#21620 [Opn->Fbk]: $REMOTE_USER does not exist after a POST-request

ID: 21620 Updated by: rasmus@php.net Reported By: mklerx@eid.nl -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Redhat 6.2 PHP Version: 4.3.0 New Comment: Which web version of Apache? I don't see anything on the PHP side of things that would make this behave differently based on the request type. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-01-13 11:36:29] mklerx@eid.nl In PHP 4.3.0 in safe mode the $PHP_AUTH_* variables do not exist anymore. It is recommended to use $REMOTE_USER instead. The suggestion that $REMOTE_USER still works and can be used in Safe mode is only party true. I noticed that this variable is filled with the username supplied by the external basic auth mechanism (.htaccess) unless you are in a script which has been called by a <form action=XXX method="post">. With method="get" it works OK. I need the $REMOTE_USER to lookup users from the database and find their ID in the DB. The method="get" option is a workaround, but this does not work in upload scripts, which has to use "post". Is this a new bug? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=21620&edit=1