store the time in the users session and check it on post/get On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:42 AM, Brent Baisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you put a time stamp in the form, you should also include a "check" > to make sure the time was not changed and/or forged (which is very > easy to do). > An easy way to do this is to include another hidden field that is an > md5 hash of the time plus a secret pass phrase that only resides on > the server. When the form is submitted, you take the submitted time > plus the pass phrase md5 hash and make sure it matches the submitted > md5 hash. > Ideally your md5 hash would use more than 2 pieces of information, but > you get the idea. > > Brent Baisley > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:10 PM, Rolan Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Put the timestamp of when the page was first served as a hidden variable > in > > the form. Then compare it to the time when it was submitted (after > > completed). > > > > <input type="hidden" name="served" value="<?=time()?>"> > > > > ~Rolan > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> Hello NYPHP, > >> > >> Greetings to All, > >> > >> I need to time how long it takes to fill out a registration form, from > >> when it is called to submission. I am trying to compare the time frame > >> difference > >> between the form being manually filled out versus an automated script. > >> > >> Any ideas or direction about how to do this would be enormously > >> appreciated. > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >
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