kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I think something change on my GoDaddy hosted site and broke PHP code. I have a really simple site that has been working for several years. It has a main index page and depending on the variable it is called with, displays different content in that page. I know literally nothing about PHP and someone else gave me the code forever ago. All the sudden the code stopped working. I have no clue why. http://www.mysite.com/?con=about “con” is the variable and “about” is another is the page I want displayed which should include a file named about.php. If the page is called with an invalid variable or with none, it should revert to main.php. The php code is: <? $ext = ".php"; $id = $_GET['con'].$ext; if (file_exists($id)) { include($id); } else { include("main.php"); } ?> The files are all actually there and will display, but not with the index wrapper, if I change the addresses to: http://www.mysite.com/about.php I think there must be something stupidly simple, but don’t know where to start… except for to ask on this forum. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw1500se Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 What is the error? Do you have errors turned on? error_reporting(E_ALL); Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, gw1500se said: What is the error? Do you have errors turned on? error_reporting(E_ALL); Do I just add that to the code section of page? Or does that have to be in some special place on the server? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 The error reporting doesn't show me anything where I put it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Actually you need another line as well. error_reporting(E_ALL); ini_set('display_errors', '1'); The '1' is an 'On' value for actually displaying the errors on your client. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac_gyver Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, kirkdickinson said: stopped working define: stopped working? what does happen and if you are getting a blank page, what does the 'view source' in your browser show? (the problem is probably the short-open tag no longer working.) next, don't do this without validating that $_GET['con'] is exactly and only a permitted value. by using directory traversal or remote code inclusion, i.e. including path information or a remote url in the value, anyone can cause your code to include any file on your server, and if enabled, any code in a remote file, because file_exists($id) will be true. Edited February 5, 2022 by mac_gyver Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, mac_gyver said: define: stopped working? what does happen and if you are getting a blank page, what does the 'view source' in your browser show? (the problem is probably the short-open tag no longer working.) next, don't do this without validating that $_GET['con'] is exactly and only a permitted value. by using directory traversal or remote code inclusion, i.e. including path information or a remote url in the value, anyone can cause your code to include any file on your server, and if enabled, any code in a remote file, because file_exists($id) will be true. The code doesn't include the page. It fails to put in the default, or the page called in the variable. I just reached out to a friend that is a system admin. He said that my code probably shouldn't run in newer versions of PHP. I have version 8.1.2. He couldn't help me change the code because he isn't really a coder, but he said that the host he manages had a bunch of sites that broke with similar code when they upgraded their PHP version. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) Did you make the addition that I gave you and run it? Errors? What was the previous version? What happens if you simply try to run the script that you are trying to include? Or - add the following line to the top of your script; echo "Now running in script (your script name)"; At the very least (if you have no errors) that should give you that message. Edited February 5, 2022 by ginerjm Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac_gyver Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, kirkdickinson said: The code doesn't include the page. It fails to put in the default, or the page called in the variable. did you look at the 'view source' of the page as suggested? 7 minutes ago, kirkdickinson said: He said that my code probably shouldn't run in newer versions of PHP there's nothing php version specific in this code. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 But we haven't seen all of the code.... If he is making a big jump in versions there might be some issues, no? Let's see what happens when he tries to get my echo in his current code. If that doesn't show then he's got more trouble. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) If you are having problems trying to do what we have asked try this: <? error_reporting(E_ALL); ini_set('display_errors', '1'); $ext = ".php"; if (isset($_GET['con'])) { $id = $_GET['con']; if ($id == 'show') { echo "Now running startup script"; exit(); } else { $id .= $ext; if (file_exists($id)) include($id); else include("main.php"); } } else { echo "No con argument provided"; exit(): } Save this revised version of your script as a tester. Give it a new name. Then execute it using 'show' as the con value (?con=show) and see if the script gives you a message. That means that it is working so try it again with you desired con value. My guess is that it is not running and testing it as I suggested just now will show you nothing. If so, may I suggest you post the full script (if it is not too large) for us to review? Edited February 5, 2022 by ginerjm Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 One error in the above. Change : in last line to ;. Works for me but I'm only running 7.4. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 25 minutes ago, ginerjm said: Did you make the addition that I gave you and run it? Errors? What was the previous version? What happens if you simply try to run the script that you are trying to include? Or - add the following line to the top of your script; echo "Now running in script (your script name)"; At the very least (if you have no errors) that should give you that message. Not showing any errors. I think the previous version was 7.?? My admin friend thought that code would break on 6 and above, but I don't think it was running anything that old. It acts like it isn't running the PHP at all. The error code doesn't display any errors, the echo doesn't show anything, and my include doesn't get included. Maybe I need to look at the settings in the cpanel to make sure that it is set right to actually run PHP code. I remember seeing some settings a long time ago on a different server about that. As much of a hack this page is, I guess I might as well share the link.http://bbc-kjv.com/http://bbc-kjv.com/phpinfo.php Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 29 minutes ago, mac_gyver said: did you look at the 'view source' of the page as suggested? there's nothing php version specific in this code. When I view the source, it shows the raw php code and doesn't show the include actually getting included. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 If the echo line is properly placed (near the beginning?) it HAS to show if the script is running - that's why I gave it to you. Show us the code. No links Don't care about your phpinfo at this point. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Solution Share Posted February 5, 2022 What is the name of the file you are executing? If it is showing raw php code you are not running a php file and make sure that if you are that the opening tag is a full php tag as in: <?php 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, ginerjm said: If you are having problems trying to do what we have asked try this: <? error_reporting(E_ALL); ini_set('display_errors', '1'); $ext = ".php"; if (isset($_GET['con'])) { $id = $_GET['con']; if ($id == 'show') { echo "Now running startup script"; exit(); } else { $id .= $ext; if (file_exists($id)) include($id); else include("main.php"); } } else { echo "No con argument provided"; exit(): } Save this revised version of your script as a tester. Give it a new name. Then execute it using 'show' as the con value (?con=show) and see if the script gives you a message. That means that it is working so try it again with you desired con value. My guess is that it is not running and testing it as I suggested just now will show you nothing. If so, may I suggest you post the full script (if it is not too large) for us to review? I just swapped out the code and it isn't working. I am wondering if there is something else going on in the cpanel of the GoDaddy server? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Did you make the correction I posted? If you have fixed my code and tried to run it and got back no message and no error message give me the answers to my previous questions about the script name and the opening php tag. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, ginerjm said: If the echo line is properly placed (near the beginning?) it HAS to show if the script is running - that's why I gave it to you. Show us the code. No links Don't care about your phpinfo at this point. Here is the code for the entire page. <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>Bible Baptist Church - Byesville Ohio</title> <!--[if IE 5]> <style type="text/css"> /* place css box model fixes for IE 5* in this conditional comment */ .twoColFixLtHdr #sidebar1 { width: 230px; } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if IE]> <style type="text/css"> /* place css fixes for all versions of IE in this conditional comment */ .twoColFixLtHdr #sidebar1 { padding-top: 30px; } .twoColFixLtHdr #mainContent { zoom: 1; } /* the above proprietary zoom property gives IE the hasLayout it needs to avoid several bugs */ </style> <![endif]--> <link href="bbc.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="twoColFixLtHdr"> <div id="fb-root"></div> <script async defer crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v6.0"></script> <div id="container"> <div id="header"> <?php include ("header.php");?> </div> <div id="sidebar1"> <?php include ("menu.php");?> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bible-Baptist-Church-of-Byesville-OH/153672901470035?ref=br_tf"><img src="Images/facebook-logo.png" align="center" width="120" height="43" alt="Visit Us On Facebook"/></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe-3wTp8RuIFRY_XfLHIRZg"><img src="Images/youtube-logo.png" align="center" width="120" height="58" alt="Watch Us On YouTube"/></a></p> <!-- end #sidebar1 --> </div> <div id="mainContent"> <? error_reporting( E_ALL ); ini_set( 'display_errors', '1' ); $ext = ".php"; if ( isset( $_GET[ 'con' ] ) ) { $id = $_GET[ 'con' ]; if ( $id == 'show' ) { echo "Now running startup script"; exit(); } else { $id .= $ext; if ( file_exists( $id ) ) include( $id ); else include( "main.php" ); } } else { echo "No con argument provided"; exit(): } ?> <!-- end #mainContent --></div> <!-- This clearing element should immediately follow the #mainContent div in order to force the #container div to contain all child floats --><br class="clearfloat" /> <div id="footer"> <p>If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.</p> <p align="right">II Chr 7:14 </p> <!-- end #footer --></div> <!-- end #container --></div> </body> </html> Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Just now, ginerjm said: Did you make the correction I posted? If you have fixed my code and tried to run it and got back no message and no error message give me the answers to my previous questions about the script name and the opening php tag. I am not sure what you mean about a script name. I mostly do CFM stuff and don't really know much of anything about PHP. This is just a snippet of PHP code in my index file. No separate script. That code should insert the different pages of the website into the index file. It has been working for a decade. I don't know what an "Opening PHP tag" is? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac_gyver Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, kirkdickinson said: When I view the source, it shows the raw php code the cause has already been posted - 56 minutes ago, mac_gyver said: (the problem is probably the short-open tag no longer working.) only use full opening tags <?php so that your php code will always be seen as being php code. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 What do you type in the browser's address bar to run this thing? That has the script name. The name of the program you are working on. That is the script name. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, mac_gyver said: the cause has already been posted - only use full opening tags <?php so that your php code will always be seen as being php code. OK, sorry, I didn't understand what you meant. I changed that. My old code seems to partially work now. It will display the default page if there is no variable. If I add the variable, I get a "This page isn't working" error. HTTP ERROR 500. When I swap the code out to your code, I get the above error every time. Doing more research, I think GoDaddy has done something. I get some fatal errors on a couple of Wordpress sites that I have there. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkdickinson Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, ginerjm said: What do you type in the browser's address bar to run this thing? That has the script name. The name of the program you are working on. That is the script name. it is index.php Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginerjm Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) When you say 'index file' what do you mean? Are you saying that you are not using any script and letting your system just use the default home page name? What shows in the address bar when you do run it? Does it have a .php extension on it or is it an html extension? When you type in the ?con=xxx what is immediately in front of that? Show us that whole address bar line. Edited February 5, 2022 by ginerjm Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/314505-simple-php-include-question-i-think-my-host-changed-something/#findComment-1593890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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