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| From | Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.php |
| Subject | Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe |
| Date | 2016-02-20 21:17 +0100 |
| Organization | PointedEars Software (PES) |
| Message-ID | <2319797.8AR7HHlkXX@PointedEars.de> (permalink) |
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James Harris wrote:
> On 18/02/2016 21:03, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> James Harris wrote:
>>> On 17/02/2016 22:26, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>> […] Do not [use $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]]. Request parameter values are
>>>> provided in properly decoded form through specific superglobal arrays
>>>> such as $_GET, and the $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] value.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> No good. PATH_INFO does not contain the query string, AIUI, whereas
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> REQUEST_URI does.
>>>
>>> ...
>> There is no need for a "query string" if you use PATH_INFO. Whether the
>> latter is feasible with your server setup and use-case I do not know yet.
>
> I need to ensure that there is no query string.
1. You are contradicting your earlier statement.
2. Why?
3. Then you should definitely use PATH_INFO instead of REQUEST_URI.
>>>>> trim "/" from the ends in order to normalise
>>>> Nonsense.
>>> Is it *guaranteed* that $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"] will return a string
>>> with a leading slash?
>> Yes, see RFCs 1945 (HTTP/1.0), 2616 (HTTP/1.1), and 7540 (HTTP/2). Your
>> server-side PHP script would not be executed if the request URI would not
>> refer to it in some way.
> Thanks for the links but IIRC I found in at least one test that a
> request for the home page as in
>
> http://site.com
>
> will not have a leading slash on the $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"].
Yes, see <news:20227200.nrqMxn3Nlc@PointedEars.de>; I stand corrected.
> On balance, I think I will keep the check for a leading slash.
Which HTTP client produced this request URI? What was the HTTP server?
> In fact, I found that adding a leading slash if PHP did not pass me one
> made for easier later processing - especially on PHP functions which did
> not behave well given an empty string.
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PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 09:37 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-17 11:05 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 15:04 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 10:54 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 01:09 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 21:12 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 19:07 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-20 21:07 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 20:35 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-20 21:40 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 21:02 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe gordonb.lkcah@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2016-02-29 21:29 -0600
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-17 23:33 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 01:12 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-18 21:48 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-18 08:05 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2016-02-18 09:59 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 10:29 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2016-02-18 11:36 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-18 15:44 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-18 21:47 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-18 08:02 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 19:29 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-20 21:37 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 21:37 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-21 15:02 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 15:02 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 08:19 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-17 14:43 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-17 15:04 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-17 15:17 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-17 15:47 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-17 15:57 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 10:57 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-17 17:10 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 12:11 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-17 18:51 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 12:55 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-17 19:06 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-17 20:19 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-18 08:18 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-18 09:20 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-18 15:48 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-18 16:25 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-18 17:00 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-18 22:26 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-18 10:48 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-02-17 16:38 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 10:56 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-17 19:08 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-17 23:35 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 09:56 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-17 16:44 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 12:12 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-17 19:04 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 09:55 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-02-17 16:39 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 11:00 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 15:15 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-17 11:05 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 01:18 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-02-17 19:14 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 00:19 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-17 23:36 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-17 23:26 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 00:36 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-18 22:03 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 19:38 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-20 21:17 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 20:56 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-20 23:48 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 09:37 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-21 14:42 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 15:03 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-21 14:09 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 19:34 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-21 14:49 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 19:56 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-21 20:29 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-22 07:30 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-22 08:13 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-22 15:01 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-22 10:31 -0500
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-22 00:10 +0100
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 23:45 +0000
Re: PHP processing steps to apply to a URL to make it safe pittendrigh <Sandy.Pittendrigh@gmail.com> - 2016-03-22 05:23 -0700
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