#21678 [Opn->Bgs]: cann't track vars of the form query string

ID: 21678 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: nblattar@talk21.com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Strings related Operating System: Linux RedHat8 & IIS on Win2000 PHP Version: 4.2.2 New Comment: In PHP 4.2.0, the 'register_globals' setting default changed to 'off'. See http://www.php.net/release_4_2_0.php for more info. We are sorry about the inconvenience, but this change was a necessary part of our efforts to make PHP scripting more secure and portable. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-01-16 01:55:06] nblattar@talk21.com i have 1.htm file as following : <HTML> <HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> <FORM METHOD=GET ACTION="2.php"> Who is your favourite author? <INPUT NAME="Author" TYPE="TEXT"> <BR> <BR> <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT> </FORM> </BODY> </HTML> ***** and the action file 2.php as following <HTML> <HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> Your favorite author is: <?php echo $Author; ?> </BODY> </HTML> but after submit i got the following in 2.php 1- in the URL : http://localhost/2.php?Author=Tom 2- in the body i got only : Your favorite author is: With no value of $Author var even it is in the URL Please help me ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=21678&edit=1