Re: Cookies not being read - begging php 4 chapter 8 pg 283

On Saturday 05 April 2003 01:13, Paul Kraus wrote: > Ok I fixed this by adding this line to the top of my script. > > $font=$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['font']; > Then everything worked great. > I tried to access them like this > $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[font['type']] but this would not work. > > Is my syntax wrong are must you always set the http_cookie to a variable > if it's an array? The syntax for accessing items in multi-dimensional arrays is: $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS['font']['type'] > This book does not mention HTTP_COOKIE_VARS at all. > Nor did it mention $_POST or $_GET. > > Am I doing something wrong with my script do I need to change something? > > Is there a new way to do $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS like there is for POST and > GET? $_COOKIE THe book is out of date. RTFM for the latest info, also read the changelog/history to see what has changed since the version of PHP mentioned in your book was released. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. */