Re: db access problem after switching to SSL
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 37338
interpreted = N
texte = Christopher Feyrer wrote: > > Hi there folks. > > Interesting problem here. WebCat 4 on a UNIX box. Just making it SSL > before we launch. Weird things are afoot. > > A database, we shall call it foo.db, is queried within an [orderfile] > order summary to provide additional information. When the summary > appears before the order is placed, this code executes properly and > displays the order summary with the supplementary database. > > On the final page of the order, (which comes off of an SSLized alias > to the same directory), the queries are IGNORED by webcat, producing > a summary without any information from foo.db. > > I took out my search string and put it in unbracketed to see if the > search terms themselves would produce an error; nothing. > > The weirdest part is that the foo.db query works fine on the non-secure page. > > Any idea why this might be happening? > SSL is only in effect at the web server level; WebCatalog has nothing to do with it. There is something else going on with the page. If you do everything non-SSL, does it work (just take out the https from the link between pages)? What I am thinking about is that after you do a purchase, the cart is moved from ShoppingCarts to Orders so your search is failing.Show us the code (only the WebCat parts, that is)!John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Christopher Feyrer wrote: > > Hi there folks. > > Interesting problem here. WebCat 4 on a UNIX box. Just making it SSL > before we launch. Weird things are afoot. > > A database, we shall call it foo.db, is queried within an [orderfile] > order summary to provide additional information. When the summary > appears before the order is placed, this code executes properly and > displays the order summary with the supplementary database. > > On the final page of the order, (which comes off of an SSLized alias > to the same directory), the queries are IGNORED by webcat, producing > a summary without any information from foo.db. > > I took out my search string and put it in unbracketed to see if the > search terms themselves would produce an error; nothing. > > The weirdest part is that the foo.db query works fine on the non-secure page. > > Any idea why this might be happening? > SSL is only in effect at the web server level; WebCatalog has nothing to do with it. There is something else going on with the page. If you do everything non-SSL, does it work (just take out the https from the link between pages)? What I am thinking about is that after you do a purchase, the cart is moved from ShoppingCarts to Orders so your search is failing.Show us the code (only the WebCat parts, that is)!John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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