#27072 [Opn->Bgs]: Can't view a variable stored in session_register under PHP 4.3.4

ID: 27072 Updated by: sniper@php.net Reported By: info at iplsoft dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Session related Operating System: Unix PHP Version: 4.3.4 New Comment: Please read carefully the manual pages for sessions: http://www.php.net/session Especially the part about 'register_globals'.. Sessions work just fine as long as they're used correctly. This bug system is not the right place to ask support questions about how PHP is used. Please ask such questions on the appropriate mailing lists. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-01-29 11:37:17] info at iplsoft dot com So, if this is not a bug, what the hell am I doing wrong? Before the upgrade to 4.3.4 at my hosting company, everything worked fine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-01-28 09:24:49] sniper@php.net This is not any bug. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-01-28 09:24:27] sniper@php.net RTFM: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.session-register.php And especially everything with 'register_globals' with it. It defaults to 'off' since 4.2.0.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-01-28 08:40:45] info at iplsoft dot com Description: ------------ Since a couple of weeks, my hosting company upgraded php to 4.3.4. From that time, all the sites I've created on my domain, don't show variables anymore stored in session_register() So I'm a bit concerned that it will ever work again. Hopefully you can help me out a bit. Reproduce code: --------------- test.php: <?php session_start(); session_register("name"); ?> <a href="test2.php?name=Ivan">Click here to see if my name is showing</a> test2.php: <?php session_start(); ?> Hi, your name is $name <? session_destroy(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Hi, your name is Ivan Actual result: -------------- Hi, your name is ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=27072&edit=1