even better: $_REQUEST['variable_name'] so that you don't have to bother checking both depending on whether your form was GETted or POSTed. _________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mikael Grön" <emgee@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Kim Jacobs (Crooks) - Mweb" <KJacobs@xxxxxxxx>; <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 11:54 AM Subject: Re: converting scripts for register_globals=Off What register_globals does (Please correct me if I'm wrong) is convert i.e. $_POST['variable_name'], $_GET['variable_name'] and so on to $variable_name. which isn't very good from my point of view. I suggest you make sure you use $_GET['your_variable'] when ever you're fetching a GET variable, $_POST['var'] for all post variables and so on, instead of what you're doing now. This works just fine with register_globals = On as well, so I always use it... to be safe.. Mike On Apr 29, 2004, at 10:40, Kim Jacobs (Crooks) - Mweb wrote: > if any of you could help me out, I would greatly appreciate it... I am > an absolute beginner to php (2 weeks now) and dont know what I dont > know... > > I have written some scripts to access my online SQL db and I've tested > the scripts on my machine with PHP 4.3.6 and register_globals = On > Now where I host my site, uses PHP 4.3.5 and has register_globals = > Off which means of course, that my scripts arent working, but I dont > know why.... > > My question is, how do I convert my scripts so that they will work > please? I know that $id and $submit are two of the 'inputs' that it > doesnt like, but I dont know the rest > > Tx > K > > > MWEB: S.A.'s most trusted and reliable Internet Service Provider. Just > Like That. > > To join, go to: http://join.mweb.co.za or call 0860032000. > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
