php captcha within javascript problem

gckmac · April 28, 2009

I am trying to add a captcha from reCaptcha.net (Carnegie Mellon project) to an error submission form.

I have succeeded in getting the captcha input form to show. However, I cannot get the captcha process code to work. Can someone point out WHERE on this form it would go? (You will see the captcha input code, which is fine).

<?php

require_once("../scripts/dbinfo.php");

$tplpath = "../scripts/tpl";

$link = mysql_connect($server, $userid, $password);

mysql_select_db($db, $link);

if (isset($_GET['id'])) {

$id = $_GET['id'];

$type = $_GET['type'];

if ($type == "event") {

$checkquery = "select title from maine_festivals where id = '$id'";

$title = "Report Update";

} else {

$checkquery = "select name from maine_hotels where id = '$id'";

$title = "Report Error";

}

$checkresult = mysql_query($checkquery, $link);

$row = mysql_fetch_array($checkresult);

$propertyname = $row[0];

$from_url = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];

}

if (isset($_POST['signup']) && $_POST['signup'] == "Submit") {

$msg = quote_smart($_POST['msg']);

$email = quote_smart($_POST['email']);

$from_url = $_POST['from_url'];

$propertyname = $_POST['propertyname'];

$subject = "Error Report about $propertyname";

$body = $msg;

if ($email != "") {

$body .= "\n Reported by $email";

}

$body .= "\nURL: $from_url";

$headers = 'From: report.error@maine.info' . "\r\n";

mail("gckorn@gmail.com", $subject, $body, $headers);

header("Location: $from_url");

}

function tpl_head() {

global $tplpath;

global $title;

echo <<<tpl

<title>Maine.info - $title</title>

</script>

GS_googleAddAdSenseService("ca-pub-xxx");

GS_googleEnableAllServices();

</script>

GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-xxx", "Maine_General_LHS_120x60");

GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-xxx", "Maine_General_LHS_120x600_1st");

GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-xxx", "Maine_General_LHS_120x600_2nd");

GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-xxx", "Maine_General_LHS_120x90");

GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-xxx", "Maine_General_RHS_300x250_1st");

GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-xxx", "Maine_General_RHS_300x250_2nd");

GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-xxx", "Maine_General_TOP_468x60");

</script>

GA_googleFetchAds();

</script>

/*

$().ready(function() {

// validate the comment form when it is submitted

$("#signupform").validate({

rules: {

email: {

required: true,

email: true

}

},

messages: {

email: "Please enter a valid email address"

}

});

*/

</script>

#signupform { width: 90%; margin: 25px; }

#signupform label {

width: 100%;

/* text-align: right; */

display:block;

}

/*#signupform input.submit { margin-left: 183px; }*/

#signupform label.error {

margin-left: 155px;

width: auto;

text-align: left;

/* display: inline;*/

}

body {

min-width: 1000px;

}

</style>

tpl;

}

include($tplpath . "/header.inc");

?>

<!-- PUT THIS TAG IN DESIRED LOCATION OF SLOT Maine_General_LHS_120x60

-->

GA_googleFillSlot("Maine_General_LHS_120x60");

</script>

<!-- END OF TAG FOR SLOT Maine_General_LHS_120x60

-->

<!-- PUT THIS TAG IN DESIRED LOCATION OF SLOT Maine_General_LHS_120x90

-->

GA_googleFillSlot("Maine_General_LHS_120x90");

</script>

<!-- END OF TAG FOR SLOT Maine_General_LHS_120x90

-->

<!-- PUT THIS TAG IN DESIRED LOCATION OF SLOT Maine_General_LHS_120x600_1st

-->

GA_googleFillSlot("Maine_General_LHS_120x600_1st");

</script>

<!-- END OF TAG FOR SLOT Maine_General_LHS_120x600_1st

-->

<!-- PUT THIS TAG IN DESIRED LOCATION OF SLOT Maine_General_LHS_120x600_2nd

-->

GA_googleFillSlot("Maine_General_LHS_120x600_2nd");

</script>

<!-- END OF TAG FOR SLOT Maine_General_LHS_120x600_2nd

-->

</div>

<!-- PUT THIS TAG IN DESIRED LOCATION OF SLOT Maine_General_TOP_468x60

-->

GA_googleFillSlot("Maine_General_TOP_468x60");

</script>

<!-- END OF TAG FOR SLOT Maine_General_TOP_468x60

-->

<?php

if ($type == "event") {

$msg = "Thank you for updating our listing for <strong>$propertyname</strong>. We appreciate your time. Other folks will too.";

} else {

$msg = "Thank you for reporting an error in our listing for <strong>$propertyname</strong>. We appreciate your time. Other folks will too.";

}

?>

<p>

<label for="msg">Describe Problem</label>

</p>

<p>

<label for="email">Email (Optional) </label>

<?php

require_once("../captcha/recaptchalib.php");

$publickey = "6Le_LAYAAAAAAOuWVFAZzv-zRO_jN7km48LHHYEq"; // you got this from the signup page

echo recaptcha_get_html($publickey);

?>

</p>

</fieldset>

</form>

<?php

?>

</div>

<!-- PUT THIS TAG IN DESIRED LOCATION OF SLOT Maine_General_RHS_300x250_1st

-->

GA_googleFillSlot("Maine_General_RHS_300x250_1st");

</script>

<!-- END OF TAG FOR SLOT Maine_General_RHS_300x250_1st

-->

<!-- PUT THIS TAG IN DESIRED LOCATION OF SLOT Maine_General_RHS_300x250_2nd

-->

GA_googleFillSlot("Maine_General_RHS_300x250_2nd");

</script>

<!-- END OF TAG FOR SLOT Maine_General_RHS_300x250_2nd

-->

</div>

<?php

include($tplpath . "/footer.inc");

?>

ignace · April 28, 2009

You are missing the recaptcha_check_answer() function call which returns you a response object on which you can check if the response was valid as part of your form validation.

<?php
$response = recaptcha_check_answer('your-secret-key', $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $_POST['recaptcha_challenge_field'], $_POST['recaptcha_response_field']);
if ($response->is_valid) {
    // valid captcha response
}
?>

The full explanation can be found on http://recaptcha.net/plugins/php/

gckmac · April 28, 2009

Yes, I've added the process code (didn't show it before). I made progress rearranging the code. The remaining issue is that when wrong captcha is entered, the form forgets the event ID that went with it ... see code below ...

<?php

if ($type == "event") {

$msg = "Thank you for updating our listing for <strong>$propertyname</strong>. We appreciate your time. Other folks will too.";

} else {

$msg = "Thank you for reporting an error in our listing for <strong>$propertyname</strong>. We appreciate your time. Other folks will too.";

}

?>

<p>

<label for="msg">Describe Problem</label>

</p>

<p>

<label for="email">Email (Optional) </label>

<?php

require_once("../captcha/recaptchalib.php");

$publickey = "6Le_LAYAAAAAAOuWVFAZzv-zRO_jN7km48LHHYEq"; // you got this from the signup page

echo recaptcha_get_html($publickey);

?>

</p>

</fieldset>

</form>

<?php

if (isset($_POST['signup']) && $_POST['signup'] == "Submit") {

require_once("../captcha/recaptchalib.php");

$privatekey = "xxxxxx";

$resp = recaptcha_check_answer ($privatekey,

$_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"],

$_POST["recaptcha_challenge_field"],

$_POST["recaptcha_response_field"]);

if (!$resp->is_valid) {

die ("The reCAPTCHA wasn't entered correctly. Go back and try it again." .

"(reCAPTCHA said: " . $resp->error . ")");

}

?>

<?php

$msg = quote_smart($_POST['msg']);

$email = quote_smart($_POST['email']);

$from_url = $_POST['from_url'];

$propertyname = $_POST['propertyname'];

$subject = "Error Report about $propertyname";

$body = $msg;

if ($email != "") {

$body .= "\n Reported by $email";

}

$body .= "\nURL: $from_url";

$headers = 'From: report.error@maine.info' . "\r\n";

mail("gckorn@gmail.com", $subject, $body, $headers);

header("Location: $from_url");

}

?>

gckmac · April 28, 2009

So the problem is basically a failure to properly loop ...

1. If captcha is correct, I come back to the captcha form and dont' tell anyone AOK (though it does submit with correct database id).

2. If captcha is incorrect, I come back to the captcha form and lose the database event ID. So if user submits again, the event it applies to is unknown.

I am learning php ... but too slowly.

thx,

gckmac

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