$_GET[section] is slower than $_GET['section'], and quite significantly! B. On Saturday 12 February 2005 14:16, Jacco Ermers wrote: > "Marek Kilimajer" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:420DFEA3.1030702@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Jacco Ermers wrote: > >> Hello everyone, > >> > >> I recently installed php5 onto my windows IIS. Previous I had php > >> running on Apache. I coded a page (testing purposes) but now I get > >> errors. the page can be viewed on a remote server (without the errors) > >> http://seabird.jmtech.ca > >> > >> Locally I receive these errors: > >> > >> Undefined index: section in > >> C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Seabird-local\includes\submenu.php on line 3 > >> > >> if($_GET['section']=='') etc. > >> It used to be that I could use a section == '' > >> is it new to php5 that I cannot? and I also used to be able to use > >> $_GET[section] and now I have to use $_GET['section'] > >> > >> did I overlook anything configuring my php.ini or is this due to my new > >> enviroment? > >> > >> Thank you for helping > > > > This is due to different setting in error reporting, now you have also > > E_NOTICE turned on. > > > > if($_GET['section']=='') > > > > should be coded as: > > > > if(empty($_GET['section'])) > > > > If GET variable 'section' is not sent, it is not equal to '', it does not > > even exists, is undefined. Using it triggers error of level E_NOTICE. > > > > If you write > > > > $_GET[section] > > > > php is looking for constant named 'section'. However, it does not exists, > > so an error of level E_NOTICE is triggered. Undefined constant is then > > converted to string with its name. So you get $_GET['section'] in the > > end. > > > > It's a good practice have full error reporting turned on, since this will > > help you spot errors and write safer code. > > Thank you, that did the trick. Now it works without problems. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
