[Athens-pm] <a href="my_script.pl?argument1=string>Click this</a> can't fix it!

[Philip Lees]

Aaargh! I said this:

> However, I think the main problem with Antonis' login script is this:
> 
> my $goto_url = $cgi->param("goto_url");

But I failed to notice this:

> > This works for me if I call the script with '?goto_url=test':

On the other hand, Antonis' index.htm invokes the script as follows:

<form method="POST" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
action="http://localhost/login.pl">

There's no ?goto_url in there.

I don't know what happens if you try to mix form field parameters and
URL type arguments. Probably better not to. I don't understand why you
need to pass goto_url as a parameter anyway. If you must do that, why
not just use a hidden form field:

<input type="hidden" name="goto_url" value="test">

Philip
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