Alternate To Making Form Variables Global (Clerified)

Sorry, I'll have to clerify myself a bit. I'm rather tired. :) I have a script that verifys and inserts (into and Access databse) form values. I had to make the form variables "global", in order to use them in my functions. Since the new PHP is out, the script doesn't work anymore. I think its probably because of the fact that I had to make those variables global (none of the variables are being read). Does any of you have an idea about how I can fix this problem? Thanks in advance. "Dr. Shim" <ultimatezzz@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:20020506231506.32237.qmail@pb1.pair.com... Is there another way then to register form variables global? I just downloaded, and instlaled the newest version of PHP, and now my form script doesn't work anymore. I had to register the form variables global in the script. I'm asking, is there a better way of doing this? I've herd it can lead to possible security hazards. Thanks for any help.