Ian thanks for your info. you put me n the right track. it was the register_globals issue. all sorted now. you can see it in action here http://www.soddengecko.com/test/ links at the top right
Mark... http://www.soddengecko.com Mark Mckee wrote: >thanks for explaining it. i think i get it now. i will give it a go and >see what i can do. > >thanks again > >Mark... >http://www.soddengecko.com > > > >Ian Bambury wrote: > > > >>Yep. >> >>Unless you have register_globals set to On then from some version ( >>4.something) you can't reference post, get, or cookie variables directly >> >>e.g. with >> >>test.php?xxx=yyy >> >>test.php does not have $xxx, it has $_GET['xxx'] ($_GET is an associative >>array) >> >>same with post and cookie data >> >>so in your switcher script $set is nothing as it should be $_GET['set'} >>(sorry, should have mentioned that, but it's 3am here) >> >>also, once you get the cookie set properly, you have to do the same thing >>with the cookie data i.e. $_COOKIE['sitestyle'] >> >>Must be capitalised. >> >>I'm not saying that is your problem, but it is a possibility >> >>Ian >> >> >>On 02/01/06, Mark Mckee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>any chnace you could elaborate a little more on that please? >>> >>>Mark... >>>http://www.soddengecko.com >>> >>> >>> >>>Ian Bambury wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>(!$_COOKIE['sitestyle'])... >>>> >>>>? >>>> >>>> >>>>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Community email addresses: >>>>Post message: [email protected] >>>>Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>>Shortcut URL to this page: >>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list >>>>Yahoo! Groups Links >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Community email addresses: >>> Post message: [email protected] >>> Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>Shortcut URL to this page: >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list >>> >>> >>>------------------------------ >>>YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS >>> >>> >>> - Visit your group "php-list<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list>" >>> on the web. >>> >>> - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of >>> Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. >>> >>> >>>------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >>Community email addresses: >> Post message: [email protected] >> Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>Shortcut URL to this page: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >Community email addresses: > Post message: [email protected] > Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
