Re: BUG: variables from the query string are not accessible in script

the php configuration directive register_globals defaults to off in PHP 4.2; are you sure it's not just due to misconfiguration? --Wez. On 11/04/02, "Aaron Bannert" <<aaron@apache.org>> wrote: > I've been fighting this all day and I'm curious if anyone else has > been able to reproduce this problem. Essentially what happens is > the normal variables are registered in a hash table at sapi startup, > then while executing we try to fetch from the symbol table. At > this point I'm seeing an "undefined variable" error, even though > I saw the variable get registered only moments before. This leads > me to believe one of the following: 1) it's using a different > hash table, or 2) the original hash table and the one used in > zend_fetch_var_address were not properly merged. > > I'm curious if anyone who is using a different sapi module is seeing > this problem, or if it is isolated to the apache2filter. If not, does > anyone have any idea what is missing/erroneous in the apache2filter > that could cause this? > > > To see this in action: > > compile apache 2.0.35 > checkout php4_2_0RC2 > (optionally apply my patch posted earlier to this list) > compile php (--with-apxs2=/foo/bar/apxs) > install php > > run httpd in a debugger: gdb bin/httpd > (gdb) r -X > ... wait until it serves normal requests > hit Ctrl-C to be back to the prompt > (gdb) b php_register_variable_ex > (gdb) b zend_fetch_var_address > (gdb) c > > then hit a php script, like so: > > curl -i '�O��fl�O��]`�� > http://example.com/test.php?foo=777&floob=654' > > You'll be able to see the 'foo' and 'floob' variables being set in > some > hash table. Then later when you get to zend_fetch_var_address it'll fail > to retrieve the same values it set earlier. I'm really hoping that > someone experienced in Zend and the SAPI will spot the problem right > away and point me in the right direction. > > > -aaron > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php