i have posted the question to phpMyAdmin user list already and after talking with someone about my problem, it looks like its not in the phpMyAdmin, but in my settings for php, but they seemed to have no clue as to what.
anyways, with a clean install of phpMyAdmin 2.4.0 we can't query the database through any form that has a file upload when we disable file upload totally it works (minus the file uploading) i tacked echo "<pre>"; print_r(get_defined_vars()); echo "</pre>"; at the begining of the file that the form submits to and when the form has enctype="multipart/form-data" in it the page outputs Array ( [HTTP_POST_VARS] => Array ( ) [_POST] => Array ( ) [HTTP_GET_VARS] => Array ( ) [_GET] => Array ( ) at the top, and when there isn't the enctype attribute on the form tag there is post information available. Array ( [HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA] => is_js_confirmed=0&lang=en-iso-8859-1&server=5&db=mysql&table=db&pos=0&goto=tbl_properties.php&zero_rows=Your+SQL-query+has+been+executed+successfully&prev_sql_query=&dummy=Host&sql_query=SELECT+*+FROM+%60db%60+WHERE+1&show_query=1&sql_file=&sql_file_compression=text%2Fplain&SQL=Go [HTTP_POST_VARS] => Array ( [is_js_confirmed] => 0 [lang] => en-iso-8859-1 [server] => 5 [db] => mysql [table] => db [pos] => 0 [goto] => tbl_properties.php [zero_rows] => Your SQL-query has been executed successfully [prev_sql_query] => [dummy] => Host [sql_query] => SELECT * FROM `db` WHERE 1 [show_query] => 1 [sql_file] => [sql_file_compression] => text/plain [SQL] => Go ) [_POST] => Array ( [is_js_confirmed] => 0 [lang] => en-iso-8859-1 [server] => 5 [db] => mysql [table] => db [pos] => 0 [goto] => tbl_properties.php [zero_rows] => Your SQL-query has been executed successfully [prev_sql_query] => [dummy] => Host [sql_query] => SELECT * FROM `db` WHERE 1 [show_query] => 1 [sql_file] => [sql_file_compression] => text/plain [SQL] => Go ) [HTTP_GET_VARS] => Array ( ) [_GET] => Array ( ) server: win2k, apache 1.3.27, php 4.2.2 clients: linux galeon winxp ie6 win2k ie5 so, what is most likely wrong with my config/setup? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php