Passing variables

Hi there!

I want to read the client environment and pass the username to php to
compare it with the username stored in a MySQL table. To read the
client environment I know I have to use javascript (don't know how yet
but will find out). Question: how can I pass the JS output to php to
do the comparison?

Thanx.

Gilbert Schroeder say...

> Hi there!
>
> I want to read the client environment and pass the username to php to
> compare it with the username stored in a MySQL table. To read the
> client environment I know I have to use javascript (don't know how yet
> but will find out). Question: how can I pass the JS output to php to
> do the comparison?

Well you'll have to do some sort of meta refresh or redirect (possibly to
the same page), perhaps passing variables via the URL.

for example in page test.php, you use some javascript to get what you need
and then refresh to test.php?client=something

BUT...

If it's stuff like getting the user's browser then PHP can do that too:
It's automatically stored in $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']

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Nathan.
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Nathan <spamfourstomachs@hotmails.com> wrote in message news:<Xns93C76C60973DBfourstomachsspamhotm@130.133 .1.4>...
> Gilbert Schroeder say...
>
> > Hi there!
> >
> > I want to read the client environment and pass the username to php to
> > compare it with the username stored in a MySQL table. To read the
> > client environment I know I have to use javascript (don't know how yet
> > but will find out). Question: how can I pass the JS output to php to
> > do the comparison?
>
> Well you'll have to do some sort of meta refresh or redirect (possibly to
> the same page), perhaps passing variables via the URL.
>
> for example in page test.php, you use some javascript to get what you need
> and then refresh to test.php?client=something
>
> BUT...
>
> If it's stuff like getting the user's browser then PHP can do that too:
> It's automatically stored in $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']

Well, actually, I need the client information, for instance, the
environment variable 'username' or 'nwusername' and thus I have to use
javascript. Thanx for your help anyway, even if I still don't see how
to do

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> Nathan <spamfourstomachs@hotmails.com> wrote in message
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> > Gilbert Schroeder say...
> >
> > > Hi there!
> > >
> > > I want to read the client environment and pass the username to php to
> > > compare it with the username stored in a MySQL table. To read the
> > > client environment I know I have to use javascript (don't know how yet
> > > but will find out). Question: how can I pass the JS output to php to
> > > do the comparison?
> >
> > Well you'll have to do some sort of meta refresh or redirect (possibly
to
> > the same page), perhaps passing variables via the URL.
> >
> > for example in page test.php, you use some javascript to get what you
need
> > and then refresh to test.php?client=something
> >
> > BUT...
> >
> > If it's stuff like getting the user's browser then PHP can do that too:
> > It's automatically stored in $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']
>
> Well, actually, I need the client information, for instance, the
> environment variable 'username' or 'nwusername' and thus I have to use
> javascript. Thanx for your help anyway, even if I still don't see how
> to do

If it was possible to get the username or network username from a client
computer just through a browser we would make a lot of hackers very happy!

There is no way you can get (private) client environment variables through
javascript (or PHP) through a html page.

You can get stuf about the connection(i.e. ip address) and
useragent(browser) in both javascript and PHP because this is usually all
you need when creating html pages

in javascript look at tthe properties if the navigation object and in PHP
look at the $_SERVER and $_ENV arrays.
Hope you find what you need

Rob

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> "Gilbert Schroeder" <gibs@valain.com> schreef in bericht
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> > Nathan <spamfourstomachs@hotmails.com> wrote in message
> news:<Xns93C76C60973DBfourstomachsspamhotm@130.133 .1.4>...
> > > Gilbert Schroeder say...
> > >
> > > > Hi there!
> > > >
> > > > I want to read the client environment and pass the username to php to
> > > > compare it with the username stored in a MySQL table. To read the
> > > > client environment I know I have to use javascript (don't know how yet
> > > > but will find out). Question: how can I pass the JS output to php to
> > > > do the comparison?
> > >
> > > Well you'll have to do some sort of meta refresh or redirect (possibly
> to
> > > the same page), perhaps passing variables via the URL.
> > >
> > > for example in page test.php, you use some javascript to get what you
> need
> > > and then refresh to test.php?client=something
> > >
> > > BUT...
> > >
> > > If it's stuff like getting the user's browser then PHP can do that too:
> > > It's automatically stored in $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']
> >
> > Well, actually, I need the client information, for instance, the
> > environment variable 'username' or 'nwusername' and thus I have to use
> > javascript. Thanx for your help anyway, even if I still don't see how
> > to do
>
> If it was possible to get the username or network username from a client
> computer just through a browser we would make a lot of hackers very happy!
>
> There is no way you can get (private) client environment variables through
> javascript (or PHP) through a html page.
>
> You can get stuf about the connection(i.e. ip address) and
> useragent(browser) in both javascript and PHP because this is usually all
> you need when creating html pages
>
> in javascript look at tthe properties if the navigation object and in PHP
> look at the $_SERVER and $_ENV arrays.
> Hope you find what you need
>
> Rob

In IE, with the correct permissions, you can get the client
environment using ActiveX. But it only works for IE. So, I have an
idea how to do this but I still do not know how I could transport the
result, the js variable content, to php. And that's the matter. Maybe
it's to easy ... )

Gilbert Schroeder say...

> he js variable content, to php. And that's the matter. Maybe
> it's to easy ... )

Just get Javascript to redirect to a page, passing the variables through
the url.

I don't really know JS, but surely some sort of write.document type thingy
to make either a link

something.php?username=nathan

If passed through the URL like this, then in something.php:

$_POST["username"] == "nathan";

Does this help?

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Nathan.
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Nathan <spamfourstomachs@hotmails.com> wrote in message news:<Xns93C89509DBE80fourstomachsspamhotm@130.133 .1.4>...
> Gilbert Schroeder say...
>
> > he js variable content, to php. And that's the matter. Maybe
> > it's to easy ... )
>
> Just get Javascript to redirect to a page, passing the variables through
> the url.
>
> I don't really know JS, but surely some sort of write.document type thingy
> to make either a link
>
> something.php?username=nathan
>
> If passed through the URL like this, then in something.php:
>
> $_POST["username"] == "nathan";
>
> Does this help?

OK, I'll try to find a way to pass it thru the URL. I'll post the
solution here if I find any. Thanx.

Gilbert Schroeder say...

>>
>> $_POST["username"] == "nathan";
>>
>> Does this help?
>
> OK, I'll try to find a way to pass it thru the URL. I'll post the
> solution here if I find any. Thanx.

I've just realised a mistake in the above.

If passed through the URL it won't be $_POST["username"] it'll be $_GET
["username"].

HTH

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Nathan.
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