'Nother stupid PHP query string issue.

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2 days is enough, so I'll bug you all about it. :-)

I'm new to PHP but have to use it.

My web server is receiving this from another server at 192.168.2.2 on the LAN. The following is from the apache access log. Notice how all the variables on the query string are nice and populated.

192.168.2.2 - - [27/Jan/2014:02:05:27 -0700] "GET /GetActCode.php?productid=5&customeremail=buyer@paypalsandbox.com&customername=John Smith&code=AVEP-SBU7-ND5K&orderref=989062279&lastname=Smith HTTP/1.0" 200 113 "-" "-"

Here is the receiving script. Not much to it. Originally, the $_GETs were all $_REQUEST.
It makes no difference however.

Only $name and $email are being filled, all other variables, $last, $actcode and $ordernum are always blank. Have been for the 2 days I have had the script running.

I'm about to throw in the towel.

GetActCode.php

$name = $_GET['customername'];
$last = $_Get['lastname'];
$email = $_GET["customeremail"];
$actcode = $_GET['code'];
$ordernum = $_GET["orderref"];

?>

Thank in advance again and sorry to be such a PITA.

-Sigh... Ron

Posted 26-Jan-14 10:37am

Ron Anders

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Vedat Ozan Oner 26-Jan-14 17:53pm

some suggestions:
1- run GetActCode.php with "GET /GetActCode.php?productid=5&customeremail=buyer@paypalsandbox.com&customername=John Smith&orderref=989062279&lastname=Smith&code=AVEP-SBU7-ND5K". (I moved to code= part to the end) see what happens.
2- using "customername=JohnSmith"
3- using "code=0"
4- make sure GetActCode.php is your GetActCode.php
5- edit GetActCode.php and remove lines after $name, copy "$name" line, paste as it. then rename variables.

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Solution 2

I "Fixed" it.

Like a More - Ron I was sending FirstName LastName as Customername and all variables following were "ignored" presumebly because of the space. Attempts to replace space with %20 didn't work for me so I stopped using the full name and just started passing around fist and last in separate variables.

I didn't really fix it it's just working now and I feel like a tool but tomorrow is another day.

Thanks for all you guys.

:Ron

Posted 27-Jan-14 17:13pm

Ron Anders

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Mitchell J. 28-Jan-14 3:06am

Glad to see that you "fixed" it :-)

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Mitchell J. · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-26T12:28:00

Your code looks like it is supposed to work! This is what I would do in this situation:

1. Remove all not-working variables, then put them back in one by one, testing the code with each addition, seeing what trips the system, etc.

2. Create a small scale simulation with some files that you use only for testing, like this:

UserTest.php:

PHP

<?

$firstname = 'John';
$lastname = 'Doe';
$email = 'johndoe@gmail.com';
$code = 'AVEP-SBU7-ND5K';
$orderref = '989062279';

//Redirect the user
header('Location: http://www.<your site="">.com/ReceiverTest.php?firstname='. $firstname .'&lastname='. $lastname .'&email='. $email .'&code='. $code  .'&orderref='. $orderref;

?>

ReceiverTest.php:

PHP

<?

$firstname = $_GET['firstname'];
$lastname = $_GET['lastname'];
$email = $_GET['email'];
$code = $_GET['code'];
$orderref = $_GET['orderref'];

echo '

<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<h1>Returned Values:</h1>
<p>First Name:'. $firstname .'</p>
<p>Last Name:'. $lastname .'</p>
<p>Email:'. $email .'</p>
<p>Code:'. $code .'</p>
<p>Order Ref:'. $orderref .'</p>
</body>
</html>

';

?>

Then, save these files so that the first can call the second, then test it by opening UserTest.php and see what you see on ReceiverTest.php.

Hope this helps :-)