Re: strange problem with php/apache/oracle

From: Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 17:59:22 +0000
Subject: Re: strange problem with php/apache/oracle
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please set all needed environment variables *before* you start apache and *not* using putenv() from withing the script. (ORCLE_HOME, NLS_LANG etc) i'll bet you it'll work (i don't know what the exact problem is - but it seems to work that way) tc On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 04:04:09PM +0100, Andy Pahne wrote: > > No, no, you got me wrong. I checked the tags in the first place, even with a > validator, but HTML is definetly not the problem. > > > If I acces ine and the same page with the two different browsers, I do get > different HTML-sources and not one source that gets rendered differently. > > > Here is a snip out of the code I get with IE: > > [...] > <table border=1> > <tr> > <td><b> LANGUAGE_CODE</b></td> > <td><b> LANGUAGE_DESC</b></td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td> D</td> > <td> D e u t s c h</td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td> F</td> > <td> F r a n c a i s</td> > </tr> > </table> > [...] > > > If I access the same page with Navigator, I get the following result: > > [...] > <table border=1> > <tr> > <td><b> LANGUAGE_CODE</b></td> > <td><b> LANGUAGE_DESC</b></td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td></td> > <td></td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td></td> > <td></td> > </tr> > </table> > [...] > > > > The first one is what I am expecting, but only getting in IE4´and IE5. > > Strange enough: if I choose to download the page in Navigator, I get the > result as expected (with all the values inbetweneen the <td>'s, but not if > Netscape renders it. > > > So: I get a different html-sources, depending on the browser. (Sometimes > that is what you want, but then you have an idea, why that happens.) > > I'm gonna put the php-source on the net, too. You will find it at: > > http://www.net22.net/php-problem/php-source.html > > > Andy > ap@net22.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Evandro Piana <ep@ritmoteca.com> > To: Andy Pahne <ap@net22.net> > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 3:14 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] strange problem with php/apache/oracle > > > > Hi Andy, > > > > Give a look if you closed all tags, if you leave any open, it's happen. > > If you to wish send me your code for me give a look. > > > > Evandro > > > > > > Andy Pahne wrote: > > > > > Hi there, I have a strange problem and at the moment I'm trying to find > out, > > > what exactly the problem is. > > > > > > I am using php 3.0.14 as an Apache Module on Apache 1.3.9 on a Redhat > Linux > > > 6.0 machine. I am accessing an Oracle 8.0.5i database that runs on the > same > > > machine. > > > There was a lot of hassle with connecting the database with php, but > after > > > all - with the help of the user suggestions in the php-manual, I > managed. > > > > > > I have a little database running, and I copied one of the example (the > one > > > given in the manual within the function reference of > OCIFetchStatemenet). > > > When I try to access the page that should give my a little overview over > one > > > whole table, I get the right results with Microsoft Internet Explorer > ver. 4 > > > and 5, but I only get an empty table with Netscape, all versions. > > > > > > I thought that it would be just one of those all-days "Hey they mostly > > > render content in different ways"-problems, > > > but when I had a look at the source of the php-generated page, it was > > > strange: there was not a difference in rendering, but a differnece in > the > > > html-source-code. > > > Netscape showed of with an empty html-table. (The structure is actually > > > there, all the <tr> <td> </td> </tr> etc, but actually > > > containing no > data.) > > > > > > The strangeness goes further: If I choose to download the same page via > the > > > File-Save Menu, Netscape saves the result as I expected - with values!!! > > > > > > I have taken the two result-pages as static versions on the web, if you > like > > > to have a look: > > > http://www.net22.net/php-problem/result-ie.html > > > http://www.net22.net/php-problem/result-nav.html > > > > > > http://www.net22.net/php-problem/result-nav-download.html > > > > > > I tried to reproduce the problem on an Netscape Enterprise Web-Server > > > running the cgi-version of php on my developement-machine, but then > > > everything worked fine with both browsers. > > > That fact made me think, if I have an Apache-related problem here. > > > > > > Suggestions appreciated. > > > > > > Andy Pahne > > > ap@net22.net > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Development Mailing List > > > <http://www.php.net/> > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > -- Thies C. 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