RE: [PHP] Newbie question about variable scope in Apache 2.0 & PH P

> -----Original Message----- > From: Wendell Brown [mailto:wbrown@arkie.net] > Sent: 07 May 2003 18:11 > > On Wed, 7 May 2003 11:31:25 -0400, Steve Henderson wrote: > > >I am having trouble with variables remaining in scope > between forms and > >scripts. I keep getting errors saying $val1 is not defined > etc. This > > I suspect that the problem is that you have "register_globals" turned > off (it's a safety default in newer versions of PHP). There are a few > possible solutions: > > 1) Turn on register_globals on... this can be set in the php.ini or > (under Apache) in the .htaccess file. > > 2) Use the "long name" for the variable. Instead of: > > echo "$val2"; Uh, oh! Attack of the superfluous quotes! echo $val2; > > try this: > > echo "$_POST(\"val2\")"; echo $_POST['val2']; > > 3) Or extract the $_POST array.... > > extract( $_POST ); > echo "$val2"; echo $val2; Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211