Pasting login url in browser doesnt work

[bauhaus]

I wanted to paste a login url in the browser, but I get a page with the
error "Entry form data missing."
And the url shows:
http://www.secret-cinema.net/loginfailed.php?err=missing&returnto=

Here's the form code:

<form name="myform" method="post"
action="http://www.secret-cinema.net/takelogin.php">
<div><br>Username :</div>
<div><input type="text" size="14" name="username" ></div>
<div >Password :</div>
<div ><input type="password" size="14" name="password" ></div>
<div ><br><input type="submit" value="Log in" class="btn"><br></div>
<input type="hidden" name="returnto" value=browse.php?>
</form>

The url that I pasted:
http://www.secret-cinema.net/takelogin.php?username=user&password=pass&returnto=browse.php?

What parameter am I missing here ?

 

[C A Upsdell]

I wanted to paste a login url in the browser, but I get a page with the
error "Entry form data missing."
And the url shows:
http://www.secret-cinema.net/loginfailed.php?err=missing&returnto=

Here's the form code:

<form name="myform" method="post"
action="http://www.secret-cinema.net/takelogin.php">
<div><br>Username :</div>
<div><input type="text" size="14" name="username" ></div>
<div >Password :</div>
<div ><input type="password" size="14" name="password" ></div>
<div ><br><input type="submit" value="Log in" class="btn"><br></div>
<input type="hidden" name="returnto" value=browse.php?>
</form>

The url that I pasted:
http://www.secret-cinema.net/takelogin.php?username=user&password=pass&returnto=browse.php?


What parameter am I missing here ?

Are you aware that the ampersand is a special character and must be
encoded in URLs?

 

[bauhaus]

Are you aware that the ampersand is a special character and must be

encoded in URLs?

The ampersand is automatically encoded in your browser, thats not the
problem.

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

I wanted to paste a login url in the browser, but I get a page with the
error "Entry form data missing."
And the url shows:
http://www.secret-cinema.net/loginfailed.php?err=missing&returnto=

Here's the form code:

<form name="myform" method="post"

^^^^

The url that I pasted:
http://www.secret-cinema.net/takelogin.php?username=user&password=pass&returnto=browse.php?


What parameter am I missing here ?

The difference between *GET* and *POST*. If takelogin.php gets parsed
values specifically from the $_POST global and not the less specific
$_REQUEST global your hack will not work...

 

[C A Upsdell]

The ampersand is automatically encoded in your browser, thats not the
problem.

How will the browser encode, for example

&password

When there is no such entity as "&password;" ?

 

[bauhaus]

<form name="myform" method="post"

^^^^

I forgot to ommit the name="myform" before posting, it isnt in the original
html code. I wrote a javascript function so that the form is automatically
submitted, which works fine.

The difference between *GET* and *POST*. If takelogin.php gets parsed
values specifically from the $_POST global and not the less specific
$_REQUEST global your hack will not work...

I'm not sure what you mean by this. Do you mean POST submits additional nfo
that isnt visible in the form ?

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

I forgot to ommit the name="myform" before posting, it isnt in the
original html code. I wrote a javascript function so that the form is
automatically submitted, which works fine.


I'm not sure what you mean by this. Do you mean POST submits additional
nfo that isnt visible in the form ?

GIYF:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=what+is+the+difference+between+POST+and+GET&btnG=Google+Search
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