[thelist] [OT] just a random tip

Scott Dexter sgd at ti3.com
Tue Feb 6 16:26:43 CST 2001


> When using cookies for something halfway important, be wary 
> of using the
> simple variable method, even if PHP does make it easy.  If you use
> $random_cookie and just expect it to be there, you don't know 
> if it came
> from a cookie or from some evil rodent putting 
> ?random_cookie="malicious
> value" in the url bar.  Use 
> $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS["random_cookie"] instead.

ah, this is a gooder, and applies to ASP as well =)

<tip type="ASP">
Request("somevariable") can be in any one of the following collections:

Query String
Form Post
Cookie
Client Certificate
Server Variables

-oh, and that's the order they're searched in, btw
</tip>

sgd
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: April [mailto:april at farstrider.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2001 2:53 PM
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> 
> I'm proud of myself for figuring out a tip - please don't 
> make me think of
> something off topic too.  Apply it to the Chicago person or 
> something. :P
> 
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