php5 variable problem

Linux-Dum

Hello ppl,
I use to work on my php3.x and apache 1.3.x on my xp box with no problem, then I wanted to upgrade, so I simply uninstalled apache and php and installed php5 with apache2.
After doing that, for some reason variables cannot be changed! I did this:

<?
print "var = $var";
?>

Then when I open http://127.0.0.1/test.php?var=hi
I only get :
var =

With no value for the variable var! I had php scripts I made years ago and they worked fine when I had the 3.x, but not now!
I have no idea what the problem is, any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

LD.

tsinka

Hi,

seems like register_globals is set to off in php.ini

Try

<? 
print "var = ".$_GET['var']; 
?>

With register_globals set to Off you need to use $GET for get variables and $POST for post variables.

Thomas

Linux-Dum

Thanks alot Mr. Thomas, for some reason the register_globals was off!
now its working fine. thanks again.

LordShryku

Originally posted by Linux-Dum
for some reason the register_globals was off!

That would be because it now defaults to off...