Basic PHP question (stripos)

PHP stripos question

[frogz]

Hello everyone!

Have a question regarding stripos..

heres the prob:

<?php
$idz = $owner->getVar('name');
$ident = $owner->getVar('uname');
$ownerid = $owner->getVar('uid');
if (stripos ($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $idz) !== FALSE) {
header ("location:prod-".$owner."-".$ident.".htm");
}
  
?>

ok this works well actually, for when the owners "name" appears instead of the owners "uname", It works accordingly...

THE PROBLEM:

the $idz is the users "real name".
the $ident is the users "site username".

now, *some* people use their username AS their realname (they are both the same)
which poses a problem because php stripos is looking for their "realname"(in case) to complete the argument to direct it to their "username". When their username AND realname are the SAME ($idz=$ident) this creates an endless loop because it is actually changing it to their site uname but its the same! so it goes round n round! then poof! white page!

hope this makes sense to someone.
I need an argument where it can identify the $idz & the $ident as the same(when applicable), then skip over the stripos argument!

thanks!
regards, frogz

[leadegroot]

try:

if (stripos ($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $idz) !== FALSE
 && trim($idz) != trim($ident) ) { 
header ("location:prod-".$owner."-".$ident.".htm"); 
} 

?
(the trim is just paranoia)

[frogz]

blank page again, I'm afraid since the $idz (in this case) matches $ident, when it directs to $ident.htm, the stripos sees this still as $idz.htm (because theyre the same in this case) and still loops.. then white page.

thanks for the reply!

regards, frogz

[frogz]

not always does the $idz match the $ident, this depends if the user uses their username AS their realname as well.

[frogz]

maybe:
if $idz == $ident
ignore stripos;

I know thats laughable but is what im trying to do!

[frogz]

since the ones that are unfortunate enough to use their Username as their Real name all get white pages, I guess I will take out the "Enter your Real Name" field in the registration, so I dont have this problem in the future, for the new registrars. Although it will still leave the ones who have already done it (matched their uname and real name), with white pages. Im sure there's an easy solution. using the if & else arguments.

no more "Real Name" for them until I get this sorted!

Thanks for all your help, I will check back here to see if anyone has any more recommendations.

thanks for your time!

regards, frogz

[rob7591]

if $idz == $ident
ignore stripos;

Instead of that why don't you do:

if ($idz != $ident) {
stripos...;
}

[g1smd]

That, or something very similar, should do it.