Re: verifying email address with link

Jeff wrote: 
I'm trying to create a script to verify an email address after a user
signs up for an account.  I would like the user to get an email with a
link that they click on (something like
www.webaddress.com/12453523/7573434) and that funnels through and marks
their email address as verified in the mysql database.

The thing I'm having trouble with is the /12453523/7573434 part.  How
do those arguments get grabbed by the script?  Does the verify script
actually create those directories on the web server, and then copy an
index file at the bottommost directory which verifies the email?  It's
fairly straightforward to create one that uses something like
www.webaddress.com/?u=12453523&p=7573434, but I'd really like it the
other way.

Can anyone point me to an example script which might help me?

Thanks


jeff,

i am not sure of what u r askin but i am reply with some thought of my own.

i like explain briefly about apache servers. They provide a feature whereby you can pass parameters to the webserver using 'www.example.com/parameter1/parameter2' instead of using 'www.example.com?parameter1=value1&parameter2=value2'. this is in the ..htaccess file. like we have $_GET and $_POST, these variables are stored in PATH_INFO

this is a feature used by web developers to fool web search engines to thinking that the former is a directory and this helps in getting the site listed. because some search engine discard '?parameter1=value1&parameter2=value2' it is called SEARCH ENGINE FRIENDLY URLs

check www.sitepoint.com for more details.

the solution - i suggest that within the script that u r using, check for any SEARCH ENGINE FRIENDLY URL option and reset to 'false'. then no search engine friendly url will be created.

sumeet shroff


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