[RESOLVED] script re-write help tips

[msnhockey]

I have a hockey stats script that i am guessing that was coded 2002 or earlier.

The script requires register_globals to be on which i know is bad.

I am thinking of trying to rewrite these pages or make it so that register_globals are not required.

does anyone have any great tips or suggestions on how i should try to attempt this. it is a big script so I know i have my work cut out for me.

thanks in advance

[bradgrafelman]

First thing you should do is read over this manual page: [man]security.globals[/man].

Once you've finished that, you'll know exactly what register_globals, why doing that is bad, and what you should be doing instead. For reference, you might want to take a look at this manual page afterwards: [man]reserved.variables[/man]. Those "superglobal" variables are the ones you'll be referring to, e.g. $_POST['username'] rather than $username.

You should also feel free to post your script in the Code Critique forum - I've learned (and helped teach, I hope) lots of ideas/methods over there.

[msnhockey]

thanks so much.. i read that and got this all converted quickly... now works like a charm with register_globals off... now just have to get rid of a couple html errors that pop up but nothing serious.

thanks again