Apache PHP4 URL variables not passed

Anon

I have recentley installed Apache 1.3.24_7 and PHP 4 - 4.2.1_1. When I put my website back after setting up the apache, any variables that have been sent to the next page via the URL are not being seen by this page. Previously this worked. I have looked on the web and cannot find anything about this. Any help would be greatfully received.

Phill :o)

takuma

I've got the exactly the same problem. I managed to install PHP 4,2 and Apache 2 but the URL variables are not working.
Someone help!

Regards,

Takuma Habu

Anon

both of you probably have the "register_globals" option set to "OFF"
if you just upgraded to PHP 4.2.1, this is probably the problem - if your script tries to access a variable via the variable name itself instead of its global array:

Ex:

url is: http://.........../page.php?var1=foo&var2=bar

if register_globals is off, you can't just refer to var1 as $var1, you have to use the global request method array $HTTP_POST_VARS["var1"] or $HTTP_GET_VARS["var1"]

Anon

$HTTP_POST_VARS["var1"] or $HTTP_GET_VARS["var1"] => $POST["var1"] or $GET["var1"]

takuma

Thanks Bobby, it worked.

takuma

I thought I got it working but it still isn't working. I changed "register_blobal" to on like this "register_global = On" but it still doesn't work, any ideas?

Takuma

Anon

I have also set the "register_global" option to "On" and I am still experiencing the same issue.

Thankyou for your help so far Bobby, H.L.

Anon

I have just tried the $HTTP_GET_VARS["var1"] method you Bobby suggested and it works. I think this would be my prefered method, due to some security holes it mentions in the php.ini-dist file.

Thanks Bobby :o)