Variable Problem

[Brandito]

This is my problem.

I have a url like this: test.php?myVar=Test

---- test.php -----
...
echo "$myVar";
...
----------------------

That should print out Test. But it does not.
I can not get any of my variables pasted in from a url to work.
I think there might some kind of php config file I need to mess with but I don't know what it would be. This is probably an older php 4 version on a windows box, running apache for windows...

If anyone knows what might be going on here I would appriciate the help.

Thanx,
Brandito

ps: I posted this q a few dayz ago but it must have been deleted or something 'cause I can't find it.

[Kagey]

Try using

echo $_GET['myVar'];

alternativly, if you want the variable from forms, querystring, etc to be read into php variables, go to the php.ini file and change the register_globals.

Hope this helps.

(if it is coming from a form post, you can use $_POST['myVar'])

the standard is to have register_globals off and use the global arrays to retrieve your data.

[Brandito]

Thanx allot!
That is probably exactly what I am looking for.

[The Hobo]

Also, if you have information that could be coming from POST or GET, you can use $_REQUEST, which holds both POST, GET and a handfull of others.

As of PHP 4.2, register_globals is off by default, and it is now the "standard" method to use the superglobals.

[ubunreal69]

It is much easier to have "register_globals" set to on but is realllly not a good practice. i have just started using global methods now and it makes things a bit easier t understand when going through your code

As of PHP 4.2, register_globals is off by default[/B]

pissed me off to start with

[The Hobo]

They set it to off for security reasons, so I'm pretty sure it wasn't just flipping a coin that decided it.

And it's also not much harder to type $_REQUEST['name']; than $name; Programmers are just too lazy these days.

[ubunreal69]

Originally posted by The Hobo
And it's also not much harder to type $_REQUEST['name']; than $name; Programmers are just too lazy these days.

I'm lazy, thats why i'm trying to get out of the habbit now and do things properly

[The Hobo]

I'm starting to be a hypocrit. *cleans up the pop cans all over his desk from the last month*