variables not being passed in url

[paul_xedos]

I know this is an often asked question but I am trying to get the following script to work

<p>
<a href="test.php?TestVar=1">Variable Test</a>
<?
if (!$TestVar) print "<font color='red'>- Not Set</font>";
if ($TestVar == 1) print "<font color='green'>- Set and
Displayed</font>";
?>
</p>

and currently all that is returned is not set. I have set register_globals on and restarted apache but it has made no difference. phpinfo confirms query_string value is "not set". Even manually typing "?TestVar=1" does not cause the variable to be set. Does anyone know anything else I can try

Thanks
Paul

[LordShryku]

Doesn't hurt to try it like reg_globals is off.

<?php
if(isset($_GET['TestVar'])) {
   if($_GET['TestVar'] == 1) {
      echo "TestVar equals 1";
   }
   else {
      echo "Found TestVar, but it does not equal 1";
   }
}
else {
   echo "TestVar not set";
}
?>

[paul_xedos]

Unfortunately the test sample illustrates a problem I am having with a much larger imported script which I don't fancy changing.

Anyway, I tried the above code with register_globals off and it still comes back as saying 'not set'. Are there any other things that can be tweaked?

[LordShryku]

Can you actually see the variable in the URL? Are you sure that the case of the variable is right? (It is case sensitive)

[paul_xedos]

the "?TestVar=1" entry does not show in the URL. If I type it in manually ie. test.php?TestVar=1 as a URL it works

[LordShryku]

But when you make a link like this
<a href="test.php?TestVar=1">Variable Test</a>
it doesn't carry it?

[paul_xedos]

No - nothing follows the file name