RE: [PHP] Credit card debiting and preventing the user from aborting

I think a combination of what Bruin suggested and what you are suggesting (should it work :-)) ) is a very good idea. I shall get to work. S.

From: "James Moore" <James@phpuk.org> To: "Stefen Lars" <stefenlars@hotmail.com> CC: <php-general@lists.php.net> Subject: RE: [PHP] Credit card debiting and preventing the user from aborting Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:41:42 +0100 I were to register ignore_user_abort and the user were to abort, would does this mean that nothing would be displayed in the browser when the script has come to its' logical end? This is indeed the case I still have the problem that money has been debited from the customer's card, but he/she does not know about it, as nothing has been displayed in this/her browser. Hence, he/she could (maybe) try again and debit his/her card again. Am I missing something here? As far as I know when a browser stops a connection it will not accept any further input, one option would be to use javascript. In the body tag do somthing along the lines of *Persudo Javascript* onUnload="mymsgbox() onLoad="setflag()" Then just before the body you set up the following: <script lang=javascript> int flag = 0; function mymsgbox() { if(flag == 0) {

     ALERT("ARGGGHH YOU SILLY FOOL DONT PRESS STOP....");

} } function onLoad() { flag = 1; } </script> Not promising it will work but it might. Another option (That I have never tried and have no idea if it would work) would be to register ignore_user_abort() and then send them off to a quick loading page with header() this has lots of dis advantages though as errors will not be shown.. Perhaps you should look at implementing a status bar if it takes so long.... Or just make it very clear to the user the they cannot cancel the transaction..

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