Explorer and session = false

[PeFo]

Frustrated!

Developing my webshop on Mac, having it working fine on Safari, FF, Netscape.

Got the input a wile ago that the Chart didn´t show up in IE.

 

Been trying a couple of weeks now...

The site is using http, html and php only.

Session seems to be the problem.

 

Reading and testing:

Privacy policy required for IE.

SID in URL

HTML and CSS validation

Been all over this forum and trying tips, but my problem persist.

 

Just moved all session_start() to a seperate php-file that includes on all pages.

But I have to wait for an IE-test, since I don´t own a windows-machine.

 

Any one - comfort me!

 

A testlocation for the site is at:

bastebo.hopto.org/kb/

 

 

Regards

PeFo

 

[dsaba]

wow thats a nice description of your php/web development adventures

 

if you want us to help, narrow down your technical problem or what you think it is, and tell us what that is, show us some code, something...

 

And then we can help

[PeFo]

Off course! Getting tired..

 

The site is in frames head and main.

In main a php-file reads a "database"-file puts data in a form per each product.

 

The product form-section in a table:

echo "<td><form method='post' action='head.php' target='head'>" . 
     "<INPUT TYPE='HIDDEN' NAME='id' VALUE='" . $tab_a[$produktnamn] . " " . $forp_a[$i] . "'>
     <INPUT TYPE='HIDDEN' NAME='price' VALUE='" . $pris_a[$i] . "'>
     <INPUT TYPE='text' NAME='qty' value='1' size='2'>
     <INPUT TYPE='image' class='image-kop' src='kop.jpg' NAME='add' value='submit' alt='Köp'></FORM></td>";

 

In IE the head-frame containing the chart does not show up:

<div id="huvud">
<img src="kblogo3.png" alt="">


<!-- SHART -->
	<?php 
	if($cart->itemcount > 0) { ?>
		<div id="varukorg"><span class="green">Varukorg:</span><br>
		<?php
			if($_POST['add']) {
			echo "Senast ilagt:<br>";
			print_r($_POST['id']);
			echo "...";
			print_r($_POST['price']);
			echo " kr<br>";
			}
		else { echo "<br><br>"; }?>
		<b>Varukorg total:
		<?php echo number_format($cart->total,0,'.',' ') . " kr<br>"; 
		?></b>
		<div class='bilder'>
		<a href="kassa1.php?meny=kassa" rel="self" target="main"><img src='kassa.jpg' alt='Kassa'></a>
		<form method='post' action='huvud.php' target='huvud'>
		<input type='hidden' name='empty' value='empty'>
		<input type='image' name='empty' value='Töm varukorgen' alt='Töm varukorgen' src='tom.jpg'/></form>
		</div>
		<?php 
	} 
	else {?>
		<div id="varukorg"><div class="rubrik">10%</div>
			<b>prissänkning på linoljefärg och<br>
			slamfärg under maj och juni!</b></div><br>
		<?php } ?>
	</div>

</div>

 

 

 

Thanks

Pefo

[dsaba]

run some kind of test to make sure that your PHP code is being executed, if it is then php is not your problem, its the frame and correct html being rendered by IE

 

Look at the source of your document and see if the html code you outputted with php is there or not

 

If it is, then php has done its part of the job, whether your particular browser renders the html properly is a different story...

[soycharliente]

session_start() is a depreciated function. You shouldn't use it. Just create and initialize your variables.

[PeFo]

Can a site hold variables during a "session" without the php-session funktion?

Or do you meen I have to use cookie?

 

PeFo

[soycharliente]

Yes.

[king arthur]

session_start() is a depreciated function. You shouldn't use it. Just create and initialize your variables.

 

Are you sure?

[PeFo]

I´m just thinking that I´m missing some explorer-special-treatment, since other browers is rendering the script well.

They have accepted all changes I´ve done to charm explorer.

 

Had the head-frame (chart) show SessionID for testing, and the ID-string showed first load of the site, and then got a knew value with the first -buy- klick.

Normal?

(Same for all browsers)

 

 

 

[soycharliente]

session_start() is a depreciated function. You shouldn't use it. Just create and initialize your variables.

 

Are you sure?

 

I could swear I read to not use it. I'm looking for where, but cannot find it.

 

EDIT: My memory has not served me. session_register() is bad. Ignore everything I said.

[PeFo]

Obviously I´m missing something.

 

All files that make use of the chartfunktions have:

 

<?php
include (chartfunktions.php);

at the very top.

 

The chart-funktion file have:

<?php
session_start();

at the very top.

 

IE security issue?

Form issue?

Frame issue? (background frames is html)

 

 

 

[king arthur]

What are you using to test the page? It's possible, although unlikely, that the browser has security settings set so that it does not accept the session cookie. If this is the case and you have session.use_only_cookies set, then you will lose the session between pages.

 

Also I think to include a file you need the syntax: include ("chartfunktions.php");

[PeFo]

Hm.. have to check the use-cookie-only.

That is an php.ini setting, right?

I´m not familiar with changing php-settings, but I´ll try.

Can I do that temporarely with a function? Like "in this session use only SID in header"

 

Sloppy syntax in my message. It´s correct in the files.

 

Thanks

[dsaba]

include 'charfunktions.php'; will suffice if it is in the same directory

[PeFo]

Ok, problem located.

It´s IE that´s not making use of submit-image:

<INPUT TYPE='image' class='image-kop' src='Submit.jpg' NAME='add' value='Submit' alt='Submit'>

 

Happy for any suggestions that helps me have an image instead of the not-quite-as-good-looking standard botton.

 

 

PeFo

 

[soycharliente]

1. Use type="submit".

2. Use CSS to set the width, height, and background-image of the button.

[PeFo]

Thank you everybody.

 

PeFo