Using header("Locatio n:...". How to pass over array variable?

[Dave Smithz]

Hi there,

I have a php script that does some form input validation. As it verifies
each field if the field has incorrect data, it appends an error message to
an $error array. E.g.

if (an_error = true) {
$errors.="<tr>< td>You have note entered a surname. This is mandatory date
of birth incorrectly.</td></tr>";
}

Previously I had always had the HTML error page code contained within the
same script, but now I am moving it out to make maintenance easier.

When validation completes there is now a statement that says
if ($errors!="") {
header("Locatio n: ./error_page.php" );
}

However, how can I pass the errors array to the error_page. I want to be
able to list each error individually.

Forgive me if this is a silly easy question. I have only been doing PHP for
about a week.
Thanks in advance.

Kind regards

Dave

[Chris Hope]

"Dave Smithz" <SPAM FREE WORLD> wrote:

I have a php script that does some form input validation. As it
verifies each field if the field has incorrect data, it appends an
error message to an $error array. E.g.

if (an_error = true) {
$errors.="<tr>< td>You have note entered a surname. This is
mandatory date
of birth incorrectly.</td></tr>";
}
This looks like a string not an array.
Previously I had always had the HTML error page code contained within
the same script, but now I am moving it out to make maintenance
easier.

When validation completes there is now a statement that says
if ($errors!="") {
header("Locatio n: ./error_page.php" );
}

However, how can I pass the errors array to the error_page. I want to
be able to list each error individually.

Forgive me if this is a silly easy question. I have only been doing
PHP for about a week.
Thanks in advance.

Assuming it is actually an array, you can loop through it along the
lines of something like so:

$vars = '?';
for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($array); $i++) {
$vars .= "array[]=" . urlencode($arra y[$i]) . '&';
}

Then the receiving page will have an array $_GET['array'] filled with
elements.

If it's an associative array you can do this:

$vars = '?';
foreach($array as $name => $value) {
$vars .= $name . '=' . urlencode($valu e) . '&';
}

You can also use the serialize and unserialize functions to turn the
array into a string which you would then use urlencode make it url
safe.

Functions in the manual online here:

http://www.php.net/urlencode
http://www.php.net/serialize
http://www.php.net/unserialize
http://www.php.net/foreach

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[Dave Smithz]

Thanks for that Chris. I did mean to put an array there.

Thanks for the info there, much appreciated.

Regards

Dave

[micha]

Dave Smithz wrote:

Hi there,

I have a php script that does some form input validation. As it verifies each field if the field has incorrect data, it appends an error message to an $error array. E.g.

if (an_error = true) {
$errors.="<tr>< td>You have note entered a surname. This is mandatory date of birth incorrectly.</td></tr>";
}

Previously I had always had the HTML error page code contained within the same script, but now I am moving it out to make maintenance easier.

When validation completes there is now a statement that says
if ($errors!="") {
header("Locatio n: ./error_page.php" );
}

header("Locatio n: ./error_page.php? NAME=VALUE"); could be a way However, how can I pass the errors array to the error_page. I want to be able to list each error individually.

Forgive me if this is a silly easy question. I have only been doing PHP for about a week.
Thanks in advance.

Kind regards

Dave

[LetsSurf]

Wouldn't it be easier to just serialise the array and pass it as a
value though get, then unseralise it.

Or even just include the error_page.php and pass it as a global and
then use the die() command to stop execution.

[Erwin Moller]

micha wrote:

header("Locatio n: ./error_page.php? NAME=VALUE"); could be a way

As I was told in this very group some weeks back (by you. :P) a
locationheader needs an absolute URL.

:-)

Regards,
Erwin Moller

[Anonymous]

Erwin Moller wrote:

micha wrote:

header("Locatio n: ./error_page.php? NAME=VALUE"); could be a way

As I was told in this very group some weeks back (by you. :P) a
locationheader needs an absolute URL.

:-)

No, it doesn't.

[Ewoud Dronkert]

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:42:57 +0100, Erwin Moller wrote:

locationheader needs an absolute URL.

Depends on the client, but yes.

To the OP: you could also use sessions. Put session_start() at the top
of both scripts, set $_SESSION['err'] = "My error message." in the first
one and echo $_SESSION['err'] in the second.
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[Tim Van Wassenhove]

On 2005-02-02, Erwin Moller <si************ *************** *************** @spamyourself.c om> wrote:

micha wrote:

header("Locatio n: ./error_page.php? NAME=VALUE"); could be a way

As I was told in this very group some weeks back (by you. :P) a
locationheader needs an absolute URL.

But now we have:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt
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[Michael Fesser]

.oO(Anonymous)

Erwin Moller wrote:

As I was told in this very group some weeks back (by you. :P) a
locationheader needs an absolute URL.

No, it doesn't.

It does.

RFC 2616, section 14.30

Micha