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Invalid Referer

Getting this msg on 'edit.php' all of a sudden on one of my sites? we seemed to be updating pages ok until one page errored this way and now new pages can't be created. anyone have an idea of problem?

Thanks!
Frank

[yojoe]

Have you tried to edit/create pages in different browsers ?
Did you mess with option in the browser you have used before starting this thread ?

Maybe you messed up with rewrite rules ?

[ourgig]

different browsers is probable as I use firefox and other person updating probably uses EI. Would that have caused something I can fix?

I really appreciate the help!!

[yojoe]

I don't understand what's the exact problem.
You all can't edit nor create new pages because of an error occurred after editing one of pages ?
Or is it that there's a "invalid referer" error while using one type of browser ?

The first one could be fixed by deleting manually the page from data/pages (edit it first and copy its content, to simply create a new page and paste the text)

If this is a browser specific error (invalid referer) the problem may lie in different places.
For example cookies might be corrupted (not being saved, prevented from being used etc), antivirus/firewall might change (or corrupt) browser headers and so on.
Other things might be that the user is behind a proxy server, which is filtering data.

That's all I can say. I'd try another browser, or at least create a fresh profile in the currently used one.

[Zegnåt]

What version of GetSimple are you using?

The error you’re talking about should only be given when the browser defines a referrer that doesn’t match edit.php. (If no referrer is specified it will ignore this check.)

This is the code used, straight from the SVN:

Code:

// check form referrer - needs siteurl and edit.php in it.
if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])) {
        if ( !(strpos(str_replace('http://www.', '', $SITEURL), $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']) === false) || !(strpos("edit.php", $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']) === false)) {
                echo "<b>Invalid Referer</b><br />-------<br />";
                echo 'Invalid Referer: ' . htmlentities($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'], ENT_QUOTES);
                die;
        }
}

As you can see, some kind of debug information should be given when this error is displayed. It should put the invalid referrer on the page. Could you tell us what data it displays there, since it might hold the key to what’s going wrong.

[ourgig]

happening with several sites, sometimes just goes away but think it starts when more than one computer updates a page? is once this happens can't even create a new page get the same error

Invalid Referer: http://www.orienteband.com/site/admin/edit.php - any ideas?

[Connie]

happening with several sites, sometimes just goes away but think it starts when more than one computer updates a page? is once this happens can't even create a new page get the same error

Invalid Referer: http://www.orienteband.com/site/admin/edit.php - any ideas?

PLEASE tell the version of GS as you were asked already

[ourgig]

happening with several sites, sometimes just goes away but think it starts when more than one computer updates a page? is once this happens can't even create a new page get the same error

Invalid Referer: http://www.orienteband.com/site/admin/edit.php - any ideas?

PLEASE tell the version of GS as you were asked already

2.01 - thanks

[ccagle8]

2.01 is no longer supported. You should upgrade to 3.0.

[ourgig]

2.01 is no longer supported. You should upgrade to 3.0.

ok i will do that today - thanks!

[yojoe]

Invalid Referer: http://www.orienteband.com/site/admin/edit.php - any ideas?

Does it happen only when you surf using a certain browser ?
Did you try with under other browser ?

[ourgig]

Invalid Referer: http://www.orienteband.com/site/admin/edit.php - any ideas?

Does it happen only when you surf using a certain browser ?
Did you try with under other browser ?

i think the occurs when multiple users/browsers update pages as those cases are the only i see this. perhaps upgrade will fix me.

i appreciate everyones help!