[Resolved] Query String problem

[JeDi58]

hi,

for some reason when ever I use:

index2.php?username=jedi58

or similar, instead of making the variable $username equal to 'jedi58', it instead complains that username doesn't exist.

any suggestions on what might cause this or how to fix it?

[kevinsequeira]

how are you checking for username on index2.php ??
reg
kevin

[JeDi58]

since the function is being used to determine if user is logged in and show the appropriate layer I used:

function checkUser() {
if($username=="") {

I have also tried changing the $username to $user and adding a $user = $username outside the function.

the function is called from within the body so that layer tags will appear inside the body.

[laserlight]

You should use $_GET['username'] instead.

This is especially so since within your function $username is not global unless declared such.

[The_Chancer]

Any chance we can see some code ?

Makes it easier to answer you...

[JeDi58]

thanks, it's working now. it was fixed using the $_GET method

odd that none of my other pages needed that