use of $_Get in PHP 4.1.1

[Chrissie]

Is it possible to use this in PHP 4.1.1

$_GET["id"]; 

Or should it be renamed to

$GET["id"]; 

[techgnome]

For strict 4.1, it should be w/o the underline.
If it's possible that it may also run on an older version of PHP, then you might want to leave it in.

[The Hobo]

I didn't even know there was a $GET. I thought all the super globals had the $_ prefix to them. And what is strict 4.1?

And it wouldn't run on an earlier version, because the superglobals didn't exist on earlier versions. They were implemented in 4.1, and fully addressed in 4.2

Prior to that, either you used the variable name (such as $id) or used $HTTP_GET_VARS['id'] or whatever it was.

...this whole thread just confuses me...

[techgnome]

sunnuva....... you're right..... now that you mentioned it, I don't see how $GET would work..... other than simply geing just another variable....

what I meant by "strict" was that one way was left for degradation purposes, but that the new way works better/safer/and is recommended. Also not all hosts allow superglobals (mine #$%)$# host included) ...

[The Hobo]

Oh. I gotcha

Your host doesn't allow superglobals!? Do you have to use just like $id (register_globals on)?

Man. That's like backwards. PHP recomments register_globals off (and is by default) and praises the use of the superglobals.

That's just crazy!

[phpman]

Originally posted by Chrissie
Is it possible to use this in PHP 4.1.1

$_GET["id"]; 

Or should it be renamed to

$GET["id"]; 

if you can't use

$_GET["id"]; 

then you can use

$HTTP_GET_VARS["id"]; 

but that is not an autoglobal

also, if you have register_globals on you should still be able to use the superglobals.

[Chrissie]

Yeah my mistake it shouldn't be $Get but
$HTTP_GET_VARS

But 4.1.1 does not allow $_GET is that true?

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by Chrissie
Yeah my mistake it shouldn't be $Get but
$HTTP_GET_VARS

But 4.1.1 does not allow $_GET is that true?

I thought it had, but it might be 4.1.2 that they started with it, or something later.

I know it was all leading up to 4.2 where register_globals was off by default, but I'm not sure when they started adding it.

Note: I just looked it up. "Introduced in 4.1.0. In earlier versions, use $HTTP_GET_VARS."

So it should be available in 4.1.1.