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Posted by Chung Leong on 12/17/65 11:53
Alvaro G. Vicario wrote:
> *** walterbyrd escribió/wrote (20 Jul 2006 11:49:52 -0700):
> > #if either form field is empty return to the log-in page
> > if ( (!$username) or (!$password) )
> > {
> > header("Location:$HTTP_REFERER");
> > exit();
> > }
>
> Do you check that $HTTP_REFERER actually has a value? Even if you have
> register_globals set to on, you must be aware that browsers can send
> HTTP_REFERER... or not.
>
> If the variable is empty, it's not a good idea to send an empty location
> header.
In that case I believe the browser would make a new request to the
current script, which of course, sends the redirect again. The
recursion would continue until the browser decides enough is enough and
kills the operation. That seems to match the symptoms described.
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