PHP/Win2k "Warning: Undefined Variable:"

Anon

I seup PHP4 on a Win2k server. PHP is working, but when i tested a script, I am seeing header info that I should not be.

example:

if(!($title)) {
echo "no title specified";
} else {
echo "$title";

}

When I look at this in a browser, I get a Warning, but then the php script runs ok.

example:
Warning: Undefined variable: testa in d:\inetpub\wwwroot\test.php on line 2

no title specified

any ideas what may be causing this

lxghak

Use empty instead 🙂

if(empty($title)) {
echo 'no title!';
}
else {
echo $title;
}

Or you can simplify that.

echo empty($title)?'no title':$title;

(look up ternary operators.)

Anon

I do have the same error message when I post my script to the server (IIS on W2K).
It works fine locally but not on the server.
Any clues?

Anon

In fact you may want to use isset() instead of empty(), because empty('0') is true.

Anon

i re-installed using the manual method rather than the auto-install file and it works now.

Anon

I guess you've found the solution for this problem by now but if not here goes mine.

i had the same problem. the warnings came after i upgraded from php3 to php4 using an installer.
search for the php.ini file
the php.ini file has a

section
in this section you should change the value

error_reporting=E_ALL 

to

error_reporting=E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE 

after this i lost all my undefined variable warnings

Anon

I am getting exactly the same error, i have tested everything on my localhost server (WinXP - IIS 5.1 & PHP4) - everything works sweet however when i tansfer to my isp's server (Win2K - IIS5 & PHP4) i get warnings all over the place - in fact it looks like variables aren't even getting passed from one page to the next.

is this a bug or do i need to tell my isp to do something about it?

any help really appreciated.

thanks
Jimbo

Anon

Thanks Luc,
It work´d for me 🙂