RE: [PHP4BETA] session_register() in a function...again

Why don't you just have the variables dynamically instantiated if they don't already exist via on session_register? that saves kludges and makes more sense to the new user anyway... ---------------------------------------------- Cristopher Daniluk cris@dsnet.net Technical Specialist MicroStrategy, Inc ---------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Sascha Schumann [mailto:sascha@schumann.cx] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 1:20 PM To: Dave Cc: php4beta@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP4BETA] session_register() in a function...again On Wed, Feb 02, 2000 at 08:44:59PM -0800, Dave wrote: > Hi all, > > I saw the post about placing a session_register() in a function and about > how the var that you want registered needs to be global... > > My question is, how much more global does it need to be than the following? > > function check_something() { > global $var_to_reg; > if($something) { > session_register("var_to_reg"); > } > } > > I even set the var outside the function (in global scope) and tried > registering it inside the function...to no avail. > > The above will NOT start a session and obviously not register the var. If I > place the code in the global scope it does. > > Any ideas? Try a snapshot from <URL:http://snaps.php.net/>. -- Regards, Sascha Schumann Consultant