Intermittent #305 failure

[mr_twin]

Hello
Since few weeks, I get an intermittent failure. Sometimes, after submitting the form a #305 Error, but I don't know why?!

Here is the link to my form:http://www.recht-auf-spiel.de/eure_projekte_eintragen_neu.php

And here is the code of the form page:

PHP Code:

<?php
require_once("formtools/global/api/api.php");
$fields = ft_api_init_form_page(3);

// validation time!
$errors = array();
if (isset($_POST['submit_button']))
{
  $rules = array();
  $rules[] = "required,projekt_titel,Bitte Projekttitel angeben.";
  $errors = validate_fields($_POST, $rules);
  // no errors - great! Now we process the page. The ft_api_process_form does
  // the job of both updating the database and redirecting to the next page
  if (empty($errors))
  {
$params = array(
  "submit_button" => "submit_button",
  "next_page" => "thanks.php",
  "form_data" => $_POST,
  "file_data" => $_FILES,
  "finalize" => true
  );
ft_api_process_form($params);
ft_api_delete_unfinalized_submissions(3, true);
}
else 
  {
    $fields = array_merge($_SESSION["form_tools_form"], $_POST);
  }
}

?>

I try to delete the row with "ft_api_delete_unfinalized_submissions(3, true);" but without any result.

I think the error appears, when a user starts to fill out the form but go back with the backbutton in the browser and starts again.

Have you any idea to solve the problem?

Thank you very much and sorry for my bad english :/ I hope you know what I mean

[Ben]

Hi Mr Twin,

Try changing this line:

PHP Code:

ft_api_delete_unfinalized_submissions(3, true); 


to this:

PHP Code:

ft_api_delete_unfinalized_submissions(3, false); 


The problem is that that second parameter of the function. If set to true, it deletes ALL unfinalized submissions in the database up to the very moment. This is generally a bad idea - if there are any unfinished forms currently being submitted those users will get the 305 error.

Hope this helps!

- Ben

[mr_twin]

Hi Mr Twin,

Try changing this line:

PHP Code:

ft_api_delete_unfinalized_submissions(3, true); 


to this:

PHP Code:

ft_api_delete_unfinalized_submissions(3, false); 


The problem is that that second parameter of the function. If set to true, it deletes ALL unfinalized submissions in the database up to the very moment. This is generally a bad idea - if there are any unfinished forms currently being submitted those users will get the 305 error.

Hope this helps!

- Ben

Hi Ben,
thanks for your solution! I'll try this in few days and give you a feedback

Greetings from germany