RE: [PHP-WIN] Using the GET Method

IMO, writing programs that work without register_globals to be enabled, is a good thing. Throughout the book, the code examples will have been created with register_globals on. (The default setting for older PHP installations/versions) just keep in mind that variables are not auto created for you, so you must initialize them first. $author = $_GET['author']; if you change the form method to POST, then you will have to modify the code to reflect that too. Anyways, explicitly initialising your variables is a good habit to get into. Its more secure. -----Original Message----- From: Dash McElroy [mailto:php@l1te.net] Sent: Sunday, 12 January 2003 3:49 PM To: Wade Cc: php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Using the GET Method Ah, You're the latest of the ones to get hit by the register_globals setting. There are two things to do: 1. Change your code to reference the METHOD referenced in the form page GET -> $_GET['varname'] POST -> $_POST['varname'] COOKIE -> $_COOKIE['varname'] SESSION -> $_SESSION['varname'] GPC (Get Post Cookie, in that order) -> $_REQUEST['varname'] See php.net/register_globals for this. 2. Change your php.ini settings from: register_globals = off to register_globals = on then restart your server. Now, I just have to ask myself why I don't have a canned message for this... -Dash Know thyself. If you need help, call the C.I.A. On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Wade wrote: > 01112003 2132 CST > > Im working on learning PHP4 by reading Beginning PHP 4, Wrox Press. > Chapter 3, page 76. > Im working with a form field sending data via the GET method. > On the first page, you fill in a text field and hit send. > That data is sent via the URL. > I can see it in the URL, on the next page. > The page will not show the data in the variable spot. > > The Code: > > Page One > <html><head><title></title></head> > <body> > <form method=get action="text.php> > Who is your favorite author? > <input name="author" type="text"> > <br> > <input type=submit> > </form> > </body></html> > > Page Two - text.php > <html><head><title></title></head> > <body> > Your favorite author is: > <?php > echo $author; > ?> > </body></html> > > Now, I know PHP is case sensitive and I have been sure to check the > $variable in the code. I have worked through some other pages in this > book and I downloaded the documentation from the wrox website. Their > code is exactly as the book and my own. > > Im stumbed. Anybody read this book? Can anybody see something wrong? > > Wade > > > -- > 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