Passing parameters 1

[alimatt]

I run two linked websites, one contains scanned images, the other runs the main php code.

The structure is a JobNo in the first and the second could contain a picture of the POD (Proof of Delivery).

I know how to construct a URL which contains the jobno which will run some code to detect the picture.
I know how to open it with fOpen


What I don't know is how to pass the result back to the calling program.


I have tried using a temporary file with fopen but it gets in a knot over permissions, and if its going to do that on my machine then sure as eggs it will do it to the customers machine

TIA for any help


Richard

 

[jpadie]

can you explain what the result might be and why it needs to be passed back?

are the websites on the same subnet/physical machine? do you have access to a database server perhaps?

 

[alimatt]

The original spec was to provide a website that could be accessed by the customers. They would be presented with a list of there own jobs (after login) click on the job see the paperwork that had been uploaded. This part is for my customers customer

I have a joblist page on the main program that can be used to add/edit jobs. They wish to add a column called PODS, if I can find out if the POD exists TRUE/FALSE I can provide a link to view the POD for my customer

The naming convention for the PODS is consistant Jobno + 'a' or 'b' etc. I have done some code that detects the POD and will return a value.

Is it possible ?



Hope this lot makes sense


Richard

 

[alimatt]

Sorry

I didn't answer the question completly
they are both on the same subnet and I have access to a mysql server


Richard

 

[jpadie]

are the domains different (no common root)?
otherwise you could use sessions to hold the data.
if they are not then you could set cookies from each domain and store a session-type ID within them, and use that ID as a data lookup in a common mysql table.

 

[alimatt]

I use sessions variables quite a lot, no they are not on a common root but both are

http://????.alimatt.co.uk

Kind regards


Richard

 

[jpadie]

so why not change your session handling to deliver a cookie to allmatt.co.uk, which will then be valid for the subdomains too?

try adding this before your session_start() command to make the sessions work cross domain. that should effectively open a route to a resolution for you.

ini_set('session.cookie_domain', '.allmatt.co.uk'); //NOTE THE DOT BEFORE THE DOMAIN
session_start();

 

[jpadie]

I should add that you can make this change 'sticky' by changing the php.ini file and restarting the webserver.

 

[ingresman]

Or you could construct a web service and call it from the first site.
This would give you a highly flexibel solution which you could use across other projects without worrying about cookie scope.
Or have I missed something ? (highly likely !!)