{"id":61484,"date":"2023-11-08T03:01:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/ITblog\/?p=61484"},"modified":"2023-11-07T17:36:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T07:36:34","slug":"nimh-game-url-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/ITblog\/nimh-game-url-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Nimh Game URL Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nimh Game URL Tutorial<\/p><\/div>\n

Were you readers when we presented User Interactive Entry Dynamically Controlled Javascript Primer Tutorial<\/a> and said …<\/p>\n

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As time goes on, more and more we see the benefits of URLs that start with “\/” (but not HTTP:\/\/ nor HTTPS:\/\/ absolute URL designations), especially when it comes to pointing at a “tool” (eg. external Javascript). It has
\n the benefits of …<\/p>\n

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  • is programmer controlled, so they can place the tool in Document Root folder (in the case of an Apache web server) … and, in so doing …<\/li>\n
  • it’s irrelevant where the “parent” (calling) web application is placed … and …<\/li>\n
  • mixed content issues are avoided by not using an absolute URL, though it kind of, is!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    ?<\/p>\n

    Well, we applied these new ideas to our Nimh game PHP and HTML code to improve it, a few examples following …<\/p>\n

    <?php
    \n
    \n\/\/ Used to be
    \n $gobod3 = $drt.\"nimh.php\".$qmk.\"isess=\".substr($_GET['isess'],0,4).\"&iam=\".andsms(who_am_i(\"\"));
    \n $gobod = \" onclick='window.location = \".'\"'.$drt.\"nimh.php\".$qmk.\"isess=\".substr($_GET['isess'],0,4).\"&iam=\".andsms(who_am_i(\"\")).'\";'.\"'\";
    \n $gobodhome = \" onclick='window.location = \".'\"'.$drt.\"nimh.php\".$qmk.\"isess=\".substr($_GET['isess'],0,4).\"&iam=\".andsms(who_am_i(\"\")).'\";'.\"'\";
    \n\/\/ ... now becoming ...
    \n $gobod3 = \"\/Games\/Nimh\/nimh.php\".$qmk.\"isess=\".substr($_GET['isess'],0,4).\"&iam=\".andsms(who_am_i(\"\"));
    \n $gobod = \" onclick='window.location = \".\"'\/Games\/Nimh\/nimh.php\".$qmk.\"isess=\".substr($_GET['isess'],0,4).\"&iam=\".andsms(who_am_i(\"\")).'\";'.\"'\";
    \n $gobodhome = \" onclick='window.location = \".\"'\/Games\/Nimh\/nimh.php\".$qmk.\"isess=\".substr($_GET['isess'],0,4).\"&iam=\".andsms(who_am_i(\"\")).'\";'.\"'\";
    \n<\/code>
    \n?><\/p>\n

    … and we figure (and you can try for yourself using the iframe below using src<\/i> attribute \/Games\/Nimh<\/i> as an example of application)<\/font> …<\/p>\n