Re: GET / POST

I am also a newbie to PHP. I have been writing and copying code from the web. It seems to me without having the register_global set to on, 99% of the code out there is useless. I have been using the POST method for my form method. I've tried modifiy code from the web to work without the register_global being set. I get parse errors saying something like T_VARIBLE ',' or ';' expected most the time. For example how would you change this line? if ( $sender_email and $message) or i was thinking maybe you have to "import" your varibles at the beginning of the script by having a bunch of lines simular to this: $message = $_POST['message'] (being that the varible in the HTML page is called message, a text box in this case) TIA "Rich Gray" <richardgray@onetel.co.uk> wrote in message news:EDEGIPFFGBJHCIJCMPKOEEMACHAA.richardgray@onetel.co.uk... > Comments below... > > -----Original Message----- > From: XXXPixie [mailto:lentenis@inbox.lv] > Sent: 08 September 2002 09:52 > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-WIN] GET / POST > > > hi! I'm a total newbie to php4 or web design and i (of course) have a > problem: > i'm using apache 2.x and php4 as a module. > so, when i use the GET method to pass data to my php script: > > script.php?x=5 > > > i can't access it as a normal global variable: > > <?php > print $x; > ?> > > the only way i can get to it is: > > <?php > print _GET['x'] > ?> > > what's wrong? > > RG> PHP v4.2.x has register_globals set to Off by default which is why you > have to access the _GET superglobal array - if security is not an issue then > either switch on register_globals again or do something like extract($_GET) > or extract($_REQUEST) at the top of your script... > > > by the way, what's the difference between GET and POST methods anyway? > > RG> Very briefly .... http get method passes data via the query string/url, > http post method data is sent via the http headers - post method is more > secure (can't be tampered with easily) and can handle large data > transmissions with binary data, get is bookmarkable but is limited in size > and can be easily modified by a user... > > HTH > RIch > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >