Right mouse button

nogeekyet

How do I de-activate the right mouse button so my code cannot be viewed? I don't want to be secretive but, I am pulling data from mysql such as merchant id and password into my html table using php. I was hoping the data would not show in sourceview but it does....:glare: ...for the whole world to see.....

jeepin81

There is no way it is going to show in the source unless you are displaying / echoing it in your actual HTML output. PHP is server side and it generates HTML - you cannot right-click and view PHP. That shouldn't be a problem. Otherwise - doing a google search for "stop right click script" will give you a lot of options.

nogeekyet

Perhaps it's the "echo" that makes it show in html table. I know that php can't bee seen. I will see what I can do.

Thanks.

Smackie

and disabling the right click on a page isn't going to hide your html coding.. theres always clicking up page and clicking view source (IE7) or clicking on the edit button on the toolbar (IE6) or going to view and clicking on source.. only way to disable this is if you get some good javascript (so far i haven't found one that is free).

nogeekyet

Well, I will just go with this code in the <body> tag:

oncontextmenu="return false;"
It's like the lock to my house. It keeps the honest people out. The thieves will get in anyway.

Thanks for your help.

scrfix

That is more of a JavaScript question than PHP. If you are looking for that type of security than a couple of things to look at.
1. JavaScript functions. There are a million functions are there for Webpage Security. None of them 100%. When you are dealing with JavaScript nothing is 100%. Everything can be hacked around very easily.

Look at encrypting your HTML code. That would be better than a no right click.
Keep in mind, there are different browsers out there that don't support those JavaScript functions and all browsers create a Temporary Internet File on your computer. This creates a local copy of the page on the users computer. They can very simply go and open this up in a text editor and see all of your code and have a copy of your images.

The best thing you can do for yourself is encrypt your code. Not that it cannot be decrypted but just the fact that nobody cares enough to. This will give you peace of mind and keep your code semi-safe.

Hope it helps.

Wayne

JasonLester

Sorry, but why is this type of information is being stored in Javascript? There is no way to keep users from viewing the data. All they would have to do is deactivate Javascript in the browser settings, or use "Save as..." under File, or use one of the other countless options for downloading and saving pages. As a rule you should never trust javascript to hide anything, and never trust any input coming from javascript since it can be manipulated as well. Another realistic problem is that people can catch this data using packet sniffers.

Also, do not trust Javascript encryption. SSL will keep packet sniffers from seeing your code, that can be very trused; but any type of Javascript code encryption will have to send the key along with the encrypted code so that the code can be deciphered on the client. Really, the only solution to your problem is not sending any data to a user that your not fine with them seeing/using. If your not worried about them seeing it but worried about other people use HTTPS.

I would say this over any privacy issue, even if your just trying to hide an email address from spam bots. But wen it comes to merchant ids and passwords you need to be as absolutely careful as possible. When it comes to that type of stuff you open your self to a world of liability, plus you open the door to people who will be likely to try to hack your code.

scrfix

To answer your question, he is the one asking about JavaScript functions; ie. oncontextmenu="return false;". If he wishes to utilize JavaScript functions than so be it. It has already been mentioned to him many times that JavaScript is not 100% secure and he understands that. He is okay with that as he has already stated.

Wayne

JasonLester

scrfix wrote:
To answer your question, he is the one asking about JavaScript functions; ie. oncontextmenu="return false;". If he wishes to utilize JavaScript functions than so be it. It has already been mentioned to him many times that JavaScript is not 100% secure and he understands that. He is okay with that as he has already stated.

Wayne

LOL, sorry if I offended wayne.

scrfix

LOL.. No offense. Merely answering your question. 🙂

NogDog

And since I run Firefox with the attached JavaScript settings, none of those JavaScript solutions are going to slow me down at all if I want to do a right-click -> view source. :p

Weedpacket

nogeekyet wrote:
It's like the lock to my house. It keeps the honest people out. The thieves will get in anyway.

On the other hand, how often do honest people try to break in?

leatherback

nogeekyet wrote:
How do I de-activate the right mouse button so my code cannot be viewed? I don't want to be secretive but, I am pulling data from mysql such as merchant id and password into my html table using php. I was hoping the data would not show in sourceview but it does....:glare: ...for the whole world to see.....

If you do not need that information on your page, then do not display it. It is just that simple. Do not echoe out information you do not want the rest of the world to have access to. You are better off getting a new thread started, and try to get help in finding a solution that does not require you to pass that information to your pages.