Oops, forgot about register globals. I'll just add that register globals can't be changed with ini_set(); It has to be done in the php.ini config file (and Apache must be restarted).
If this is a site open to the general public it's a good idea to not turn globals on, and to use the example Rich provided below. All this is documented in the page below (with more or less verbosity). - Mike > From v4.2.x register_globals is switched off by default ... > use $_GET['var'] > in this case > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/security.registerglobals.php > > Rich -- PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php