On May 18, 2008, at 10:14 PM, Tim Thorburn wrote:
Hi all,
Having a slight problem with a demo I gave at a clients last week -
looking for a little advise. Part of my demo involved a password
protected area - the simplified process is: client enters password
on login page > if login/password match encrypted database, PHP
session is created, form forwards to a secured area > secured area
checks to make sure PHP session is valid > if valid display content,
if not, return to login screen.
This procedure is what I've used for many years, tested on a variety
of servers and connections. It works. During the demo with my
client, I was able to enter login/password info, the PHP session was
created - however the screen would not forward to the secured area.
Instead I was pretended with a blank screen (client only has an
outdated/non-updated version of IE6). If I were to type in the URL
to the secured area, it would display content properly. As a test,
I logged out, closed my browser and started again, this time
entering an incorrect login/password - again it would not forward to
the next screen properly, however this time when I typed in the full
URL, it would not display as the session hadn't been created.
I've spoken briefly with my clients IT person, however he's
unwilling to share any firewall information or really anything
regarding their security setup - which I understand as I'm not an
employee and just a contractor.
So, after long winded description - does anyone with network
security experience have any idea either a) what I would need to ask
the IT person to allow for their site only, or b) have any
suggestions for alternate password authentication that may work
given the above conditions?
TIA
-Tim
try to use a full url instead of relative. e.g.
header('location: thankyou.php');
vs.
header('location: http://www.mysite.com/thankyou.php');
or use $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] for portability.
i think this is some weirdness on IE6. this worked for me.
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