Re: [Phplib-users] Session/Auth Problem

[Michael C. <mdc...@mi...>]

On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 05:31:34PM -0400, Rob Hutton wrote:
>   The iframe is a requirement of the site design as the top side menu areas
> must be available no matter where on the page the person is browsing.

So it boils down to poor design.  You can accomplish the same thing with
Javascript, not sure why you'd want to.  Most sites that do stuff like
that don't have to worry about me coming back.

>   Secondly, I understand the danger of having session variables overwrite
> each other, and in fact the outer frame will never need to make changes,
> just understand the session context, which it is currently not doing at the
> php-lib level although I have no problems calling the php session functions
> directly as once I am authenticated I get the correct SID and variables.

That can work if you never write the session variables back out at the
end of that page.

>   In fact, IFRAMES were created in response to the desire to be able to
> place scrolling content that is changeable inside another document without
> having to refresh the whole document, which is what I am trying to do with
> it.  The "correct method" depends completely on the design requirements and
> not an arbitrary opinion.

My "arbitrary opinion" is substantiated fact.  Search Google, there are
plenty of other people who can tell you the same thing.

Michael
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