Re: PHP 4.2

If you want an all in one solution without having to have two versions, can't you read the status of register_globals from the config file and base the rest of the script on this? eg if (register_globals == 'on') { $name = _POST['name']; $address = _GET['address']; } then you can access the variables as if register_globals = on even if it isn't "Simon Troup" <simon.troup@digitalmusicart.com> wrote in message news:B93B7387.1D73%simon.troup@digitalmusicart.com... > I've written a small freeware script that gets installed on a variety of > different platforms running various PHP versions. > > I've read through the manual about the super global arrays and how post and > get vars are no longer registered by default, but am confused about when it > would be a good idea to "upgrade" the script. > > If I change everything in the script and use $_GET and $_POST etc. then > those people who are still using earlier versions won't be able to upgrade. > > Does anyone know what the uptake of the latest version is? What is everyone > else doing about this? If I were developing for one client it wouldn't be a > problem as obviously you'd know what you were developing for. > > I'd just like some feedback on when would be a good time to upgrade the > scripts while causing the minimum disruption and maintaining maximum happy > users. > > Thanks > > Zim >