$PHP_SELF and Form Processing

geekzy

Why can't I use the $PHP_SELF variable? it says forbidden page bla...bla... I'm using Apache and php4 also mySQL.

Oh yeah... I also cannot use the variable I use on one page that I declared on a form like <input type=text name=user> when I pass it to other php file <form action=otherPage.php .... >
it says the otherPage.php doesnt know variable name user so I have to use $HTTP_POST_VARS["user"] to access variable user. And it's not simple to me... how could that be possible..?

Thx

jerdo

Register globals is disabled on your machine so try using the predefined arrays ($SERVER,$POST,$GET,etc). So to access the PHP_SELF variable use $SERVER['PHP_SELF'] and if your method for the form is post use the $_POST arrary to get at the information.

heyrad

You may have register_globals disabled which is the default instll for PHP4..

It's safer to call vars from the HTTP*VARS array. NEVER make input from a user global!!!!

🙂

geekzy

How to make enable of register_global ?
What does it mean by global user?
Why is it insecure to get input from global user?

I make a link like this <a href="somePage.php?variable1=value1&&variable2=value2">LINK</a>

but on somePage.php doesnt know variable1. Why is it like that. or is it like that? so I cannot proces the variable1.

Thx anyway

kevinsequeira

$variable1 = $_GET['variable1'];

read the manual

http://ca.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.predefined.php

reg
kevin