[PHP] Re: Alternate To Making Form Variables Global (Clerified)
This is not the global that is meant on the update. Not the global $var that you put inside your functions. That's scope, btw. You are making a variable available inside a different scope (the function), by making it global. The global you are searching for is, like when you submit a form, a field name becomes a varible on the action page with the same name. So: input name=username... Would create a $username variable. Not anymore :-) Now you need to specify where it came from, either with $_POST or $HTTP_POST_VARS. So... action page again: $username = $_POST['username']; But, if you don't want to convert your script (and I object btw, you should ;-), you can modify a line at php.ini so variables are *globally registered* again. -- Julio Nobrega. Um dia eu chego lá: http://sourceforge.net/projects/toca Ajudei? Salvei? Que tal um presentinho? http://www.submarino.com.br/wishlistclient.asp?wlid=664176742884 Dr. Shim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Sorry, I'll have to clerify myself a bit. I'm rather tired. :) I have a script that verifys and inserts (into and Access databse) form values. I had to make the form variables global, in order to use them in my functions. Since the new PHP is out, the script doesn't work anymore. I think its probably because of the fact that I had to make those variables global (none of the variables are being read). Does any of you have an idea about how I can fix this problem? Thanks in advance. Dr. Shim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Is there another way then to register form variables global? I just downloaded, and instlaled the newest version of PHP, and now my form script doesn't work anymore. I had to register the form variables global in the script. I'm asking, is there a better way of doing this? I've herd it can lead to possible security hazards. Thanks for any help. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: Alternate To Making Form Variables Global (Clerified)
Dr. Shim wrote: Sorry, I'll have to clerify myself a bit. I'm rather tired. :) I have a script that verifys and inserts (into and Access databse) form values. I had to make the form variables global, in order to use them in my functions. Since the new PHP is out, the script doesn't work anymore. I think its probably because of the fact that I had to make those variables global (none of the variables are being read). Does any of you have an idea about how I can fix this problem? Thanks in advance. Dr. Shim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Is there another way then to register form variables global? I just downloaded, and instlaled the newest version of PHP, and now my form script doesn't work anymore. I had to register the form variables global in the script. I'm asking, is there a better way of doing this? I've herd it can lead to possible security hazards. Thanks for any help. Look into the extract() function. You could use it to turn the $_POST or $_GET arrays into local variables, whether you do it at the beginning of the script and make them global as you are currently doing or by doing it at the beginning of the functions that you use them, without globalizing anything. For example... given the url http://localhost/foo.php?bar=banana you'd have $_GET['bar']==banana instead of $bar==banana; at the beginning of the script you'd have extract($_GET); and $bar would exist with the value banana -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: Alternate To Making Form Variables Global (Clerified)
Thank you so much Austin, and Julio! Your replies are an amazing help to me. Thanks! Maybe I'll even get this project I'm working on done this week. =) Anyhoo, Julio, you mean that option in the PHP.INI, is it register_globals? Well, anyhow, I'm going to convert my script, as you put it. Again, thanks for your help, I'm going to definatly look up the extract() function, Austin. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
