Weird URL string / variable??

[gweb]

Hi there, I and some users have experienced, on the very rare occasion, this weird URL variable be added and then a 'no such page exists' notice.

I have actually copied the exact URL as I came across the problem the other day - it is:
www.*******.com/index.php?pageid=links ? s = e6b52d642c936815a77c5c29d5dc71ad


So the part of interest is:
? s = e6b52d642c936815a77c5c29d5dc71ad

PLEASE NOTE: I've had to add spaces into the URL as it wouldn't show.

What is this and how can I stop it happening??

Thank you for any help. :cool:

[Brian]

Looks like you've added a few header links that look something like this:

index.php?pageid=links$session[sessionurl_q]

The variable $session[sessionurl_q] should only be used directly after a filename. Ex:
index.php$session[sessionurl_q]

Since you already have a query string (?pageid=links) for those links, you need to use the variable $session[sessionurl] instead for those.

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[gweb]

Looks like you've added a few header links that look something like this:

index.php?pageid=links$session[sessionurl_q]

The variable $session[sessionurl_q] should only be used directly after a filename. Ex:
index.php$session[sessionurl_q]

Since you already have a query string (?pageid=links) for those links, you need to use the variable $session[sessionurl] instead for those.

OK, wow, I knew nothing about this - so just to clarify Brian, I simply need to delete the '_q' from the URL's?

[Brian]

Yup. :)

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[gweb]

Hi there, I followed the advice - I now seem to have some weird new variable coming up whenever its the first visit... almost without fail :(

Here is an example of one mishap:
www. *************. tv/index.php? pageid=evidence s= da 06f5731e2f844c89b293fbfadf952e&

^ what does this mean and how can I fix it!?

Thank you!

[Brian]

That string is the session hash. It's supposed to be there on your first visit as it helps to track members if they do not have cookies enabled.

[gweb]

That string is the session hash. It's supposed to be there on your first visit as it helps to track members if they do not have cookies enabled.

OK, but it's causing a problem as my pages are not showing - if you go to the site for the first time ever - without fail - the first link you click will bring up 'invalid page specified'. I've visited the site on other browsers and computers and it's the same every time. If you've been on the site before - the problem does not occur but for the first visit ever - the homepage will show fine - then as soon as you click to navigate somewhere else (no matter where) - it will bring up the blank page saying 'invalid page specified'.

I know not what to do... :(

[Brian]

Try changing your links so they look like this:

index.php?$session[sessionurl]pageid=links