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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-40200

PHP Notice when viewing the profile of a not existing user

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 2.3.7, 2.4.4, 2.5, 2.6
    • 2.3.8, 2.4.5, 2.5.1
    • Administration
    • MOODLE_23_STABLE, MOODLE_24_STABLE, MOODLE_25_STABLE, MOODLE_26_STABLE
    • MOODLE_23_STABLE, MOODLE_24_STABLE, MOODLE_25_STABLE
    • m26_MDL-40200_Notices_When_Viewing_Profile_Invalid_UserId
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      (Difficulty: easy, but needs testing against all branches)

      1. As a Moodle Administrator, point the browser to a profile URL where the userid is out of the range of the registered users, e.g. http://hostname/path/moodle/user/profile.php?id=1370780391: a message (not an exception) saying Invalid user will be printed out;
      2. As a Moodle Administrator, point the browser to a profile URL related to a deleted user: a message saying This user account has been deleted will be printed out.
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      (Difficulty: easy, but needs testing against all branches) As a Moodle Administrator, point the browser to a profile URL where the userid is out of the range of the registered users, e.g. http://hostname/path/moodle/user/profile.php?id=1370780391: a message (not an exception) saying Invalid user will be printed out; As a Moodle Administrator, point the browser to a profile URL related to a deleted user: a message saying This user account has been deleted will be printed out.

    Description

      While working on MDL-39810, I found a trivial issue in profile.php triggered by using userid not in the database: an exception is thrown (invalid user) but two notices are added two at the end of the message.

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          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-30407 get_record MUST_EXIST should not throw dml_exception

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Open
          Testing discovered

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-39810 IE Compatibility View problem - Moodle 2.5 repository_ajax.php tries to download in browser

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed

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              matteo Matteo Scaramuccia
              matteo Matteo Scaramuccia
              Rajesh Taneja Rajesh Taneja
              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) Eloy Lafuente (stronk7)
              Sam Hemelryk Sam Hemelryk
              David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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                8/Jul/13