Re: [Nolug] Web Development Problems

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>From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
>Reply-To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
>To: NOLUG ML <nolug@patientcarerx.com>
>Subject: Re: [Nolug] Web Development Problems
>Date: 13 Jun 2002 23:19:35 -0500
>
>On Thu, 2002-06-13 at 22:51, Jeff Lee wrote:
> >
> > The page server is using RPG to do all of the programing ... html is
> > incorperated in this and so is java script. Im not sure about PHP or
> > anyother lang. I can ask tommorow but is there a way to find out if i
>have
> > capabilities of http_redir. refer. on the current server b/c i do not
> > remember the name of it. although i know it is not apache. The RPG lang.
>can
> > handle java though i dont know if there is an added mod to handle this.
>
>Jeff, you owe me a 22" monitor! As soon as RPG was displayed
>in the same window with Java & HTML, the CRT shattered into
>a thousand pieces. It took 2 hours to pick up all of the
>glass shards. And that was after I got home from the hospital:
>the aberrant brain discharges caused by "RPG, Java & HTML"
>made me have so many seizures, my wife called an ambulance...
>
> > >From: Scott Harney <scotth@scottharney.com>
> > >Reply-To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
> > >To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
> > >Subject: Re: [Nolug] Web Development Problems
> > >Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:58:22 -0500
> > >
> > >This is pretty specific to the language you're using. You would not
> > >want to use javascript for cookie setting/tracking in this instance.
> > >javascript is client-side language and what you need to do is all
> > >server-side. That means using CGI or something like PHP or mod_perl or
> > >java server pages.
> > >
> > >What you're looking for is known in web development circles as
> > >"session management". You use cookies to keep track of user "sessions"
> > >and you can control them from there. I do this all the time with PHP
> > >and perl-based web apps.
> > >
> > >Typically what I'll do is create a session with a cookie and the cookie
> > >is the "key" to a backend database (mysql, postgresql, even filesystem
> > >only)
> > >In that database I can store things such as the HTTP_REFERRER URL that
> > >they started the session on. Then once they complete a form, for
>example,
> > >I can use php to set an HTTP Location: header to redirect the user back
> > >to that original URL.
> > >
> > >that's an outline of what you need to do, but what you're talking about
> > >is fairly language and platform specific. What you need to do
> > >is find out about 'session management' using cookies in your
>environment
> > >of choice. You'll also need to know how to manipulate HTTP headers
>directly
> > >using your environment of choice.
> > >
> > >As you probably already know, this is a fairly common issue with web
> > >development. If you're using an open-source setup, you'll undoubtedly
> > >find tons of docs on the web as well as in things like O'Reilly books
>for
> > >doing this. With a proprietary vendor language, online resource
>_might_
> > >be a little harder to come by; you may need to consult with the vendor.
> > >
> > >
> > >On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 08:37:26PM +0000, Jeff Lee wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am working on an AS/400 Developing web based ordering carts. A
>problem
> > >I
> > > > have run into is redirecting the customer back to the page he
>ordered
> > >from
> > > > after his order is complete.
> > > > I have the site set up where different types of products are on
> > >different
> > > > pages and I would like the customer to be redirected back to the
>exact
> > >site
> > > > they ordered from. NOT to http://setsite.com/setpage.htm
> > > > but http://referedsite.com/referedpg.htm
> > > >
> > > > Second I want to make sure that any customer who is using the site
>has
> > > > cookies enabled since it is the method being used to track the
>order.
> > > > I suppose that this can be done with Java Script but im not sure. I
>want
> > >to
> > > > check to see if they have cookies enabled (maybe by sending a test
> > >cookie)
> > > > and then if they dont i want them to be alerted.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Jeff Lee
> > > > Think Solutions Inc.
>
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