For some reason my ajax.responseTest coming from my PHP will not evaluate correctly in the javascript conditional code I have below. The ajax.responseTest is coming back as "signup_success" (I checked it with an alert box and it is definitely coming back correctly), but the conditional in my JS code will not evaluate correctly.
Here is the javascript:
else {
_("signupbtn").style.display = "none";
status.innerHTML = 'please wait ...';
var ajax = ajaxObj("POST", "signup.php");
ajax.onreadystatechange = function() {
if(ajaxReturn(ajax) == true) {
if(ajax.responseText != "signup_success"){
status.innerHTML = ajax.responseText;
_("signupbtn").style.display = "block";
} else {
_("sign").innerHTML = ajax.responseText;
window.scrollTo(0,0);
_("signupform").innerHTML = "OK "+u+", check your email inbox and junk mail box at <strong>"+e+"</strong> in a moment to complete the sign up process by activating your account. You will not be able to do anything on the site until you successfully activate your account.";
}
}
}
ajax.send("u="+u+"&e="+e+"&p="+p1+"&g="+g);
}
If I change the logical operator in "ajax.responseText != "signup_success" " to "==" the else block will run, so there's not some other problem prior to the conditional logic, and I have tested it and the PHP (below) is DEFINITELY returning "signup_success". What do you think the problem could be in that "if" statement?
Here's the PHP for reference:
<?php
// Ajax calls this REGISTRATION code to execute
if(isset($_POST["u"])){
// CONNECT TO THE DATABASE
include_once("php_includes/db_conx.php");
// GATHER THE POSTED DATA INTO LOCAL VARIABLES
$u = preg_replace('#[^a-z0-9]#i', '', $_POST['u']);
$e = mysqli_real_escape_string($db_conx, $_POST['e']);
$p = $_POST['p'];
$g = preg_replace('#[^a-z]#', '', $_POST['g']);
// GET USER IP ADDRESS
$ip = preg_replace('#[^0-9.]#', '', getenv('REMOTE_ADDR'));
// DUPLICATE DATA CHECKS FOR USERNAME AND EMAIL
$sql = "SELECT id FROM users WHERE username='$u' LIMIT 1";
$query = mysqli_query($db_conx, $sql);
$u_check = mysqli_num_rows($query);
// -------------------------------------------
$sql = "SELECT id FROM users WHERE email='$e' LIMIT 1";
$query = mysqli_query($db_conx, $sql);
$e_check = mysqli_num_rows($query);
// FORM DATA ERROR HANDLING
if($u == "" || $e == "" || $p == "" || $g == ""){
echo "The form submission is missing values.";
exit();
} else if ($u_check > 0){
echo "The username you entered is alreay taken";
exit();
} else if ($e_check > 0){
echo "That email address is already in use in the system";
exit();
} else if (strlen($u) < 3 || strlen($u) > 16) {
echo "Username must be between 3 and 16 characters";
exit();
} else if (is_numeric($u[0])) {
echo 'Username cannot begin with a number';
exit();
} else {
// END FORM DATA ERROR HANDLING
// Begin Insertion of data into the database
// Hash the password and apply your own mysterious unique salt
$p_hash = md5($p);
// Add user info into the database table for the main site table
$sql = "INSERT INTO users (username, email, password, gender, ip, signup, lastlogin, notescheck) VALUES('$u','$e','$p_hash','$g','$ip',now(),now(),now())";
$query = mysqli_query($db_conx, $sql);
$uid = mysqli_insert_id($db_conx);
// Establish their row in the useroptions table
$sql = "INSERT INTO useroptions (id, username, background) VALUES ('$uid','$u','original')";
$query = mysqli_query($db_conx, $sql);
// Create directory(folder) to hold each user's files(pics, MP3s, etc.)
if (!file_exists("user/$u")) {
mkdir("user/$u", 0755);
}
//Email the user their activation link
//$to = "$e";
// $from = "auto_responder@dilingle.com";
// $subject = 'yoursitename Account Activation';
// $message = '<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title>Dilingle Message</title></head><body style="margin:0px; font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"><div style="padding:10px; background:#333; font-size:24px; color:#CCC;"><a href="http://www.dilingle.com"><img src="http://www.yoursitename.com/images/logo.png" width="36" height="30" alt="yoursitename" style="border:none; float:left;"></a>yoursitename Account Activation</div><div style="padding:24px; font-size:17px;">Hello '.$u.',<br /><br />Click the link below to activate your account when ready:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yoursitename.com/activation.php?id='.$uid.'&u='.$u.'&e='.$e.'&p='.$p_hash.'">Click here to activate your account now</a><br /><br />Login after successful activation using your:<br />* E-mail Address: <b>'.$e.'</b></div></body></html>';
// $headers = "From: $from
";
// $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0
";
// $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
";
// mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
echo "signup_success";
exit();
}
exit();
}
?>
Like I said, the "signup_success" at the end of the PHP script is definitely firing, but the JS above will not evaluate it correctly.
Thanks in advance!
Assuming that the reference PHP code is posted correctly, you have has leading whitespace in your script:
<?php
^^^^
And the output would be:
signup_success
Try removing unnecessary whitespace from your script or trim the responseText:
if(ajax.responseText.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "") == "signup_success") ...