OK I guess I am closer = the variable is being passed as I tested but I guess is failing on the test:
if (isset($_GET["error_message"])) Thank you for all your help Paul -----Original Message----- From: Chris Shiflett [mailto:shiflett@;php.net] Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 11:08 PM To: Paul Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] Global Variables Off I assume you mean that the echo statement I gave as an example shows this: The test variable is [] Right? If so, that is truly odd, especially considering you are using 4.2.3. I don't have a good answer for that ... Add this code to the top of your script to see if PHP thinks the client is passing any data at all: echo "<pre>"; print_r($_REQUEST); echo "</pre>"; Chris Paul wrote: >I am passing it via URL as: http://example.org/test.php?test=foo > >When I do that call to $_GET["test"] shows that variable is not set, >however, when I run phpinfo() it shows value assigned to _GET. >With no change in code, I turn global variables 'on' and the same page >works.. > >Paul > >PS using php 4.2.3 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chris Shiflett [mailto:shiflett@;php.net] >Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 10:15 PM >To: Paul >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [PHP] Global Variables Off > >You didn't really tell us how you're passing data or what is not >working. > >Try this. Create a test script called test.php that looks like this: > ><? >echo "<p>The test variable is [" . $_GET["test"] . "]</p>"; >?> > >Assuming this script is located at http://example.org/test.php, access >this page using a URL like this: > >http://example.org/test.php?test=foo > >Chris > >Paul wrote: > > > >>Ok, I have turned global vars off and I have replaced my old >>$HTTP_GET_VARS with $_GET[] but I seem to not get the values passed. I >>run the phpinfo and I see the variables being stored as >>_GET["variable_name"] >> >>Is calling $_GET["variable_name"] correct? If so, why would I not get >>the value? >> >>I use it in the following statement (checking if error_message is >> >> >empty) > > >>: >>if ($_GET["error_message"]) >> >> >> > > > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
