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November 6, 2017
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Uploading a php-formhandler after changing the form does not work

  • November 6, 2017
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Hallo,

I have a curious problem. Maybe only for me?

When uploading my webside including a simple contact-form and the form-handler.php file to send the Datas to my email address, everything works fine.

But when I upload the form-handler.php once again, the contact form produces an error!

It doesn't matter wether the uploaded form-handler.php is changed or not!

I use a MAC (OS: Sierra), Dreamweaver CC, FTP, passive mode, Port 21, no Problems to connect my PC via FTP to the server with dreamweaver.

When I use my old Windows PC with an FTP-Programm to overwrite the form-handler.php - I had uploaded with dreamweaver before - everything is OK again!

Sorry, I have no exercise of writing englisch.

This error makes my crazy. I cant't use my old windows PC to upload the PHP files every time!

Can you give me a hint how to change the way dreamweaver transfers data via FTP  to the remote server?

Thank you very much for reading,

Christian

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Windows and Macs use different Line Breaks.    CR LF = Win, CR or LF =  Mac/Unix. 

Using a Windows PC and a Mac to transfer same files up & down from server can introduce conflicts in the line beaks which might explain the script errors.

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 6, 2017

Windows and Macs use different Line Breaks.    CR LF = Win, CR or LF =  Mac/Unix. 

Using a Windows PC and a Mac to transfer same files up & down from server can introduce conflicts in the line beaks which might explain the script errors.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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cg68Author
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November 7, 2017

Hello Nany OShea,

thank you very much for your quick very helpful answer.

Switching the preferences in DW running on a MAC to "CR LF (Windows)"-Format fixes the problem.

Is this logical? Never mind - it works!

I the meantime I made serveral changes to my form-handler.php and the form runs even after uploading it on the server.

Because the problem belongs to the Server I use - it might be interesting for other users - my webside is running with a Linux server.

So using Mac, Linefeed as "CR LF (Windows)", as descibed by Nancy, with a Linux server seems to be the right combination.

Thanks,

Christian

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