RE: [PHP-WIN] GET / POST

Yeah, lots of lazy coders out there (me included :). You can try something like this at the top of your script to mimic register_globals if you don't have access to your php.ini - keep in mind security risks: if (!ini_get('register_globals')) { // mimic GPCS order if ($_GET) extract($_GET); if ($_POST) extract($_POST); } This doesn't 'register' cookie or session vars. Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Caamano [mailto:carl@pinsonault.com] > Sent: 23 September 2002 15:07 > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] 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 > > > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >