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BluePanther · 11-29-2011, 04:12 AM

They've used javascript, which I personally wouldn't have used. I know a little javascript and would consider changing the button type input to a submit type, and adding the onSubmit event with the function call.

But, I'm not in a position to test that. So, what I would do is get rid of the relevant javascript and instead, have a script called subdir.php and change the form to this:

Code:

<form action="subdir.php" method="post">
<div id="container">
<h1></h1>
<input type="text" name="subdir">
<input type="submit" value="OK">
</div>
</form>

Then, in subdir.php, I would have this:

PHP Code:


			
// Put user requested subdir into variable. Probably needs cleaning, in case of 'dodgey' url's containing things like .. or /'s

$subdir = $_POST['subdir'];

header('location: http://www.example.com/'.$subdir.'/');

That will redirect the user to the subdir they entered - whether they pressed enter or clicked the button. Using PHP allows for expansion and a more secure environment to navigate folders in my opinion.

11-29-2011, 04:12 AM	PM User \| #5
BluePanther Senior Coder Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,226 Thanks: 3 Thanked 171 Times in 171 Posts	They've used javascript, which I personally wouldn't have used. I know a little javascript and would consider changing the button type input to a submit type, and adding the onSubmit event with the function call. But, I'm not in a position to test that. So, what I would do is get rid of the relevant javascript and instead, have a script called subdir.php and change the form to this: Code: <form action="subdir.php" method="post"> <div id="container"> <h1></h1> <input type="text" name="subdir"> <input type="submit" value="OK"> </div> </form> Then, in subdir.php, I would have this: PHP Code: `// Put user requested subdir into variable. Probably needs cleaning, in case of 'dodgey' url's containing things like .. or /'s $subdir = $_POST['subdir']; header('location: http://www.example.com/'.$subdir.'/');` That will redirect the user to the subdir they entered - whether they pressed enter or clicked the button. Using PHP allows for expansion and a more secure environment to navigate folders in my opinion.