Query string problems

[Wynd]

This is my code:

<?
if (!isset($file))
{
    $contents = "You did not specify a file";
}
else
{
    $pFile = fopen($file, "r");
    $contents = fread($pFile, filesize($file));
    fclose($pFile);
}
echo $contents;
?>

The problem is, no matter what I put in, it always prints the error message. What am I doing wrong?

[Kagey]

hmm.. if you are getting the $file variable from a querystring or a form POST submission, be sure that register_globals = on in the php.ini file. if not, you can use the
$_GET["file"] or $_POST["file"]
variables to get the value.

hope this helps.

[filburt1]

Originally posted by Kagey
hmm.. if you are getting the $file variable from a querystring or a form POST submission, be sure that register_globals = on in the php.ini file. if not, you can use the
$_GET["file"] or $_POST["file"]
variables to get the value.

hope this helps.

There's also:

$HTTP_POST_VARS['file'] 

Unless they're one in the same.

[Kagey]

that works too...

[Wynd]

K, that works fine. Thanks

[scoutt]

Originally posted by filburt1


There's also:

$HTTP_POST_VARS['file'] 

Unless they're one in the same.

can you say deprecated...

[Kagey]

i tried to insinuate it...