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Script not working with Firefox but working ok with IE

Hi, the following work well with IE but not for Firefox.

When you select a link the following code get called and log the hit from the url then redirect to the url selected.
With firefox a black page with Redirecting show up with the url but you have to click on it to go there.

I would like go directly to the url with having to click on the link.

Thank You.

<html><body text=#ffffff bgcolor=000000 onLoad="javascript:document.links[0].click();">
<?
# pointer.php
# passed vars: g
# this page will redirect a user to the specified url
#
# NOTE: $g can only be accessed if register globals is turned on (not suggested)
$destination = base64_decode(urldecode($_GET['g'])); // $_GET['g']);

// find the link in the video table so we can log the hit...
// j require_once 'init/nom_var.php';
// j require_once 'init/init.php';
require_once ($DOCUMENT_ROOT . "/init/nom_var.php");
require_once ($DOCUMENT_ROOT . "/init/init.php");
$sql = 'SELECT
VI_ID,
VI_category
FROM
video
WHERE
VI_url = \'' . addslashes($destination) . '\'';
$query = mysql_query($sql);
$rowID = @mysql_result($query, 0, 0);
$category = @mysql_result($query, 0, 1);

if (preg_match('/^\d+$/', $rowID)) {
// A valid record was found. Now log the hit
$sql = 'INSERT INTO video_access_log (
VAL_VI_ID,
VAL_category,
VAL_lang,
VAL_accessdate)
VALUES(
' . $rowID . ',
\'' . addslashes($category) . '\',
\'eng\',
NOW())';
$query = mysql_query($sql);
}
?>
<a name=redirect href="<? echo $destination; ?>"> Redirecting...</a>
</body></html>

kamermans

Try this:

<html><body text="#ffffff" bgcolor="000000">
<?php
# pointer.php
# passed vars: g
# this page will redirect a user to the specified url
#
# NOTE: $g can only be accessed if register globals is turned on (not suggested)
$destination = base64_decode(urldecode($_GET['g'])); // $_GET['g']);

// find the link in the video table so we can log the hit...
// j require_once 'init/nom_var.php';
// j require_once 'init/init.php';
require_once ($DOCUMENT_ROOT . "/init/nom_var.php");
require_once ($DOCUMENT_ROOT . "/init/init.php");
$sql = 'SELECT
VI_ID,
VI_category
FROM
video
WHERE
VI_url = \'' . addslashes($destination) . '\'';
$query = mysql_query($sql);
$rowID = @mysql_result($query, 0, 0);
$category = @mysql_result($query, 0, 1);

if (preg_match('/^\d+$/', $rowID)) {
// A valid record was found. Now log the hit
$sql = 'INSERT INTO video_access_log (
VAL_VI_ID,
VAL_category,
VAL_lang,
VAL_accessdate)
VALUES(
' . $rowID . ',
\'' . addslashes($category) . '\',
\'eng\',
NOW())';
$query = mysql_query($sql);
}
javascriptRedir($destination,2); //set the number to 0 to redirect immediately

function javascriptRedir($page, $seconds){
      $time = $seconds * 1000;
      echo "<br><br>You will be redirected to <a href='$page'>$page</a> in $seconds seconds...";
      echo '<script language="javascript">'."\n".'setTimeout('."'".'window.location.href = "'.$page.'"'."'".', '.$time.');'.'</script>';
}
?>
</body></html>

olivierarbez

ASKER

The script is working but could you please remove the time function so it redirect right away (I am aware that 0 will redirect immediately).

Thank you

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olivierarbez

ASKER

Both of the solution works. I will have to Split points.

Is it possible to add a referrer variable to a header? like $referrer that would be sent with the URL $destination.

Thank you.

-O-

kamermans

$ref = urlencode($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERRER']);
header("Location: $destination?ref=$ref");

Then just use this to get the referrer back in the next script: $ref = urldecode($_GET['ref']);

olivierarbez

ASKER

Thank you for your great help.

-O-