The Problem:
When I put a PHP file link in the browser, it works perfectly fine and updates my database as expected.
When I call it with ajax from node.js, it echoes the success message but the DB does not update.
The Session variables are undefined, so when I changed them to real numbers the code still did not work. What is going wrong?
My PHP Code:
subtract5.php:
<?php
header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin: http://cashballz.net:3000', false);
include 'mysql.php';
session_start();
$cash_amount = $_SESSION['cash_amount'];
$userid = $_SESSION['id'];
$_SESSION['cash_amount'] -= 0.05;
$mysql = new Mysql();
$result = $mysql->setCashAmount($cash_amount,$userid);
if($result)
{
echo $cash_amount;
}
else
{
session_start();
session_unset();
session_destroy();
}
?>
mysql.php:
<?php
class Mysql
{
protected $dsn;
protected $username;
protected $password;
public $db;
function __construct()
{
//change this to your info (myDBname, myName, myPass)
$this->dns= 'mysql:dbname=cashball_accounts;host=localhost;charset=utf8';
$this->username= 'myUser';
$this->password= 'myPass';
$this->db = new PDO($this->dns, $this->username, $this->password);
}
public function setCashAmount($cash_amount, $id)
{
$sql = "UPDATE users SET cash_amount = :cash_amount - 0.05 WHERE id = :id";
$stmt = $this->db->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bindParam(':cash_amount', $cash_amount, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$stmt->bindParam(':id', $id, PDO::PARAM_STR);
$result = $stmt->execute();
return $result;
}
}
?>
My node.js (app.js) AJAX:
//cut 5 cents from account - php function
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: 'http://cashballz.net/game/5game/subtract5.php',
data: {},
success: function (data) {
alert(data);
}
});
Recap:
- PHP File works from site.com with the same AJAX code, and by putting its link in the browser.
- PHP File is executed from node, but does not update the DB
- PHP File has undefined $_SESSION variables but when replaced, the DB still does not update
Possible solutions:
- Is there extra code i can put in AJAX to tell it to "pipe" the call to site.com to call the file instead of calling it straight from node?
Extra Info:
- No errors in error logs or console
- I need to use AJAX to input data into the file later on
- Solution must be secure
Thanks for the help!
