RE: [PHP] URLencode issues - halp! - code included

Here is some code: From a form, I get username as $name and it goes to the processing file for the form, where a sale happens and it sends the code to a different server like this: $data = urlencode($name); print "<META HTTP-EQUIV='refresh' CONTENT='0;URL=http://somedestination.php?name=$data'>"; That server then processes the person and puts them into the MySQL - but if the name is bad, it errors out and stops the script: $name = urldecode($name); if(!$name) { print "You entered an invalid name. Please stop and call us at...."; } else { Inserts record into database. } That's it. It doesn't seem to matter what the name entered is; there is no rhyme or reason (seemingly) to the names it fails on (as per my previous post). urlencode may just be a flaky thing to use? Perhaps depending on the browser? Thanks, -Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: David T-G [mailto:davidtg-php@justpickone.org] > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 3:31 PM > To: PHP General list > Cc: SpyProductions Support Team > Subject: Re: [PHP] URLencode issues - halp! > > > Mike -- > > ...and then SpyProductions Support Team said... > % > % I am having some issues, apparently, with URL encode. > ... > % > % I decided to use this because people are allowed to use *any* > key as part of > % their name, so a name like "rt'$%^*&'rt" is perfectly allowable. > > Makes sense, but I'd use base64_encode (with base64_decode, of course) > rather than urlencode; it will properly shield everything. No, I don't > know why 'normal' names fail and goofy ones don't; without some code and > some specific examples we can't really tell too well :-) > > > HTH & HAND > > :-D > -- > David T-G * There is too much animal courage in > (play) davidtg@justpickone.org * society and not sufficient moral courage. > (work) davidtgwork@justpickone.org -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science > and Health" > http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf > Qrprapl Npg! > >