Re: Netscape 6, What a piece of s$#@ ,anyone else had problems with php and Netscape 6?

Have you tried this test with your code? http://www.php.net/FAQ.php#7.8 The FAQ does not give a solution, but the problem is known to have affected only select users. The problem is no-one seems to know what the selection criteria is! Some people have the problem, some do not. DAve on 5/18/01 7:49 AM, Lucas Persona at lpersona@widesoft.com.br wrote: > Jason, > > I've Replyed also to the lsit, because someone could help us on this... > > Jason Lotito wrote: >> Lucas Persona wrote: >>> I was used to think on that way... >>> Some time ago I have problems with Netscape 6 and PHP. It >>> was not a HTML error >>> but something related to PHP/Netscape 6. >>> The problem was in showing correctly the source code. >>> I had a page that includes another one, like a >>> header/menu/footer main that includes >>> a data area. >>> If I just put the include (or require code) following the >>> page sequence, that's ok, the Netscape 6 shows correctly the source. >>> If I add something like (if (isSet($var) && $var == 10) {}) >>> before the include >>> (or require) and $var exists and has value 10, the parser >>> will process the include, show >>> the page, but Netscape don't show the source code of this part. >> >> Unfortunately, I have a very hard time believing this. Now, I can >> imagine a few instances where this might come into play, but then you >> would have to actually design for this to happen, but you didn't. I >> would have to imagine that something was wrong with your actual code >> logic, as PHP is only as good as the HTML you code, and the logic you >> use. If the if statement was failing, of course it would not include >> the file. At the same time, why you used both isset() and $var == 10 >> when $var == 10 would have worked fine also makes me wonder about the >> underlying code. > > Yeah I know...I can say that I still don't believe..but it happens! :) > If you (or anyone here) has Netscape 6 (I'm using the 6.01) could try > the following codes: > -------------------------------------------------------- > File: netscape6.php > <?php > echo "<HTML><BODY>\n"; > echo "this is a test...this is the first part<BR>\n"; > echo "this is a test...this is the second part<BR>\n"; > echo "<form method=\"POST\" action=\"netscape6.1.php\" > name=\"netscape\">\n"; > echo "<input type=hidden name=var value=10>\n"; > echo "<input type=submit name=go value=\"Test\">\n"; > echo "</form>\n"; > echo "</BODY></HTML>\n"; > ?> > -------------------------------------------------------- > File: netscape6.1.php > <?php > echo "<HTML><BODY>\n"; > echo "1) this is a test...this is the first part<BR>\n"; > echo "this is a test...this is the second part<BR>\n"; > if ( $var == 10) > { > include ('netscape6.2.php'); > } > echo "this is a test...this is the last part<br>\n"; > echo "</BODY></HTML>\n"; > ?> > -------------------------------------------------------- > File: netscape6.2.php > <?php > echo "<h1>this is the other file...</h1>\n"; > ?> > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > Ok, now that you have all the three sample files you can check for > HTML errors... > How I did the test: > 1. Run Netscape 6 > 2. Access file netscape6.php > 3. Press the 'Test' button that POST to netscape6.1.php > 4. See the page and compare with the source code (View Page Source) > 5. Surprise! They are different...the netscape6.2.php file is not in the > source. > > 6. Change the netscape6.1.php file on the following lines: > 3: echo "2) this is a test...this is the first part<BR>\n"; > 5: // if ( $var == 10) > 6: //{ > 8: //} > 7. Great! Now that you just take the if statement out, clear the > Netscape > Cache (Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Cache -> Clear Memory Cache > and > Clear Disk Cache) > 8. Access file netscape6.php again.. > 9. Press the 'Test' button that POST to netscape6.1.php > 10. The result is the same that you've get before but now, when you view > the source code, the result of netscape6.2.php is there too.. > 11. Be sure to see the '2)' on the Page Source. If the '1)' is still > there > you need to clean your cache. > > Anyone did this test? How Netscape know that there is an if statment > there?? > Any point that I'm missing on this test? > >>> This is not a big deal when dealing with simple pages, but, >>> if you have a form on this >>> page, it will not work right since after the page comes to >>> the browser and is shown, it >>> doesn't recognize it anymore. >>> It's very strange but I tested it and it happened that >>> way...changing something on PHP >>> code, changes the behaviour of the browser.. >> >> No. PHP does what you tell it to do, and by all accounts, I can only >> see that you were telling PHP NOT to display the code. > > Try the test above.. It shows the code but netscape doesn't know that. > > See you, > Lucas Persona -- Dave Goodrich Director of Interface Development Reality Based Learning Company 9521 NE Willows Road, Suite 100 Redmond, WA 98052 Toll Free 1-877-869-6603 ext. 237 Fax (425) 558-5655 daveg@rblc.com http://www.rblc.com