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dayglowdave · Apr 5th, 2005, 4:14 PM

thanks, makes sense

Cerulean · Apr 6th, 2005, 8:05 PM

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get puts the values into the query string which means that a cracker could get some of the form data and the varible names and create a form to add false data to what ever your form is doing.

Post doesn't send them through the query string, thus not allowing the cracker to see the varible names or the data.

No. If anything, POST lulls the user into a false sense of security. The POST data is just as visible to any man-in-the-middle attacks by crackers or the like. I mean, crackers don't normally peer over your shoulder, trying to get a glimpse of that URL in the box.
GET data is stored in the Location part of the packet's header.
POST data is stored in the packet's body.
So both easily accessible.

GET has two major problems, however:
- Limit on the amount of data that can be sent (2k bytes on IE, for example)
- Non-ascii issues.

Use both at the right times. The right times being when the HTML spec recommends they should be used

- GET for things that make no lasting change to the state of the world (e.g a search), POST for things that do (e.g something that modifies a database or modifies a file on the server).

crawforddavid2006 · Apr 8th, 2005, 10:05 AM

How can i automaticly link one page to another? An example would be the page that comes up after u log in.

Cerulean · Apr 8th, 2005, 10:26 AM

Forward a webpage? If you're using server side you can send a Location header to point to the new webpage before anything text gets written to the webpage (so in one of the first lines)
PHP example:

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header("Location: new_webpage.htm")

Python/CGI example:

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print "Location: new_webpage.htm"

If you're on the client side you can do a meta refresh or a JavaScript refresh.
Here's the JavaScript example:

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<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
window.location = "new_webpage.htm";
</script>

crawforddavid2006 · Apr 8th, 2005, 12:39 PM

If i am using Microsoft FrontPage what would the code be? and also where would i place it after the <head> or before it?

Cerulean · Apr 8th, 2005, 6:14 PM

Well, my dislike for HTML generators is almost preventing me from answering :p, but the one you want to use is the JavaScript example.
Just place it straight after your head tag, yes.

crawforddavid2006 · Apr 11th, 2005, 9:35 AM

I keep getting a "Cannot find server error" should i put all of the pages in the same folder?

crawforddavid2006 · Apr 11th, 2005, 9:41 AM

This is my code

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<html>
  <head>
   <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
   window.location = "H:\Web Page Design\My Favorite Games\HomePage.htm"
   </script>
  <title>To My Favorite Games</title>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-
  1">
 </head>

</body>
</html>

tempest · Apr 11th, 2005, 10:31 AM

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<html>
  <head>
   <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
   window.location = "H:\\Web Page Design\\My Favorite Games\\HomePage.htm"
   </script>
  <title>To My Favorite Games</title>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-
  1">
 </head>

</body>
</html>

I'd strongly suggest that if you want other to see it that you put it on a server and not on your computer. Nobody is going to be able to see that but you...

crawforddavid2006 · Apr 12th, 2005, 9:31 AM

This web page is for a class in school and i have to view it on my computer. Do I need to have all of the pages in one folder because i am combining 2 projects and they are in seperate folders.

Apr 8th, 2005, 10:26 AM	#14
Cerulean Professional Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 459 Rep Power: 4	Forward a webpage? If you're using server side you can send a Location header to point to the new webpage before anything text gets written to the webpage (so in one of the first lines) PHP example: (Toggle Plain Text) header("Location: new_webpage.htm") header("Location: new_webpage.htm") Python/CGI example: (Toggle Plain Text) print "Location: new_webpage.htm" print "Location: new_webpage.htm" If you're on the client side you can do a meta refresh or a JavaScript refresh. Here's the JavaScript example: (Toggle Plain Text) <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> window.location = "new_webpage.htm"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> window.location = "new_webpage.htm"; </script>

Apr 11th, 2005, 9:41 AM	#18
crawforddavid2006 Expert Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Not sure yet Posts: 582 Rep Power: 0	This is my code (Toggle Plain Text) <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> window.location = "H:\Web Page Design\My Favorite Games\HomePage.htm" </script> <title>To My Favorite Games</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859- 1"> </head> </body> </html> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> window.location = "H:\Web Page Design\My Favorite Games\HomePage.htm" </script> <title>To My Favorite Games</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859- 1"> </head> </body> </html>

Apr 11th, 2005, 10:31 AM	#19
tempest Programming Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,041 Rep Power: 5	(Toggle Plain Text) <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> window.location = "H:\\Web Page Design\\My Favorite Games\\HomePage.htm" </script> <title>To My Favorite Games</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859- 1"> </head> </body> </html> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> window.location = "H:\\Web Page Design\\My Favorite Games\\HomePage.htm" </script> <title>To My Favorite Games</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859- 1"> </head> </body> </html> I'd strongly suggest that if you want other to see it that you put it on a server and not on your computer. Nobody is going to be able to see that but you... __________________

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Apr 5th, 2005, 4:14 PM	#11
dayglowdave Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	thanks, makes sense

Apr 8th, 2005, 10:05 AM	#13
crawforddavid2006 Expert Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Not sure yet Posts: 582 Rep Power: 0	How can i automaticly link one page to another? An example would be the page that comes up after u log in.

Apr 8th, 2005, 12:39 PM	#15
crawforddavid2006 Expert Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Not sure yet Posts: 582 Rep Power: 0	If i am using Microsoft FrontPage what would the code be? and also where would i place it after the <head> or before it?

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Cerulean Professional Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 459 Rep Power: 4	Well, my dislike for HTML generators is almost preventing me from answering :p, but the one you want to use is the JavaScript example. Just place it straight after your head tag, yes.

Apr 11th, 2005, 9:35 AM	#17
crawforddavid2006 Expert Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Not sure yet Posts: 582 Rep Power: 0	I keep getting a "Cannot find server error" should i put all of the pages in the same folder?

Apr 12th, 2005, 9:31 AM	#20
crawforddavid2006 Expert Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Not sure yet Posts: 582 Rep Power: 0	This web page is for a class in school and i have to view it on my computer. Do I need to have all of the pages in one folder because i am combining 2 projects and they are in seperate folders.

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