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Hi,
If you want to catch events in the browser, you have to use some kind of client-side coding, like javascript.
That coding, then has to pass the x and y to the php script, which then will do something with the coordinates.
However: The PHP page has to be refreshed, to do something with the values! You cant simply stream content, like in flash.
You can however use flash in cooperation with php, and as far as I can tell, it's not really too advanced for a normal programmer.
Good luck, and please post here, if you find some clever ideas, as others might need them too
Olav Alexander Mjelde
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If you want to catch events in the browser, you have to use some kind of client-side coding, like javascript.
That coding, then has to pass the x and y to the php script, which then will do something with the coordinates.
However: The PHP page has to be refreshed, to do something with the values! You cant simply stream content, like in flash.
You can however use flash in cooperation with php, and as far as I can tell, it's not really too advanced for a normal programmer.
Good luck, and please post here, if you find some clever ideas, as others might need them too
Olav Alexander Mjelde
Admin & Webmaster
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Yes, I thought of javascript but the client can see the code in the page and realize that I am verifying if the mouse changed the position.
I am trying to find out if a page (accesed through a form) is loaded by manual operation, normalyy, or by using an automated program.
What can be done?
I am trying to find out if a page (accesed through a form) is loaded by manual operation, normalyy, or by using an automated program.
What can be done?
You can use an "input text as seen in the image" script, as I made an example of here:
Olav Alexander Mjelde
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Olav Alexander Mjelde
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As DaButcher says, requiring input of a code generated on the fly is the only way for you to make reasonably sure that the page is not accessed by some harvesting software.
If your info is like that you might want to consider restricting it with username and passwords.
If your info is like that you might want to consider restricting it with username and passwords.
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If you made the submit button be an image, the x & y mouse position would be automatically passed in the query string.
You might try and see if this works with a POST
Clive
Code:
<form method="get" action="xy.htm">
Click on this image somewhere
<input name="i" type="image" src="myimg.jpg" />
</form>You might try and see if this works with a POST
Clive
Thank you for the star, luckylong.
It's always nice to see that someone can use the code that you already helped several others with
It can be used for several areas, like user-registration, etc.
Olav Alexander Mjelde
Admin & Webmaster
It's always nice to see that someone can use the code that you already helped several others with
It can be used for several areas, like user-registration, etc.
Olav Alexander Mjelde
Admin & Webmaster
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