Re: Cannot access HTTP_POST_VARS without explicitly stating

Thanks. I was under the impression that those with an opposite problem had to enable the value. I had just come across this solution earlier today and was going ot try it when I get the chance. "Dvdmandt" <dvdmandt@telia.com> wrote in message news:20030612185543.47731.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > register_globals in php.ini should be set to On in order for that to work... > "Jeremy" <jpstroud@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet > news:20030612185006.43695.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > I am having an issue with my server. I'm relatively new to PHP, so I've > > been looking over a lot of tutorials and articles lately. One common > theme > > (and the reason I'm using PHP) is forms. The code typically uses an echo > to > > pull the variabl from the HTTP_POST_VARS without explicitly stating it. > IE, > > the tutorials use $name instad of $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"]. > > > > My problem is this, if I use $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"], it works just fine. > > If I just try to use $name, it shows up empty. The rest of the code will > > work fine. Any thoughts? > > > > > >