Re: Variables are empty only in fwrite

On 15 Mar 2012, at 20:07, Larry wrote: > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Matijn Woudt <tijnema@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Larry <lrrrgg@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Matijn Woudt <tijnema@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Larry <lrrrgg@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Matijn Woudt <tijnema@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Larry <lrrrgg@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Daniel P. Brown >>>>>>> <daniel.brown@parasane.net> wrote: >>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:30, Larry <lrrrgg@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Hello, when I pass a variable whose value originally came from >>>>>>>>> $_GET >>>>>>>>> or $_REQUEST to fwrite, fwrite behaves as if it was passed an >>>>>>>>> empty >>>>>>>>> string. Note that the file is successfully opened and written >>>>>>>>> to by >>>>>>>>> the script, but the variable that originally came from $_GET >>>>>>>>> does not >>>>>>>>> have its value interpolated in the text file, even though it >>>>>>>>> does get >>>>>>>>> interpolated in the echo(). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ---- Code ---- >>>>>>>>> <? >>>>>>>>> $meh = $_GET["q"]; >>>>>>>>> $writeline = ":" . $meh . ":" . >>>>>>>>> strlen($meh) . PHP_EOL; >>>>>>>>> echo ( $writeline ); >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> $fp = fopen("/tmp/wtf.log","w+"); >>>>>>>>> fwrite($fp, $writeline ); >>>>>>>>> fclose($fp); >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> var_dump($writeline); >>>>>>>>> ?> >>> >>> Yes I tried using $_GET['q'] directly to no avail. However, you found >>> a clue! apache error.log is giving this: >>> PHP Notice: Undefined index: q in /var/www/test/search.php on line 2 >>> >>> Strange b/c I am obtaining and using that value successfully in echo()! >> >> Well.. That seems pretty buggy, I guess it's a bug in PHP. Try >> changing q in something else, and maybe you want to submit a bug >> report to PHP? > > Changing the index name didn't help. I think I will submit a bug, > after a bit more scrutiny of my php.ini to make sure there isn't some > restriction in there. This is a default ubuntu apache/php.ini though. > Thanks again. Is that definitely the exact code you're running? Nothing added, nothing removed? I ask because it works for me... http://dev.3ft9.com/php/larry/index.php?q=123 What version of PHP are you using, and do you have any non-standard extensions involved? -Stuart -- Stuart Dallas 3ft9 Ltd http://3ft9.com/