On 8/16/07, Jason Pruim <japruim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Aug 16, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Daniel Brown wrote:
>
> > On 8/16/07, Jason Pruim <japruim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Hey Everyone,
> >>
> >> Is it possible to have variables affect the database results of an
> >> included php page in a shtml page? Let me try and clear that up...
> >>
> >> index.shtml?order=a <---- that does not resort the database results
> >> index.php?order=a <----- That DOES resort the database results...
> >
> > To give a bit more information on the very extensions may help to
> > explain the problem, J.
> >
> > .php = PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (a recursive algorithm since
> > PHP3)
> > .shtml = SSI HTML (Server-Side Includes/HyperText Markup Language)
> >
> > SHTML is only used to include a file at the time the content is
> > being served by the host. Conversely, PHP processes the .php script
> > at the time of request, but without any of the query string being
> > passed.
> >
> > Consider it as if the .shtml file is a browser on a remote
> > computer. Whatever is inside the <!--#include virtual="(.*)"--> tag
> > will be processed exactly like that, but you can't pass any info to
> > that.
> >
> > If that just confused you even more, blame it on my lack of coffee
> > this morning....
>
> Hey Dan,
>
> It didn't confuse me, it told me what I had thought and just wanted
> confirmed. To be able to change the default order of the record set
> in the php page, I have to use the .php page instead of my
> pretty .shtml page :) Now, I just need to figure out how to make
> my .php page pretty :)
>
> Unless I use sessions maybe? Could I write the sort order into a
> session variable and have that change? Or did I completely
> misunderstand what sessions are used for? :)
>
> And yes I am spending time at phpsec.org! Great site :) Learning lots
> of stuff. Hopefully I'll be able to understand it, and use the info I
> learn from it :)
>
>
> --
>
> Jason Pruim
> Raoset Inc.
> Technology Manager
> MQC Specialist
> 3251 132nd ave
> Holland, MI, 49424
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> japruim@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
You could definitely do it with sessions if you wanted, but you
won't be able to set a session from an SHTML file either.
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