rewrite the url

[Steve]

I'm using a get variable to enable a guest login via a hyperlink. Once
I've used it, is there a simple way of rewriting the url to remove ther
get details?

tia,

Steve

[John Victor]

I'm assuming your using a form to load the page from which you extract the
get variable. Instead of using get, try post. Using post in your form will
prevent the variable information from appearing in the URL.
example:
<form action="loginpage.php" method="post"> rather than <form
action="loginpage.php" method="get">

You'll also need to extract the information from the URL as a post variable
rather than as a get variable.
example:
If your using $_GET[variable], you'll need to change it to $_POST[variable]
or
if your using $HTTP_GET_VARS, you'll need to change it to $HTTP_POST_VARS.
"Steve" <Th*****@Aint.valid> wrote in message
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I'm using a get variable to enable a guest login via a hyperlink. Once
I've used it, is there a simple way of rewriting the url to remove ther
get details?

tia,

Steve

[Steve]

John Victor wrote:

I'm assuming your using a form to load the page from which you extract the
get variable. Instead of using get, try post. Using post in your form will
prevent the variable information from appearing in the URL.
example:
<form action="loginpage.php" method="post"> rather than <form
action="loginpage.php" method="get">

You'll also need to extract the information from the URL as a post variable
rather than as a get variable.
example:
If your using $_GET[variable], you'll need to change it to $_POST[variable]
or
if your using $HTTP_GET_VARS, you'll need to change it to $HTTP_POST_VARS.
"Steve" <Th*****@Aint.valid> wrote in message
news:cg**********@lust.ihug.co.nz...

I'm using a get variable to enable a guest login via a hyperlink. Once
I've used it, is there a simple way of rewriting the url to remove ther
get details?

tia,

Steve

No, I'm using a hyperlink... <a href="index.php?Guest=1">Trial</a> and
testing them at the other end.

Steve

[CJ Llewellyn]

"Steve" <Th*****@Aint.valid> wrote in message
news:cg**********@lust.ihug.co.nz...

John Victor wrote:

I'm assuming your using a form to load the page from which you extract the get variable. Instead of using get, try post. Using post in your form will prevent the variable information from appearing in the URL.
example:
<form action="loginpage.php" method="post"> rather than <form
action="loginpage.php" method="get">

You'll also need to extract the information from the URL as a post variable rather than as a get variable.
example:
If your using $_GET[variable], you'll need to change it to $_POST[variable] or
if your using $HTTP_GET_VARS, you'll need to change it to $HTTP_POST_VARS.

"Steve" <Th*****@Aint.valid> wrote in message
news:cg**********@lust.ihug.co.nz...

I'm using a get variable to enable a guest login via a hyperlink. Once
I've used it, is there a simple way of rewriting the url to remove ther
get details?

tia,

Steve

No, I'm using a hyperlink... <a href="index.php?Guest=1">Trial</a> and
testing them at the other end.

use

<a href="setguest.php?guest=1">Trial</a>

in setguest.php store the value of guess into a cookie or a session
variable, and then use header('location: index.php');

[Steve]

CJ Llewellyn wrote:

"Steve" <Th*****@Aint.valid> wrote in message
news:cg**********@lust.ihug.co.nz...

John Victor wrote:

I'm assuming your using a form to load the page from which you extract
the
get variable. Instead of using get, try post. Using post in your form
will
prevent the variable information from appearing in the URL.
example:
<form action="loginpage.php" method="post"> rather than <form
action="loginpage.php" method="get">

You'll also need to extract the information from the URL as a post
variable
rather than as a get variable.
example:
If your using $_GET[variable], you'll need to change it to
$_POST[variable]
or
if your using $HTTP_GET_VARS, you'll need to change it to
$HTTP_POST_VARS.

"Steve" <Th*****@Aint.valid> wrote in message
news:cg**********@lust.ihug.co.nz...
I'm using a get variable to enable a guest login via a hyperlink. Once
I've used it, is there a simple way of rewriting the url to remove ther
get details?

tia,

Steve

No, I'm using a hyperlink... <a href="index.php?Guest=1">Trial</a> and
testing them at the other end.

use

<a href="setguest.php?guest=1">Trial</a>

in setguest.php store the value of guess into a cookie or a session
variable, and then use header('location: index.php');

Like it! I may rewrite everything so that all config is loaded into
session vars and then index.pgp is called.

Nice, simple and elegant.

Cheers,

Steve

[Brad Kent]

Well, after "logging them in as guest" (saving a session, or whatever
you're doing), if you want the address bar to change you could have
the login-script redirect to a new location.
header('Location: http://...somewhere.../');

Steve <Th*****@Aint.valid> wrote in message news:<cg**********@lust.ihug.co.nz>...

John Victor wrote:

I'm assuming your using a form to load the page from which you extract the
get variable. Instead of using get, try post. Using post in your form will
prevent the variable information from appearing in the URL.
example:
<form action="loginpage.php" method="post"> rather than <form
action="loginpage.php" method="get">

You'll also need to extract the information from the URL as a post variable
rather than as a get variable.
example:
If your using $_GET[variable], you'll need to change it to $_POST[variable]
or
if your using $HTTP_GET_VARS, you'll need to change it to $HTTP_POST_VARS.
"Steve" <Th*****@Aint.valid> wrote in message
news:cg**********@lust.ihug.co.nz...

I'm using a get variable to enable a guest login via a hyperlink. Once
I've used it, is there a simple way of rewriting the url to remove ther
get details?

tia,

Steve

No, I'm using a hyperlink... <a href="index.php?Guest=1">Trial</a> and
testing them at the other end.

Steve

[Michael Fesser]

.oO(CJ Llewellyn)

in setguest.php store the value of guess into a cookie or a session
variable, and then use header('location: index.php');

The Location-header requires an absolute URL. See manual for details.

Micha