Code works on localhost but not online

alexellis

This code takes an image name and then returns a redirect. This works fine on my local pc but not on the live server. All permissions are 755.

Can't think what the error could be.

Any suggestions appreciated,

<?PHP
include "config.php";

$id = $HTTP_GET_VARS["id"];

header("Content-type: image/jpeg\n".
"Location: http://" . $prefixURL . $id."\n"); 

?>

TheDefender

First things first...

Instead of
$id = $HTTP_GET_VARS["id"];

Use
$id = $_GET['id'];

Make that change, and we'll go on from there...

alexellis

I have debugged the code and this is clearly not the problem.

TheDefender

Hey, I was just steering you toward better coding, since as of PHP 5.00, the long PHP predefined variables ($HTTP*VARS) may be disabled with the register long arrays directive...

Now, onto the problem that you are having... Since you debugged and can say this is clearly not the problem, perhaps you can tell us what clearly is the problem with your script.

I don't know. Maybe I wasn't clear enough with my first post response as to what my intention was when posting it, but it helps if you come here, asking for help, taking the contructive criticism without dishing out sarcasm.... Afterall, the code I write for myself and my clients works. The code you have doesn't... I won't bother to bring anything else to the table for you anymore. Good luck in your future coding endeavors.

yelvington

I don't know why your code would work in any context, as it is broken. HTML is not allowed in headers.

http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html

Search for "Location:"

alexellis

Hmmm.. it seems the forum "detected" the chars "http://" to mean there was a link there and so added it's own bit.. there is NO HTML in the header, because that's just silly :-)

alexellis

If I had known this was the type of "help" I would find here, I would never bothered posting my problem.

There is nothing sarcastic or otherwise, as you seem to read in that there is. I have told you how this is not the solution to the problem. And since this naming system has not been removed PHP or at least not deactivated in any way which affected my systems - it's funny that changing the name would fix the problem :-)

I checked all the obvious things before I posted - such as "is that variable containing what I expect".

The code I write also works, but from time to time there are problems we encounter - I could well get around this with a different solution, but I'd like to find out what the problem is. Please bear in mind that I already made it clear this code works on my own system, just not on my host system - permissions and paths have been checked etc.

TheDefender

I guess what I was getting at is the fact that that one change could very well have led to the problem, as there are obvious differences between your offline and online setup... Do you know what version of PHP your host is using?

it's funny that changing the name would fix the problem :-)

It's not as funny as it sounds. Like I said before... The long PHP predefined variables ($HTTP*VARS) may be disabled with the register long arrays directive... Is it possible that your host has this disabled, and your offline system has it enabled?

And anyhow, you made no reference as to what type of troubleshooting you did in your original post... Given the fact that it was your first post, it is easier to assume you are a newbie who doesn't know how to troubleshoot, since you didn't state the troubleshooting steps you did. So yeah, it is very easy to take your retort as sarcasm, even if it isn't your intent.

You would be amazed at how many newbs come on here, post their problem, and never do any kind of their own troubleshooting, only to find out that their problem was due to a missing quote, or bracket which would have been found in a matter of moments had they known what to look for...

Humor me, and make that one "useless" change, and let's go from there...

bubblenut

/Bubblenut ducks and dives through heated comments. He almost gets caught on the side by a fast moving slur but jumps, rolls and makes a last dash for the pedestal. He makes it unscathed, for now at least 😉 😃

What's in config.php?
What level is error reporting at? If it is not, put error reporting up to E_ALL with

error_reporting(E_ALL);

at the start of your script.

HTH
Bubble

[edit]
We should really invest in a big-grin-wink smilly here. Some sarcasm deserves a little more than your humble 😉 but a 😃 on it's own could upset people ... or am I thinking about this too much? :bemused:
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