Valid variables to pass to script

[huajmbo]

Hi guys, hopefully you can help with a question that I've been searching for for the last 2 hours. 

 

Can you pass a variable to a php script that includes '--'

 

If I call:  test.php?data=eQ--tR   My script fails to run with a time out

 

But: test.php?data=eQ-tR  Works fine

 

Is this a limitation of PHP ?

 

Many thanks,

 

Ed

 

[TeddyKiller]

Not sure about this. Haven't tested, however.. how are the values getting put into the link.. is it nessecary to have double hyphens etc?

[huajmbo]

Hi TeddyKiller,

 

I was having problems with a script that keeps failing. So I'm now down to a "Hello World" script. If I put the url with Firefox: test.php?anything=aa--aa it fails. Unfortunately I need to be able to pass a variable that includes --

 

Thanks,

 

Ed

[huajmbo]

Here is a link as an example

 

http://test.rarotech.net/hello.php?anything=aa--aa

 

hello.php just includes echo"Hello World";

 

Thanks

 

 

 

[mikesta707]

try using urlencode() on the information you are passing in the URL. for example, if your link looks like

$link = "index.php?id=ak--bj";

try

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$link = "index.php?id=".urlencode("ak--bj");

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[TeddyKiller]

try using urlencode() on the information you are passing in the URL. for example, if your link looks like

$link = "index.php?id=ak--bj";

try

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$link = "index.php?id=".urlencode("ak--bj");

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Yeah, you just failed with those PHP tags

[huajmbo]

Thanks guys,

 

I've just tried $link = "hello.php?id=".urlencode("ak--bj");

 

<?php
$link = "hello.php?id=".urlencode("ak--bj");
header("Location: http://test.rarotech.net/$link"); 
?>

 

And that  fails too

 

With the link : $link = "hello.php?id=".urlencode("ak-bj");  it works

 

I also I can't change the -- in the url, it's calling my function from a bank system as a response to a query.

 

Any help appreciated.

 

Thanks Ed

 

 

[huajmbo]

Just a follow up. I managed to get it to work on another server.

 

So my host is now 'investigating'. They can't see why it is not working. Possible firewall on the server?

 

Thanks for your time guys