PHP 5 problem

scialom

Hi,

I try to pass a variable using post method. I've php 5 installed.
Although I am using
while (list($name, $value) = each($HTTP_POST_VARS)) {
${$name} = $value;
}

to get it, but it doesn't work. Also in my php.ini the global register is on.

Any ideas?
Assaf

gardnc

Try $_POST instead of $HTTP_POST_VARS.

samudasu

register_long_arrays is probably set to off in php.ini. Do like garcnc says, it's the preferred method.

Houdini

Actually it is because register_globals() has been turned off since PHP 4.2.0 and the same all versions of PHP prior to 4.1.0 used the $HTTP_POST_VARS but all versions since use the $_POST to do the same thing so PHP 5 will not recognize $HTTP_POST_VARS. Here are two interesting links register_globals() and reserved variables

samudasu

Sorry Houdini but you're partially wrong. This doesn't have anything to do with register_globals and you can use $HTTP_POST_VARS if you enable it in php.ini. I know the current way is to use $POST and that's the best way but $HTTP*_VARS variables can be used if a person insists.

Houdini

Isn't that the point that I was kind of making stating that register_globals is turned off, the question was from someone who had just upgraded to PHP 5 so unless they like typing $HTTP_POST_VARS instead of $_POST I would doubt they wanted to do that, I would only be wrong had they stated that they used PHP in that manner but with the default install which is what most people do then it would have either been stated or they needed to be made aware of this change, I am sure there are still those that have php files like myphpfile.php3

samudasu

Ok, all i'm saying is that this has nothing to do with register_globals. Your post made it look like this has something to do with register_globals. The OP already said he has registered_globals on.

Houdini Says:

Actually it is because register_globals() has been turned off since PHP 4.2.0 and the same all versions of PHP prior to 4.1.0 used the $HTTP_POST_VARS but all versions since use the $_POST to do the same thing so PHP 5 will not recognize $HTTP_POST_VARS. Here are two interesting links register_globals() and reserved variables

The real problem is register_long_arrays is off in php.ini like i stated previously. That's my point.

Houdini

I stand corrected!