On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:12, Fred wrote: > OK, it seems as though I was on the right track. I cast the variables > as integers and all is well. Thanks to Rasmus and his msg: > http://www.phpbuilder.com/mail/php-developer-list/199901/0485.php > > A question remains: why are variables that are initially set to numbers > not cast as integers? > > According to the manual variables are initially cast as integers if > they are created with an assignment to an integer number. While this > is the case with variables assigned in code (i.e. $One = 16) it appears > not to be the case with GET variables passed via the URL.
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