cannot show $HTTP_USER_AGENT contents

[Anon]

If anyone can understand this problem, I'd be very grateful for some
insight:

I've just installed the latest versions of PHP and Apache on windows 2000,
configured them as I've always done, and now I cannot access the
$HTTP_USER_AGENT variable, ie. <?php echo $HTTP_USER_AGENT ?>. However, when I show the contents of the
phpinfo) function on the browser, it shows what the that this variable can
be accessed. Why is this?

Is there something in the newest version of php (php 4.2.1) that I should
know about?

Thanks for the help

[Anon]

You should use $SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"]
The $SERVER variable has been implanted for security reasons...

[Anon]

I tried the $_SERVER variariable, but get a parse error message instead.

[apocryia]

Then that is a different error.

The $_Server var is correct but all depends on your options in the PHP.ini file.

Try :

echo GETENV("HTTP_USER_AGENT");

[crimaniak]

PHP team don't care about compatibility. Use $HTTP*VARS arrays only. This is most compatible way for today.