Auth 7, PHP, with SSL

Question

We are having problems with an Authorware 7 file accessing a
php file on a
server that is running in an SSL environment (using HTTPs).
. The php file runs just fine when accessed directly via a
URL
http://..../___.php).
. When Authorware tries to call the same php file (using
ReadURL), it
doesn't return any information and acts as though either it
cannot find the
php file or cannot read it.
. The same authorware file and php work fine on our other
servers
The is the configuration on the server where the problem
exists:
. Server 2004
IIS
using client certificate (put turned this off and still same
problem)
SSL
PKI
We have checked that IIS has given full permission to the
user.
The php file has full permissions to the user.
One thing we made sure of is that the php file is being
called with the full
https path as https://..../____.php.
Any ideas on what needs to be reset for the server? othere
permissions?
security?
Or is there something different that may need to be done in
Authorware to
call the php file when running in an SSL environment.
Any ideas would be helpful.
Julia

Answer 1

It is certainly possible that I'm not calling it correctly
except that the
only parameter I'm sending it is just to clear the cache. So
there isn't any
$_POST or $_Get in the php. It is a simple Select statement.
Also, this same PostURL works just fine on another server
without SSL.
Julia
This is the POSTURL command I'm using:
phpResult :=PostURL(phpPath^"filename.php",
"nocache="^SystemSeconds,60 )
--where phpPath is the netLocation (https://.....)
"Amy Blankenship *AdobeCommunityExpert*"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Are you certain you're calling it the way you think
you're calling it?
When
> I've seen that problem it always means I called the
script with wrong
> parameters and it didn't work properly?
>
> Thanks;
>
> Amy
>
> "Julia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Thank you Amy for the tip to use PostURL, but it
has not solve the
> > problem.
> > The only change is that now the php script (or the
browser) return what
I
> > sent the php file. It still acts as though the php
script did not
execute.
> >
> > Julia
> >
> >
> >
> > "Amy Blankenship *AdobeCommunityExpert*"
> > <[email protected]>
> > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >> When Authorware uses ReadURL it does not
involve the browser. So if
> >> Authorware needs anything the browser has, such
as, oh, I don't
know...a
> >> certificate...? the call won't work. PostURL
always goes through the
> >> browser. If you can, try rephrasing the call as
PostURL and
reformatting
> >> the PHP page to match.
> >>
> >> HTH;
> >>
> >> Amy
> >>
> >> "Julia" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
> >> news:[email protected]...
> >> > Hello Erik,
> >> >
> >> > In answer to your questions:
> >> >
> >> > 1. Our Authroware file doesn't require a
user/pass to access it.
> >> >
> >> > 2.When I just enter the https URL into the
browser directly to the
PHP
> >> > file, the php file DOES output a result -
exactly the info it
should.
> >> > Only when Authroware calls that php does
no result get returned. If
the
> >> > php file was having problems with the
database or something else, it
> > would
> >> > at least return an error. But nothing is
returned suggesting the php
> > file
> >> > is not found or not executing.
> >> >
> >> > One thing I have found is an IOstatus of
5006 being returned. The
> >> > IOMessage returns "Error undefined." Do
you know what a 5006 means?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you,
> >> > Julia
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Erik **AdobeCommunityExpert**"
<[email protected]> wrote
in
> >> > message
news:[email protected]...
> >> >> I've had varying results with https
but nothing I can conclusively
> >> >> suggest as I've only had to deal with
that but a few times.
> >> >>
> >> >> I would start trying to access various
https URLs. Just do a ReadURL
> >> >> to
> >> >> whatever https URLs you can find and
see if you can read any of
them?
> >> >>
> >> >> Many such URLs require a login, which
I don't think you'll be able
to
> > do
> >> >> via Authorware's ReadURL function...
Yours doesn't require a
user/pass
> > to
> >> >> access, does it? If so, how do you
work around that?
> >> >>
> >> >> If you just enter that https URL into
the browser, does your PHP
file
> >> >> output a result? If not, have it do
that so you can see if it's the
> > read
> >> >> that's failing or if the data you're
sending to result in an output
> > (the
> >> >> only output?) is not making it there
in the first place.
> >> >> Know what I mean...?
> >> >> Erik
> >> >>
> >> >> Julia wrote:
> >> >>> We are having problems with an
Authorware 7 file accessing a php
file
> > on
> >> >>> a server that is running in an SSL
environment (using HTTPs).
> >> >>> . The php file runs just fine when
accessed directly via a URL
> >> >>> (
http://..../___.php).
> >> >>> . When Authorware tries to call
the same php file (using ReadURL),
it
> >> >>> doesn't return any information and
acts as though either it cannot
> > find
> >> >>> the php file or cannot read it.
> >> >>> . The same authorware file and php
work fine on our other servers
> >> >>>
> >> >>> The is the configuration on the
server where the problem exists:
> >> >>> . Server 2004
> >> >>> IIS
> >> >>> using client certificate (put
turned this off and still same
> >> >>> problem)
> >> >>> SSL
> >> >>> PKI
> >> >>>
> >> >>> We have checked that IIS has given
full permission to the user.
> >> >>> The php file has full permissions
to the user.
> >> >>> One thing we made sure of is that
the php file is being called with
> > the
> >> >>> full https path as
https://..../____.php.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Any ideas on what needs to be
reset for the server? othere
> > permissions?
> >> >>> security?
> >> >>> Or is there something different
that may need to be done in
> >> >>> Authorware
> >> >>> to call the php file when running
in an SSL environment.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Any ideas would be helpful.
> >> >>> Julia
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Erik Lord
> >> >>
http://www.capemedia.net
> >> >> Adobe Community Expert - Authorware
> >> >>
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/
> >>
>
>>>
> >> >>
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> >> >>
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> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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