Variable not passed

[Big Moxy]

I've successfully tested sending the variable "msg" back to login.php.
However further down I am sending the variable "id" to menu.php but it
is not being sent. It does not appear in the URL in the format
http://{domain}/menu.php?id={value}. It is also not retrievable via
$_GET['id']; I don't see any differences yet one works the other
doesn't. Please help!

Thank you!
Tim

<?php
session_start();
require_once("Connections/usersDB.php");

// username and password sent from signup form
$userID=$_POST['userID'];
$password=$_POST['password'];
$userType=$_POST['clientType'];

// encrypt password
$encrypted_password=md5($password);
$_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_password;

// if password encryption is not used
//$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$userID' and
password='$password'";
//$result=mysql_query($sql);

// if password encryption is used
if ($userType == ""){
$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
userPassword = '$encrypted_password'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=1");
}
else {
$rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
if($rows < 1) {
// Return to login page with error message
header("location:login.php?msg=2");
}
}
}
else {
$sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
(`userName`,`userPassword`,`userType`,`userStatus` ) VALUES
('$userID','$encrypted_password','$userType','1')" ;
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=3");
}
}

// Register $userID, $password, $userType
$_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
$_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_password;
$_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;

// Determine next page based on user type
if ($userType == "admin") {
header("location:menu.php?id=1");
}
elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI") {
header("location:menu.php?id=2");
}
elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
header("location:menu.php?id=3");
}
elseif ($userType == "salesAgent") {
header("location:menu.php?id=4");
}
else {
header("location:phone.php");
}

?>

[Darko]

On Nov 9, 11:37 pm, Big Moxy <[e-mail]:

I've successfully tested sending the variable "msg" back to login.php.
However further down I am sending the variable "id" to menu.php but it
is not being sent. It does not appear in the URL in the format
http://{domain}/menu.php?id={value}. It is also not retrievable via
$_GET['id']; I don't see any differences yet one works the other
doesn't. Please help!

Thank you!
Tim

<?php
session_start();
require_once("Connections/usersDB.php");

// username and password sent from signup form
$userID=$_POST['userID'];
$password=$_POST['password'];
$userType=$_POST['clientType'];

// encrypt password
$encrypted_password=md5($password);
$_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_password;

// if password encryption is not used
//$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$userID' and
password='$password'";
//$result=mysql_query($sql);

// if password encryption is used
if ($userType == ""){
$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
userPassword = '$encrypted_password'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=1");
}
else {
$rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
if($rows < 1) {
// Return to login page with error message
header("location:login.php?msg=2");
}
}}

else {
$sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
(`userName`,`userPassword`,`userType`,`userStatus` ) VALUES
('$userID','$encrypted_password','$userType','1')" ;
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=3");
}

}

// Register $userID, $password, $userType
$_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
$_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_password;
$_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;

// Determine next page based on user type
if ($userType == "admin") {
header("location:menu.php?id=1");}

elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI") {
header("location:menu.php?id=2");}

elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
header("location:menu.php?id=3");}

elseif ($userType == "salesAgent") {
header("location:menu.php?id=4");}

else {
header("location:phone.php");

}

?>

I don't know if it helps, but you have to use absolute URL's in the
location header. Also, I admit
I haven't seen yet an example of specifying the query string in the
location header. Are you
sure it's included by the protocol?

[Big Moxy]

On Nov 9, 3:11 pm, Darko <[e-mail]:

On Nov 9, 11:37 pm, Big Moxy <[e-mail]:

I've successfully tested sending the variable "msg" back to login.php.
However further down I am sending the variable "id" to menu.php but it
is not being sent. It does not appear in the URL in the format
http://{domain}/menu.php?id={value}. It is also not retrievable via
$_GET['id']; I don't see any differences yet one works the other
doesn't. Please help!

Thank you!
Tim

<?php
session_start();
require_once("Connections/usersDB.php");

// username and password sent from signup form
$userID=$_POST['userID'];
$password=$_POST['password'];
$userType=$_POST['clientType'];

// encrypt password
$encrypted_password=md5($password);
$_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_password;

// if password encryption is not used
//$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$userID' and
password='$password'";
//$result=mysql_query($sql);

// if password encryption is used
if ($userType == ""){
$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
userPassword = '$encrypted_password'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=1");
}
else {
$rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
if($rows < 1) {
// Return to login page with error message
header("location:login.php?msg=2");
}
}}

else {
$sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
(`userName`,`userPassword`,`userType`,`userStatus` ) VALUES
('$userID','$encrypted_password','$userType','1')" ;
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=3");
}

}

// Register $userID, $password, $userType
$_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
$_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_password;
$_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;

// Determine next page based on user type
if ($userType == "admin") {
header("location:menu.php?id=1");}

elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI") {
header("location:menu.php?id=2");}

elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
header("location:menu.php?id=3");}

elseif ($userType == "salesAgent") {
header("location:menu.php?id=4");}

else {
header("location:phone.php");

}

?>

I don't know if it helps, but you have to use absolute URL's in the
location header. Also, I admit
I haven't seen yet an example of specifying the query string in the
location header. Are you
sure it's included by the protocol?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

AFIK the absolute URL is not mandatory because most web servers
support its absence. As I indicated, the query string worked
successfully for all of my ?msg={value} options. I did however change
the URL to absolute and I am at least getting the ?id={value} passed
but {value} is wrong. That's another problem for another post if I
don't figure it out.

Thanks,
Tim

[Darko]

On Nov 10, 12:53 am, Big Moxy <[e-mail]:

On Nov 9, 3:11 pm, Darko <[e-mail]:

On Nov 9, 11:37 pm, Big Moxy <[e-mail]:

I've successfully tested sending the variable "msg" back to login.php.
However further down I am sending the variable "id" to menu.php but it
is not being sent. It does not appear in the URL in the format
http://{domain}/menu.php?id={value}. It is also not retrievable via
$_GET['id']; I don't see any differences yet one works the other
doesn't. Please help!

Thank you!
Tim

<?php
session_start();
require_once("Connections/usersDB.php");

// username and password sent from signup form
$userID=$_POST['userID'];
$password=$_POST['password'];
$userType=$_POST['clientType'];

// encrypt password
$encrypted_password=md5($password);
$_SESSION["password"] = $encrypted_password;

// if password encryption is not used
//$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName='$userID' and
password='$password'";
//$result=mysql_query($sql);

// if password encryption is used
if ($userType == ""){
$sql="SELECT * FROM $table_name WHERE userName = '$userID' and
userPassword = '$encrypted_password'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=1");
}
else {
$rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
if($rows < 1) {
// Return to login page with error message
header("location:login.php?msg=2");
}
}}

else {
$sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name
(`userName`,`userPassword`,`userType`,`userStatus` ) VALUES
('$userID','$encrypted_password','$userType','1')" ;
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
header("location:login.php?msg=3");
}

}

// Register $userID, $password, $userType
$_SESSION['userID'] = $userID;
$_SESSION['password'] = $encrypted_password;
$_SESSION['userType'] = $userType;

// Determine next page based on user type
if ($userType == "admin") {
header("location:menu.php?id=1");}

elseif ($userType = "dynamixSI") {
header("location:menu.php?id=2");}

elseif ($userType == "VAR") {
header("location:menu.php?id=3");}

elseif ($userType == "salesAgent") {
header("location:menu.php?id=4");}

else {
header("location:phone.php");

}

?>

I don't know if it helps, but you have to use absolute URL's in the
location header. Also, I admit
I haven't seen yet an example of specifying the query string in the
location header. Are you
sure it's included by the protocol?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

AFIK the absolute URL is not mandatory because most web servers
support its absence.

You're probably right, but HTTP specification says:

The field value consists of a single absolute URI.

Location = "Location" ":" absoluteURI

An example is:

Location: http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/People.html

As I indicated, the query string worked

successfully for all of my ?msg={value} options. I did however change
the URL to absolute and I am at least getting the ?id={value} passed
but {value} is wrong. That's another problem for another post if I
don't figure it out.

Thanks,
Tim

Regards

[John Dunlop]

Darko:

[Big Moxy:]

AFIK the absolute URL is not mandatory because most web servers
support its absence.

Most web servers supporting relative URLs is not a reason for not
using absolute URLs.

You're probably right, but HTTP specification says:

The field value consists of a single absolute URI.

Location = "Location" ":" absoluteURI

An example is:

Location:http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/People.html

(What a poor example URL.)

Which means that, you are right, an absolute URL is required.

The rule that defines the Location header was fixed to include
fragment identifiers, so in practice the rule is:

Location = "Location" ":" absoluteURI [ "#" fragment ]

--
Jock