Re: PHP+IIS - POST data propagate along redirect with header (Location: ....)

You don't have restart IIS if your running in CGI mode. "Stephen March" <steve@enerds.ca> wrote in message news:3F095E11.6050207@enerds.ca... > Sorry, I should also mention you will have to restart your IIS > server. From a command prompt, > (on the server) issue the command: > > net stop iisadmin > > (type Y - if you have the publisher service active) > > net start w3svc > > Or reboot it, if you like :) > > ~Steve > > Stephen March wrote: > > > In your php.ini (c:\windows\php.ini for 9x, xp, c:\winnt\ for > > NT4, 2000 => around line 365) > > make sure Register Globals = Off. > > > > Register globals does just that, creates global variables from any > > data posted to from a form. > > As you've noticed it's not the most secure thing, to have these > > variables accessible to all your > > scripts. > > > > Cheers, > > ~Steve > > > > Sebastian Baran wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> Has anybody experienced such problem? Let's have script "a.php" with > >> form > >> > >> > >> <form name="myform" action="a.php" method="POST"> > >> <input name="field" ...> > >> .... > >> </form> > >> > >> > >> Script "a.php" receives POST data and process them, then executes > >> redirect: > >> > >> header("Location: b.php"); > >> > >> And then on most configurations (like Apache+PHP, no matter on windows > >> or unix) script "b.php" has no idea about data from form "myform". > >> But I've > >> found that "my" server, wich is IIS, sends somehow POST data to > >> "b.php"!!! More, if we "b.php"="a.php" we have a loop! > >> Cause "a.php" > >> checks if there is something in POST and then redirects to itself. > >> > >> *********** a.php BEGIN ********* > >> <?php > >> if ($_POST["field"]) { > >> (do something) > >> ... > >> header("Location: a.php"); > >> } > >> ?> > >> <form action="a.php" method="POST"> > >> <input name="field" ...> > >> .... > >> </form> > >> > >> ************ END **************** > >> > >> How to get lost of POST data? Is it a bug in IIS, php or something > >> else? > >> > >> Thanks in advance! > >> > >> > >> my configuration: > >> > >> PHP Version 4.3.2 > >> > >> System Windows NT WEB 5.0 build 2195 Server API CGI/FastCGI > >> SERVER_SOFTWARE Microsoft-IIS/5.0 > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >