problem .php?page=whatever

[Anon]

Hi everyone

I've come across this problem where, if the user types in for example
www.domain.com/index.php?page=testpage

and if testpage doesnt exist, it says:
Warning! Failed Opening: <absolute path>

Is there anyway of putting a more polite warning that won't show the path of the "page" on my server?

Thanks
James

[amcgrath]

set your error vars accordingly (in php.ini) or just put @ in front of the include call to the page...

[lucianoes]

Here is what I do:

I create an array containing all pages:

$valid_pages = array('page','page2','page3');

Then:

if (in_array ($page, $valid_pages))
{$result = 'OK';}
else
{errorinpage();}

or

if (in_array ($page, $valid_pages))
{$result = 'OK';}
else
{include(errorinpage.inc);}

Of course, in the first case you need to create a function called errorinpage(), which can, for example, include a nicely crafted 404 error page. The second example just "includes" the error page instead of calling a function.

If you have too many pages to list in an array, you could keep all "$pages" in one directory and use a native function (can't remember which now) to search the directory and check if $page exists.

Good luck,
Luciano ES
Santos, SP - Brasil