request superglobal also contains $_COOKIES, which from my last 
recollection are loaded last and can overwrite your gets and posts which 
can really spoil your day.

I personally don't use it period.

Scotty

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#10493

On 8/11/2013 7:10 PM, Scott Johnson wrote:
> On 8/11/2013 2:40 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
>> At Sun, 11 Aug 2013 16:50:38 -0400 Jerry Stuckle
>> <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 8/11/2013 4:09 PM, carapooz@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I have a search form using a POST method (not a GET one!).
>>>> After recieving the request I would like to have my page (the same
>>>> page) be reloaded on the server with user friendly url in the
>>>> browser address box.
>>>> http://exemple.com/spage.php?id=12&ci=13
>>>>
>>>
>>> So why not use the GET method for your form and save yourself the
>>> trouble?
>>
>> Also: it is possible to use $_REQUEST[] as a replacement for *both*
>> $_GET[]
>> and $_POST[]. Thus the form can be POSTed, but the search page can be
>> accessed
>> with a URL (eg GET method).  If you do this, be sure to validate and
>> check for
>> spoofed URLs.
>>
>>>
>>>> I did it like this:
>>>>
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> page = 'spage.php?id=' . $received['sloc'] . '&ci=' .$received['sdef'];
>>>>
>>>> if($redirect == 1){
>>>>       header('Location: ' . $page);
>>>>       exit();
>>>> }
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> And it works on my local computer but it does not work on Godaddy
>>>> server.
>>>> How it can be done? And wthat is the best way to make a transfer
>>>> from POST to GET?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> A+
>>>>
>>>
>>> You didn't give the entire code, so first of all we don't know what
>>> $redirect contains.
>>>
>>> But the most common problem with this type of code is the headers
>>> already being sent.  This will be done by ANYTHING (even white space)
>>> being sent before the header() call.  For instance, is GoDaddy inserting
>>> something ahead of your code?  Or do you have ANYTHING which will send
>>> output before your header call (even a blank line at the start of the
>>> file will do this).
>>>
>>> If you still can't find your problem, immediately after the <?php in
>>> your file, add:
>>>
>>> error_reporting(E_ALL);
>>> ini_set('display_errors', '1');
>>>
>>> What message(s) is(are) displayed?
>>>
>>> Note: Don't leave this code in on a production system.
>>>
>>
>
> I would also add what Robert touched on but needs to be driven home.
>
> Do not use $_REQUEST UNLESS.....you have some trustworthy validation
> checks that you would trust all your bank account information to.
>
> The request superglobal also contains $_COOKIES, which from my last
> recollection are loaded last and can overwrite your gets and posts which
> can really spoil your day.
>
> I personally don't use it period.
>
> Scotty
>
>

Ditto here, Scott.  I find it much better to use the appropriate 
superglobal ($_GET, $_POST or $_COOKIE) to ensure the value is coming 
from where it is supposed to.

Additionally, what happens if you're expecting a value for 'xyz' in the 
$_GET or $_POST array, and at some point change other code to set a 
cookie named 'xyz'?  It can cause all kinds of weird, hard to find problems.

$_REQUEST, IMHO, is just a bug waiting to occur.

-- 
==================
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Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attglobal.net
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