Relative links to follow in meta-refresh and Javascript

obottek · 09-22-2003, 12:01 PM

Hi,

I found out, that Phpdig 1.6.2 does not follow meta-refresh urls, if the are relative. It does follow, if the urls are absolute. The same with Javascript links.

I guess there are good reasons for this, but since a lot of sites and pages are using refresh-redirects or navigations with relative Javascript links, Phpdig should be able to deal with it.

Actually, it should just take the current directory (without the document itself) and should then add the document name. I know, that this can also cause some trouble with Javascript-defined directories. So maybe we can make a feature, which can be enabled in the config.

Regards,
Olaf

obottek · 09-23-2003, 07:12 AM

Hmmm, the problem seams to be more complex then I thought. Phpdig seams to successfully parse meta-refresh-redirects with documents only, like:

Code:

...0, url=index.php ...

But it does not parse the same situation with directories involved, like:

Code:

...0, url=subdirectory1/subdirectory2/index.php ...

Well I would call this a bug.

Someone with a patch?

Charter · 10-05-2003, 11:05 AM

Hi. Thanks for the info. Can you please post the requests that show in your raw log files, or is it that PhpDig completely ignores the cases where the relative URL is like subdirectory1/subdirectory2/index.php?

obottek · 10-05-2003, 11:18 AM

It does ignore the cases.

Charter · 10-05-2003, 11:20 AM

Okay, thanks, will look into it.

09-22-2003, 12:01 PM	#1
obottek Green Mole Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 15	Relative links to follow in meta-refresh and Javascript Hi, I found out, that Phpdig 1.6.2 does not follow meta-refresh urls, if the are relative. It does follow, if the urls are absolute. The same with Javascript links. I guess there are good reasons for this, but since a lot of sites and pages are using refresh-redirects or navigations with relative Javascript links, Phpdig should be able to deal with it. Actually, it should just take the current directory (without the document itself) and should then add the document name. I know, that this can also cause some trouble with Javascript-defined directories. So maybe we can make a feature, which can be enabled in the config. Regards, Olaf

09-23-2003, 07:12 AM	#2
obottek Green Mole Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 15	Hmmm, the problem seams to be more complex then I thought. Phpdig seams to successfully parse meta-refresh-redirects with documents only, like: Code: ...0, url=index.php ... But it does not parse the same situation with directories involved, like: Code: ...0, url=subdirectory1/subdirectory2/index.php ... Well I would call this a bug. Someone with a patch?

10-05-2003, 11:05 AM	#3
Charter Head Mole Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,539	Hi. Thanks for the info. Can you please post the requests that show in your raw log files, or is it that PhpDig completely ignores the cases where the relative URL is like subdirectory1/subdirectory2/index.php? __________________ Responses are offered on a voluntary if/as time is available basis, no guarantees. Double posting or bumping threads will not get your question answered any faster. No support via PM or email, responses not guaranteed. Thank you for your comprehension.

10-05-2003, 11:20 AM	#5
Charter Head Mole Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,539	Okay, thanks, will look into it. __________________ Responses are offered on a voluntary if/as time is available basis, no guarantees. Double posting or bumping threads will not get your question answered any faster. No support via PM or email, responses not guaranteed. Thank you for your comprehension.

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10-05-2003, 11:18 AM	#4
obottek Green Mole Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 15	It does ignore the cases.