That is due to register_globals being on by default in PHP4 and off by default in PHP5. It is a security risk and should not be used. I believed it is being removed in PHP 6. Thank you, Micah Gersten onShore Networks Internal Developer http://www.onshore.com Gunawan wrote: > i don't know about the sql.. but i have some story. > in php4, when type url like this > localhost/mywork/index.php?myid=1 > i able to print the 'myid' variable easyly.. but when in php5.. i must > type > $_GET['myid'] to have myid value. > > Weaver Hickerson wrote: >> Greetings list. We are planning to move our "legacy" php4/apache >> system to PHP5 and also move to the Zend Platform. Wondering if >> anyone has any gotchas/horror stories.. The system interfaces with >> both MySQL and SQL Server. >> >> Any thoughts appreciated! >> >> -------------------------------- >> Weaver Hickerson, President >> LightSpeed Technology Group >> wdhicker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> 770-787-0880 ext 3011 >> >> > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php