Re: [PHP] strange behaviour with login page
In my case, it was a https website. However, in testing, it was happening on a normal http website as well. It was something I ruled out trying to find the problem. Best Regards Bob Irwin Server Admin & Web Programmer Planet Netcom - Original Message - From: "Andre Dubuc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "php list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] strange behaviour with login page > Hi Steve, > > Just out of curiosity, when you mention "implement a user authentication > process where users can click on an external link to my site" are you using > the https protocol? > > I had similar bizarre behavior with IE using a "Confirmation Required' > script. Worked great at home (localhost), with apache, linux, et al, but with > IE sometimes it worked, most often not. > > I finally traced the route of my problem to the https protocol. I found this > quite by mistake -- AOL, Hotmail, and Yahoo users were not being redirected > to my site. Almost exactly the same problem occurred as you describe: if I > clicked the link twice, it sometimes worked. (Btw, I lost a lot of > registrants because of this problem. I finally dumped the whole thing, and > now, users once registered, go immediately to specified areas of the site. > Apparently, with AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail users the https protocol is 'optional' > or 'premium' or somesuch idiocy!) > > If you do find the root of your problem, would you be so kind as to drop me > an email with your resolution -- I'd like to get my little script to work. > > Hth, > Andre > > > On Sunday 09 March 2003 06:18 pm, you wrote: > > I have seen this as well. Try using netscape or an earlier version of IE > > and you will probably find it will work without issue. I posted about this > > many moons ago and unfortunately didn't get a solution. I can't recall the > > specifics of when it was doing it (and if I remember correctly, sometimes > > it would work and sometimes it wouldn't - in the context of a members area > > where sessions are used - some pages worked, others didn't - same sessions > > method), but on some servers, we had no issues (exactly the same versions > > of linux, php etc) and others this happens. There must have been some sort > > of variation at our end, but we couldn't see it. > > > > We upgraded to PHP Version 4.2.3, and this fixed it. > > > > Sorry I can't give you any more info. At the time I was having the > > problem, I was under a tight schedule and didn't have time to track down > > possible causes. As I said, the upgrade helped us (also fixed a few mysql > > query caching problems we were having too - caused a few GD ones though). > > My guess is that its some sort of cookies problem with windows IE 6 (as > > that was the only browser I saw the problem on). > > > > Best Regards > > Bob Irwin > > Server Admin & Web Programmer > > Planet Netcom > > > > If anyone has come across a similar problem to the one described below, and > > has a solution I'd be really grateful if you can help me out. > > > > I'm trying to implement a user authentication process where users can click > > on an external link to my site. If they're not logged in they get presented > > with a login dialog. Once they log in they're redirected onwards to the > > page they initially wanted to visit. > > > > The system I have in place at the moment handles authentication using > > sessions. The bizarre thing is, while everything seems to work on my home > > pc (windows & iis web server, php 4.2.1), on the host server (linux, > > apache, php 4.1.2) I get the login screen twice before I get redirected. My > > hunch is that it's something to do with when session variable become > > available after registering them. (I'm using the sesssion management > > functions built in to php 4). > > > > TIA > > > > Steve > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > Scanned by PeNiCillin http://safe-t-net.pnc.com.au/ > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] strange behaviour with login page
On March 9, 2003 12:49 pm, Steve Pollard wrote: > If anyone has come across a similar problem to the one described > below, and has a solution I'd be really grateful if you can help me > out. > > I'm trying to implement a user authentication process where users > can click on an external link to my site. If they're not logged in > they get presented with a login dialog. Once they log in they're > redirected onwards to the page they initially wanted to visit. > > The system I have in place at the moment handles authentication > using sessions. The bizarre thing is, while everything seems to > work on my home pc (windows & iis web server, php 4.2.1), on the > host server (linux, apache, php 4.1.2) I get the login screen twice > before I get redirected. My hunch is that it's something to do with > when session variable become available after registering them. (I'm > using the sesssion management functions built in to php 4). > > TIA > > Steve Hm. I had a similar problem. In my login verification script I would run through a bunch of checks, verify the login/pass in the database and if it was correct I would start a session, register the variables and redirect the user. This wouldn't work most of the time in IE. For some reason it always took a few tries to login. Then I moved the call to session_start() to the beginning of the script and it worked fine. Not sure if this applies to your problem though... Leo -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] strange behaviour with login page
Hi Steve, Just out of curiosity, when you mention "implement a user authentication process where users can click on an external link to my site" are you using the https protocol? I had similar bizarre behavior with IE using a "Confirmation Required' script. Worked great at home (localhost), with apache, linux, et al, but with IE sometimes it worked, most often not. I finally traced the route of my problem to the https protocol. I found this quite by mistake -- AOL, Hotmail, and Yahoo users were not being redirected to my site. Almost exactly the same problem occurred as you describe: if I clicked the link twice, it sometimes worked. (Btw, I lost a lot of registrants because of this problem. I finally dumped the whole thing, and now, users once registered, go immediately to specified areas of the site. Apparently, with AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail users the https protocol is 'optional' or 'premium' or somesuch idiocy!) If you do find the root of your problem, would you be so kind as to drop me an email with your resolution -- I'd like to get my little script to work. Hth, Andre On Sunday 09 March 2003 06:18 pm, you wrote: > I have seen this as well. Try using netscape or an earlier version of IE > and you will probably find it will work without issue. I posted about this > many moons ago and unfortunately didn't get a solution. I can't recall the > specifics of when it was doing it (and if I remember correctly, sometimes > it would work and sometimes it wouldn't - in the context of a members area > where sessions are used - some pages worked, others didn't - same sessions > method), but on some servers, we had no issues (exactly the same versions > of linux, php etc) and others this happens. There must have been some sort > of variation at our end, but we couldn't see it. > > We upgraded to PHP Version 4.2.3, and this fixed it. > > Sorry I can't give you any more info. At the time I was having the > problem, I was under a tight schedule and didn't have time to track down > possible causes. As I said, the upgrade helped us (also fixed a few mysql > query caching problems we were having too - caused a few GD ones though). > My guess is that its some sort of cookies problem with windows IE 6 (as > that was the only browser I saw the problem on). > > Best Regards > Bob Irwin > Server Admin & Web Programmer > Planet Netcom > > If anyone has come across a similar problem to the one described below, and > has a solution I'd be really grateful if you can help me out. > > I'm trying to implement a user authentication process where users can click > on an external link to my site. If they're not logged in they get presented > with a login dialog. Once they log in they're redirected onwards to the > page they initially wanted to visit. > > The system I have in place at the moment handles authentication using > sessions. The bizarre thing is, while everything seems to work on my home > pc (windows & iis web server, php 4.2.1), on the host server (linux, > apache, php 4.1.2) I get the login screen twice before I get redirected. My > hunch is that it's something to do with when session variable become > available after registering them. (I'm using the sesssion management > functions built in to php 4). > > TIA > > Steve -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] strange behaviour with login page
I have seen this as well. Try using netscape or an earlier version of IE and you will probably find it will work without issue. I posted about this many moons ago and unfortunately didn't get a solution. I can't recall the specifics of when it was doing it (and if I remember correctly, sometimes it would work and sometimes it wouldn't - in the context of a members area where sessions are used - some pages worked, others didn't - same sessions method), but on some servers, we had no issues (exactly the same versions of linux, php etc) and others this happens. There must have been some sort of variation at our end, but we couldn't see it. We upgraded to PHP Version 4.2.3, and this fixed it. Sorry I can't give you any more info. At the time I was having the problem, I was under a tight schedule and didn't have time to track down possible causes. As I said, the upgrade helped us (also fixed a few mysql query caching problems we were having too - caused a few GD ones though). My guess is that its some sort of cookies problem with windows IE 6 (as that was the only browser I saw the problem on). Best Regards Bob Irwin Server Admin & Web Programmer Planet Netcom If anyone has come across a similar problem to the one described below, and has a solution I'd be really grateful if you can help me out. I'm trying to implement a user authentication process where users can click on an external link to my site. If they're not logged in they get presented with a login dialog. Once they log in they're redirected onwards to the page they initially wanted to visit. The system I have in place at the moment handles authentication using sessions. The bizarre thing is, while everything seems to work on my home pc (windows & iis web server, php 4.2.1), on the host server (linux, apache, php 4.1.2) I get the login screen twice before I get redirected. My hunch is that it's something to do with when session variable become available after registering them. (I'm using the sesssion management functions built in to php 4). TIA Steve -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] strange behaviour with login page
If anyone has come across a similar problem to the one described below, and has a solution I'd be really grateful if you can help me out. I'm trying to implement a user authentication process where users can click on an external link to my site. If they're not logged in they get presented with a login dialog. Once they log in they're redirected onwards to the page they initially wanted to visit. The system I have in place at the moment handles authentication using sessions. The bizarre thing is, while everything seems to work on my home pc (windows & iis web server, php 4.2.1), on the host server (linux, apache, php 4.1.2) I get the login screen twice before I get redirected. My hunch is that it's something to do with when session variable become available after registering them. (I'm using the sesssion management functions built in to php 4). TIA Steve -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
