Re: passing variable via url

On Monday 05 March 2001 17:43, you wrote: > using PHP 3.x on Linux, I've always been able to pass along a variable > like http://www.domain.com/index.php3?foo=bar > > and then I could print out this with something like > echo $foo; > would print out "bar" > > I've recently installed the latest PHP4 onto a Windows2000 server, I'm > trying the same thing here, a simple test, and > echo $foo; > > gives me nothing > > however including a PHPINFO() on the page displays this: > HTTP_GET_VARS["foo"] bar > > I'm I missing something here ? Check whether register_globals is set to "on" -- Christian Reiniger LGDC Webmaster (http://sunsite.dk/lgdc/) ..to paraphrase Churchill, while representative democracy may be terrible, it's still the best system that large corporations can buy. - David Weinberger JOHO January 25, 2000