urlencoding a webform...

[graziano]

Hello ,

suppose that I have this textbox

<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="show.php">
<TEXTAREA ROWS="6" NAME="test" COLS="50"></TEXTAREA>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Send" NAME="send">
</FORM>

the data sent should arrive to show.php using urlencode .

What I have to do to urlencode the data entered on textarea just after pressing the Send button ?

Thanks

[mjr]

why do you need it? browser should urlencode it iself.

[graziano]

if I insert more than 512 bytes on text area internet explorer (only on some version of internet explorer , for example on Italian version of explorer) show.php returns an error page (!) .

Perhaps if I urlencode the data entered on text area I can bypass this error . This forum (vbullettin) for example use something to avoid this error .

For example if you use the form above , and on check.php you place a simple

<?

echo $test;

?>

and on the textarea you insert more than 512 bytes , IE6 for windows xp italian version (I replicated the error on several machines) returns an error page . Same problem using get or post mode .

[graziano]

Anyone ?

[Weedpacket]

Like mjr says, the browser should urlencode it itself (since that is the default enctype attribute used for forms). The other is enctype='multipart/form-data' (if I remember rightly). But really, I think it's a bug in the browser; I guess the only way to fix it would be to complain to Microsoft.

By the way; when you say "it returns an error page" what sort of error page is it?

[graziano]

Originally posted by Weedpacket
Like mjr says, the browser should urlencode it itself (since that is the default enctype attribute used for forms). The other is enctype='multipart/form-data' (if I remember rightly). But really, I think it's a bug in the browser; I guess the only way to fix it would be to complain to Microsoft.

By the way; when you say "it returns an error page" what sort of error page is it?

it returns on the title "impossible to find the server"
and on the page "impossible to show the page"

If I click on back browser ... "expired page"

?

[graziano]

I found that the problem is NOT related with text areas or
with POST or GET .

the problem is echoing variable TOO LARGE (!!!) on IE6
(not on IE6 english)

Example

if I execute this

<?
$echo = " sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffsdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigdsdfsdf";
?>

I receive NO error .... echo works fine !
But If I execute this ...

<?
$test = " sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffsdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigd<br> sdfgsdffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffgreterteòlrksdfpigdsdfsdf";
echo $test;
?>

I RECEIVE the error on IE6 (explained above) !!!
This problem happens only on IE6 italian (replicated on several pc)
and only managing large variables , for example

<?
$test = "sdfsdfkssdfsdfsdfsdfsdfs";
echo $test;
?>

works fine !

Any idea why it happens ???