Bug #16513 Updated: array through http form

ID: 16513 Updated by: cynic@php.net Reported By: martijn@tiel.nu Status: Bogus Bug Type: Output Control Operating System: windows xp / linux PHP Version: 4.1.2 New Comment: echo "this is {$foo['bar']['baz']} an array index"; echo "this is $foo[bar][baz] an array index"; both versions will work. this is (and has been since I remember) documented in the manual. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-09 11:33:18] sander@php.net This works: echo "{$HTTP_POST_VARS['personal']['name']}"; RTM! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-09 11:27:37] martijn@tiel.nu This looks to me like a serious bug not a request. The only solutions is to set global_register to "on" which ain't very save. (according the manual!). What i'm trying to say is: YOU CAN'T PASS AN ARRAY ANYMORE! unless ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-09 09:18:54] sniper@php.net Try putting {} around the variable name.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-09 09:18:26] sniper@php.net The bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. For a list of a range of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-09 09:16:09] martijn@tiel.nu When passing an array through a form echo is running into trouble. example: <form action="array.php" method="post"> Name: <input type="text" name="personal[name]"><br> Email: <input type="text" name="personal[email]"><br> <input type="submit"> on the next page, i'm trying to retrieve the values: print_r($personal) says: Array ( [name] => martijn [email] => martijn@tiel.nu ). echo "$HTTP_POST_VARS['personal']['name']"; no value is being displayed. echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['personal']['name']; (whithout "") the value is displayed, but the function 'echo' doesn't work properly anymore. I hope someone can explain me why. regards Martijn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=16513&edit=1