Apache2::Request->param fails with POST

[nmittal]

Hi I am using Apache2.2 and mod_perl. I have a login page that POSTs to an authentication script.
<form method=POST action="/authenticate?sid=06eff4cdc3231db0236cdbe2c51e6618">
<table>
<tr>
        <td align=right>User(or email): </td>
        <td><input type=text name=email value=""></td></tr>
<tr>
        <td align=right>Password: </td>
        <td><input type=password name=password></td></tr></table>
<input type=submit value=Login><BR>
</form>

on the server side.. I have the following code...

use Apache2::Request;
use Apache2::SubRequest;
use Apache2::RequestRec ();
use Apache2::Upload;
use Apache2::URI;

        my $r = shift;
        my $req = Apache2::Request->new($r);

        #Get the Query String and POST data
        log("PROCESS", "MESSAGE", "Inside");
        my @keys = $req->param;
        log("PROCESS", "PARAMS", Dumper($req->param));

when I post the form, the logs show till "Inside" and the browser keeps loading the page, the CPU consumption on the server is 100% by httpd.

however, if I change the form so it uses GET instead of POST, everything works fine.

Any help is appreciated.

thanks
Nishant

[Adam Prime]

nmittal wrote:

> Hi I am using Apache2.2 and mod_perl. I have a login page that POSTs to an
> authentication script.
> <form method=POST
> action="/authenticate?sid=06eff4cdc3231db0236cdbe2c51e6618">
> <table>
> <tr>
> <td align=right>User(or email): </td>
> <td><input type=text name=email value=""></td></tr>
> <tr>
> <td align=right>Password: </td>
> <td><input type=password name=password></td></tr></table>
> <input type=submit value=Login><BR>
> </form>
>
> on the server side.. I have the following code...
>
> use Apache2::Request;
> use Apache2::SubRequest;
> use Apache2::RequestRec ();
> use Apache2::Upload;
> use Apache2::URI;
>
> my $r = shift;
> my $req = Apache2::Request->new($r);
>
> #Get the Query String and POST data
> log("PROCESS", "MESSAGE", "Inside");
> my @keys = $req->param;
> log("PROCESS", "PARAMS", Dumper($req->param));
>
> when I post the form, the logs show till "Inside" and the browser keeps
> loading the page, the CPU consumption on the server is 100% by httpd.
>
> however, if I change the form so it uses GET instead of POST, everything
> works fine.

Obviously that shouldn't happen.  Is there anything in the error log?
What version of apreq are you using?

Adam

[nmittal]

thanks for your reply Adam
There is nothing in the error logs.
I think the version is 3.7.1 (/usr/lib64/libapreq2.so.3.7.1)

could this be a result of virtual hosts?

Adam Prime wrote:

nmittal wrote:
> Hi I am using Apache2.2 and mod_perl. I have a login page that POSTs to an
> authentication script.
> <form method=POST
> action="/authenticate?sid=06eff4cdc3231db0236cdbe2c51e6618">
> <table>
> <tr>
> <td align=right>User(or email): </td>
> <td><input type=text name=email value=""></td></tr>
> <tr>
> <td align=right>Password: </td>
> <td><input type=password name=password></td></tr></table>
> <input type=submit value=Login><BR>
> </form>
>
> on the server side.. I have the following code...
>
> use Apache2::Request;
> use Apache2::SubRequest;
> use Apache2::RequestRec ();
> use Apache2::Upload;
> use Apache2::URI;
>
> my $r = shift;
> my $req = Apache2::Request->new($r);
>
> #Get the Query String and POST data
> log("PROCESS", "MESSAGE", "Inside");
> my @keys = $req->param;
> log("PROCESS", "PARAMS", Dumper($req->param));
>
> when I post the form, the logs show till "Inside" and the browser keeps
> loading the page, the CPU consumption on the server is 100% by httpd.
>
> however, if I change the form so it uses GET instead of POST, everything
> works fine.

Obviously that shouldn't happen.  Is there anything in the error log?
What version of apreq are you using?

Adam

[Michael Peters]

On 10/21/2009 06:12 PM, nmittal wrote:
> Hi I am using Apache2.2 and mod_perl. I have a login page that POSTs to an
> authentication script.
> <form method=POST
> action="/authenticate?sid=06eff4cdc3231db0236cdbe2c51e6618">

Try not mixing GET and POST parameters. Put that sid as a hidden input
in the form instead of a GET parameter on the query string? Technically
you're not supposed to mix the 2, but most systems allow it anyways. But
maybe it's tickling a bug here.

--
Michael Peters
Plus Three, LP

[nmittal]

I have tried that but it still doesnt work. I even tried to POST an empty form (with no GET or POST params) with same results

Michael Peters wrote:

On 10/21/2009 06:12 PM, nmittal wrote:
> Hi I am using Apache2.2 and mod_perl. I have a login page that POSTs to an
> authentication script.
> <form method=POST
> action="/authenticate?sid=06eff4cdc3231db0236cdbe2c51e6618">

Try not mixing GET and POST parameters. Put that sid as a hidden input
in the form instead of a GET parameter on the query string? Technically
you're not supposed to mix the 2, but most systems allow it anyways. But
maybe it's tickling a bug here.

--
Michael Peters
Plus Three, LP

[Adam Prime]

It seems like your libapreq install is broken or something.  Did it pass
all the tests when you built it?

Adam

nmittal wrote:

> I have tried that but it still doesnt work. I even tried to POST an empty
> form (with no GET or POST params) with same results
>
>
> Michael Peters wrote:
>> On 10/21/2009 06:12 PM, nmittal wrote:
>>> Hi I am using Apache2.2 and mod_perl. I have a login page that POSTs to
>>> an
>>> authentication script.
>>> <form method=POST
>>> action="/authenticate?sid=06eff4cdc3231db0236cdbe2c51e6618">
>> Try not mixing GET and POST parameters. Put that sid as a hidden input
>> in the form instead of a GET parameter on the query string? Technically
>> you're not supposed to mix the 2, but most systems allow it anyways. But
>> maybe it's tickling a bug here.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Peters
>> Plus Three, LP
>>
>>
>

[Ryan Gies-2]

This may be obvious, however note that calling $req->param will invoke
the input filters, should have have any configured.

On 10/21/2009 06:12 PM, nmittal wrote:

> Hi I am using Apache2.2 and mod_perl. I have a login page that POSTs to an
> authentication script.
> <form method=POST
> action="/authenticate?sid=06eff4cdc3231db0236cdbe2c51e6618">
> <table>
> <tr>
> <td align=right>User(or email):</td>
> <td><input type=text name=email value=""></td></tr>
> <tr>
> <td align=right>Password:</td>
> <td><input type=password name=password></td></tr></table>
> <input type=submit value=Login><BR>
> </form>
>
> on the server side.. I have the following code...
>
> use Apache2::Request;
> use Apache2::SubRequest;
> use Apache2::RequestRec ();
> use Apache2::Upload;
> use Apache2::URI;
>
> my $r = shift;
> my $req = Apache2::Request->new($r);
>
> #Get the Query String and POST data
> log("PROCESS", "MESSAGE", "Inside");
> my @keys = $req->param;
> log("PROCESS", "PARAMS", Dumper($req->param));
>
> when I post the form, the logs show till "Inside" and the browser keeps
> loading the page, the CPU consumption on the server is 100% by httpd.
>
> however, if I change the form so it uses GET instead of POST, everything
> works fine.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> thanks
> Nishant
>
>
>