404 error why ?

[Distant_storm]

I have a script that sends form data to another the simplest php script ever yet when it goes to the login page it says 404 error page not found.

 

Refresh the page and its although the data hasn't been sent but displays the error page.

 

Why is this happening, here is the scripts...

 

 

<form method=POST action=login.php><table><tr><td colspan=2><center><b>Login</b></center></td></tr>
<tr><td>Username: </td><td><input type=text name=us></td></tr>
<tr><td>Password: </td><td><input type=password name=pa></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=2><center><img src=cap.php></center></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=2><center><font size=2pt>Type the word in the text box below</font></center></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=2><center><input type=text name=inv></center></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=2><center><input type=submit name=log value=Login></center></td></tr>
</table></form>

 

login.php

 

<?php
//simple password

$press_pw="23d45b337ff85d0a326a79082f7c6f50";
$count_pw="5f6371c9126149517d9ba475def53139";

if (ctype_alnum($_POST['us']) AND ctype_alnum($_POST['pa'])) {

$in_pw=md5($_POST['pa']);
$in_us=$_POST['us'];

switch ($in_us) {

DEFAULT:

header("Location:error.php");
break;

case "scfc":

if ($count_pw != $in_pw) {

header("Location:error.php");
}

break;


case "press":

if ($press_pw != $in_pw) {

header("Location:error.php");


}

break;

}

$ip=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

setcookie ("key",$in_pw,time() + 3600*24,'/','',0);
setcookie ('user_id',$ip,time() + 3600*24,'/','',0);

$tag=$_POST['inv'];

header("location:anuthpage.php?inv=$tag");

} else {

header("Location:error.php");

}

[tapos]

Please make sure that every php file in the same directory.

 

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Thanks

Tapos Pal

http://tapos.wordpress.com

[Distant_storm]

both files are in the same directory

[revraz]

Try putting quotes around the filename after action=

[kenrbnsn]

Do some debugging...

 

Change the header() functions to exit(). This way you will know the path through the code that is being taken. Also, I've always put the "default" case at the end of the switch statement. One more thing -- using proper indentation of your code is always helpful. Something like:

<?php
/simple password

$press_pw="23d45b337ff85d0a326a79082f7c6f50";
$count_pw="5f6371c9126149517d9ba475def53139";
if (ctype_alnum($_POST['us']) AND ctype_alnum($_POST['pa'])) {
    $in_pw=md5($_POST['pa']);
    $in_us=$_POST['us'];
    switch ($in_us) {
         case "scfc":
             if ($count_pw != $in_pw)
                 exit('[case scfc --> Location:error.php]');
         break;
         case "press":
             if ($press_pw != $in_pw)
                 exit('[case press --> Location:error.php]');
             break;
         default:
             exit("[default --> Location:error.php]");
    }
    $ip=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
    setcookie ("key",$in_pw,time() + 3600*24,'/','',0);
    setcookie ('user_id',$ip,time() + 3600*24,'/','',0);
    $tag=$_POST['inv'];
    exit("[location:anuthpage.php?inv=$tag]");
} else
    exit("[Location:error.php]");
?>

 

Ken

[Distant_storm]

Still getting error ive addapted the code but not to ken's standard because ive never had to do it any other way in the past and its been fine. im thinking its something else. here is my adapted login part of the code.

I still get 404 error which is really anoying because its such simple code..

 

 

<?php

ob_start();

//simple password

$press_pw="23d45b337ff85d0a326a79082f7c6f50";
$count_pw="5f6371c9126149517d9ba475def53139";
$error="FALSE";

if (empty($_POST['inv'])) {

$tag="n";
} else {
$tag=$_POST['inv'];aa
}

if (ctype_alnum($_POST['us']) AND ctype_alnum($_POST['pa'])) {

$in_pw=md5($_POST['pa']);
$in_us=$_POST['us'];

switch ($in_us) {

case "scfc":

if ($count_pw != $in_pw) {

$error="TRUE";
}

break;


case "press":

if ($press_pw != $in_pw) {

$error="TRUE";


}

break;


DEFAULT:

$error="TRUE";


break;

}

$ip=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];


setcookie ("key",$in_pw,time() + 3600*24,'/','',0);
setcookie ('user_id',$ip,time() + 3600*24,'/','',0);

header("location:XXXXXXX?inv=$tag");

} else {

$error="TRUE";

}

if ($error=="TRUE") {
header("Location:error.php");
}


ob_end_flush();
?>