hi The enclosed will read all incoming variables and convert them, effectively turning on 'register_globals'
It is a quick fix for broken scripts but does remove the security provided by turning register_globals off ! use it as an include at the beginning of scripts. Peter <?php #//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// # # # SunMaia.net RED # # e-development at the speed of thought # # # # # # This module copyright SunMaia.net 1999-2002 # # author Peter Lovatt [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # # # http://www.sunmaia.net for full licence terms # # support http://www.sunmaia.net/support/ # # # # You can do whatever you like with this so long # # as this header remains in place # # # # It worked last time I used it, but it is not # # guaranteed in any way! # # # # # ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// while(list($key, $val) = each($HTTP_POST_VARS)) { $$key = stripslashes($val); } while(list($key, $val) = each($HTTP_GET_VARS)) { $$key = stripslashes($val); } while(list($key, $val) = each($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS)) { $$key = stripslashes($val); } ?> ----------------------------------------------- Excellence in internet and open source software ----------------------------------------------- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 0121-242-1473 ----------------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Allens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 07 July 2002 16:53 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-DB] Newbie Reminder on HTML Variable Passing > > > I just recently got back to work on my db's and found that html variable > passing isn't working anymore. I did some research and fould that the > core setting in PHP for register_globals is off by default now since > 4.1.x. As a newbie, this stumped me. There are some new variables > created by the PHP team to address this, but we need to change our code > some. The url below helps explain some of this. Hope this helps some of > the other newbies entering this environment that have been confused by > this as I had been. :) > > http://www.php.net/release_4_1_0.php > :) > Gale L. Allen Jr > Macintosh Support Specialist > 865/947-5740 > > "Remember, Love wins over all" > (: > > > -- > 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
