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Running 'Link A Friend' button on website at www.webitry.net and same workes as required in Firefox.
Getting a 500 server error when using Safari, Chrome and IE.:mad:
This is my introduction to cross browser issues!
What work arounds are necessary to get the thing working across all browsers? :o
I don't see a "Link A Friend" button anywehre.
Josh,
Just either side of the phone number in the header of the pages.
Just as a heads up, im using Chrome and everything works, no server error.
I think its not the code, but the actual server its self (the people who host your site) since its an "error 500 server error". It is not a client-side problem/browser problem. It could actually be your web host provider.
Either check with your web host provider or if you've done any server side code, check for errors.
I tend to agree with Trevor. If you get a server error sometimes and not others, it means that sometimes the server is having problems, others not. The fact that it appears to be browser dependent is probably just a coincidence.
I see no error in Chrome, Opera, or IE 9. At least not when clicking the button. The popup pops up with a form in it. Or do you mean there's an error once the form is submitted? I didn't try that.
In any case again as Trevor says, if you're getting a server error, it's probably the server, not the browser.
Works fine for me in Safari (and Firefox).
The only way the browser could change what the server does is to send a different request. The only thing about your code that looks a little unusual is that way you're using the HREF to trigger Javascript. Try the method below instead to see if that happens to fix it. I doubt it. Maybe those browsers are having issues with the JS in the HREF, but I've never seen that before.
<a href="#" onclick="popup();return false;">
Whoa! I just tried submitting the form. Internal Server Error 500 in Opera. Worked once in Firefox, then tried again several times and got Internal Server Error 500 in it as well. I think we're going to need to see the server side code.
John, do you have any idea whether my theory could be correct? It's the only thing I can see, and I know that the request must be different if the server's response is different. I'd be a bit surprised though because the "javascript:" method is fairly common.
That's not where the error is occurring. It's when you submit the form in the popup. It's on the page - webitry.net/process_friend.php
We would need to see the raw PHP code of that page to have even a chance of discovering why this is happening.
Thanks Guys,
The process_friend.php code. Please excuse the extensive comments that I used here as I tried to understand what was going on ....
The following is the form_friend.php codeCode:<?php
// never forget to start the session
session_start();
$_SESSION['form_data'] = $_POST;
?>
<html>
<head><title>Friend Link Processor</title></head>
<body>
<?php
//////////////VAIRABLES STORED HERE///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$visitorcode=$_POST['visitorcode'];// VALIDATE CODE //
$status="is_ok";
$write="";
$m_name=$_POST['m_name']; $m_email=$_POST['m_email'];$f_name=$_POST['f_name'];$f_email=$_POST['f_email'];
///////////////////////////////////////COMMENCE FORM VALIDATION/////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////////STEP ONE VALIDATES THAT MY NAME IS ENTERED/////////////////////////////////////
if (strlen($m_name) <2 ) { $write.="Please enter your Name<BR />";$status="not_ok";}
////////////////////STEP TWO VALIDATES THAT MY CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS IS USED////////////////////////
/////////////if (preg_match('/http:/', $notes))
if (!preg_match("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$^", $m_email))
{ $write.="Your email address is not correct!<BR />"; $status="not_ok";}
/////////////////STEP THREE VALIDATES THAT FRIENDS NAME ENTERED/////////////////////////////////////
if (strlen($f_name) <2 ) { $write.="Please enter your Friend's Name<BR />"; $status="not_ok";}
//////////////////STEP FOUR VALIDATES MY FRIENDS EMAIL///////////////////////////////////////////////
if (!preg_match("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$^", $f_email))
{ $write.="Your Friends email address is not correct!<BR />"; $status="not_ok";}
///////////////////STEP FIVE VALIDATES NUMBER OF EMAIL ADDRESSES USED/////////////////////////////////
if(substr_count($m_email,"@") > 1 or substr_count($f_email,"@") > 1)
{ $write.="Use only one email address please<BR />";$status="not_ok";}
if(empty($visitorcode))
{ $write.="Do not forget to fill out the <b>VALIDATE</b> code!<BR />";$status="not_ok";}
if(empty($inputfields))
{ echo "<center><font face='Verdana' color='grey'><h3>Please note the following :-</h3><font face='Verdana' size='2' color=red>$write</font><center>";}
/////////////////Captcha Validation to block Spambots//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
if (md5($visitorcode) == $_SESSION['image_random_value'])
/* echo "<h2>Code $visitorcode valid </h2>\n"; */
///////////////////////////// INSTALL MESSAGE HERE ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
{$header_message="Hi $f_name , \n\nYour friend $m_name invites you to visit Website at www.webitry.net \n\nYou can view a eCommerce Shopping Demonstration just to see how easy it is to sell online. \n\nIf you or any of your friends would like to sell online just contact the Webitry and discuss your requirement. They will be delighted to hear from you.\n\nHave a nice day!";
$body_message=$header_message."\n";
//// MAIL POSTING STARTS HERE /////////
$headers="";
//$headers="Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n".$headers;
// Un comment the above line to send mail in html format
$headers4=$m_email; // Change this to change from address
$headers.="Reply-to: $headers4\n";
$headers.="From: $headers4\n";
$headers.="Errors-to: $headers4\n";
$subject="$m_name - Invitation to visit Website";
mail($f_email,$subject,$body_message,$headers);
///////////////////// END OF POSTING /////////////// & PRESENTING THANK YOU PAGE /////////////////////
echo "<center><font face='Verdana' size='3' color=green><br />Thank You, <br /><br />You sent a link for this Website to your friend $f_name. This is a great help to us. Your assistance is much appreciated.<br /><h3>The Webmaster.</h3></font></center>";
}else{
echo "<center><br /><font face='Verdana' size='2' color=blue>Your message was not sent because you entered the invalid letters - <b>$visitorcode</b><br />Please note that the letters are case sensitive. </font></center>\n";
echo '<center><br /><form action="form_friend.php"><input type="submit" value="Go Back to Form"></form></center>';
}
?>
</body>
</html>
Code:<form method="post" action="process_friend.php">
<legend>Send Website Link to my Friend.</legend><br />
<label>My Name: </label><input type='text' id="textfield" name='m_name' value='
<?php if(isset($_SESSION['form_data']['m_name'])) { echo htmlspecialchars($_SESSION['form_data']['m_name']);}?>
' /><br />
<label>My Email: </label><input type='text' id="textfield" name='m_email' value='
<?php if(isset($_SESSION['form_data']['m_email'])) { echo htmlspecialchars($_SESSION['form_data']['m_email']);}?>
' /><br />
<label>Friend's Name: </label><input type='text' id="textfield" name='f_name' value='
<?php if(isset($_SESSION['form_data']['f_name'])) { echo htmlspecialchars($_SESSION['form_data']['f_name']);}?>
' /><br />
<label>Friend's Email: </label><input type='text' id="textfield" name='f_email' value='
<?php if(isset($_SESSION['form_data']['f_email'])) { echo htmlspecialchars($_SESSION['form_data']['f_email']);}?>
' /><br />
<hr>
<div>
<label>Validate Form:</label> <img src="randomImage.php"/>
<a href><img src="album/refresh.jpg" img style="border:0;" onclick="history.go()" alt="Get new Code" /></a>
<input type="text" name="visitorcode" size="5" />
</div>
<input type="submit" name="submitbutton" id="submitbutton" value="Send the Website Link to my Friend" />
</form>