On Sunday 16 November 2003 01:54 pm, R. Van Tassel wrote:
> Hi everyone. I have a problem with a website that I don't understand. It
> seems that people using AOL can't see certain sections of this website.
>
> It is a directory section where a drop-down menu exists, you select the
> section you want to see and the page reloads with the information. The only
> problem is that AOL users don't see any content. The page comes up blank
> where the information should appear!
>
> I use sessions to see if a user is new to the site or if they've already
> been at the site by visiting a previous page. A session starts at the top
> of every page and the session id is stored in a mysql database. Every time
> someone visits a page a search is done to see if the session id exists. If
> it does it stores the page they are currently on as a "last page". If it
> doesn't exist a new record is created storing the session id and some other
> stuff.
>
> Has anyone had problems with AOL and sessions before? Anyone have any
> suggestions on what I can do? It's a death wish for AOL users not to see
> this site as it's a community website with a lot of people using AOL.
>
> Thanks,
> Roy
Hi Roy,
Yes I had a problem with AOL -- specifically if your page is 'https' it won't
load. Furthermore, if you're using sessions, it has been my experience that
the user must have 'Cookies Enabled'. I wrote a little checker script to see
if the user has them enabled on the opening page -- and informs them they are
necessary.
Don't know whether this is much help, but it's a start.
Regards,
Andr
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