Variable Problems

llain3000

Hi,

Ive switched from IIS w/php to Apache 2. The installation when smoothly but when I try to access variables they dont seem to be registering properly.

For Example I go to the following url

http://localhost/test.php?act=hello

It keeps returning "Variable problem" and wont set act to hello or the string hi

test.php ::

<?
if ($act == "hello"){
echo "hello";
}

else if($act == "hi"){
echo "hi";}

else{
echo "Variable Problem";
}
?>

Any ideas ?

jpmoriarty

you'll need to check your global variables.

I think if you change from $act to $HTTP_GET_VARS["act"] you'll get your required response. It just means that you havent enabled global variables in your php.ini file, i think. Enable it, and you can go back to calling it $act.

feldon23

Also Apache 2 + PHP is not recommended at this time.

itworks

yes i would defenetly loose Apache 2 untill it is stable in working with PHP, but anyway it seems to me that you need to check if you have register_globals ON or OFF, it might be that.

llain3000

Ya thanks for the help guys its the registered variables on/off causing the problem.