thomas: my php.ini has
variables_order = "EGPCS". Silly me, I forget to put $_SERVER in the print_r statement. so here is the revised file with output: ------------------- start of stuff php ---------------------- <?php print_r( $_SEVER ); var_dump( $_SERVER ) ; ?> ------------------- end of stuff php ---------------------- ------------------- start of stuff out ---------------------- X-Powered-By: PHP/4.2.2 Content-type: text/html array(30) { ["HOSTNAME"]=> string(18) "mesozoic.atoka.org" ["SHELL"]=> string(9) "/bin/bash" ["TERM"]=> string(5) "xterm" ["HISTSIZE"]=> string(4) "1000" ["QTDIR"]=> string(17) "/usr/lib/qt-3.2.3" ["OLDPWD"]=> string(4) "/tmp" ["WWW"]=> string(35) "/usr/www/atoka-software/html/family" ["http_proxy"]=> string(30) "http://mesozoic.atoka.org:8080" ["USER"]=> string(4) "root" ["LS_COLORS"]=> string(440) "no=00:fi=00:di=00;34:ln=00;36:pi=40;33:so=00;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=01;05;37;41:mi=01;05;37;41:ex=00;32:*.cmd=00;32:*.exe=00;32:*.com=00;32:*.btm=00;32:*.bat=00;32:*.sh=00;32:*.csh=00;32:*.tar=00;31:*.tgz=00;31:*.arj=00;31:*.taz=00;31:*.lzh=00;31:*.zip=00;31:*.z=00;31:*.Z=00;31:*.gz=00;31:*.bz2=00;31:*.bz=00;31:*.tz=00;31:*.rpm=00;31:*.cpio=00;31:*.jpg=00;35:*.gif=00;35:*.bmp=00;35:*.xbm=00;35:*.xpm=00;35:*.png=00;35:*.tif=00;35:" ["USERNAME"]=> string(4) "root" ["MAIL"]=> string(24) "/var/qmail/alias/Mailbox" ["PATH"]=> string(113) "/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/var/qmail/bin:/root/bin" ["INPUTRC"]=> string(12) "/etc/inputrc" ["PWD"]=> string(35) "/usr/www/atoka-software/html/family" ["LANG"]=> string(11) "en_US.UTF-8" ["MAILDROP"]=> string(24) "/var/qmail/alias/Mailbox" ["SHLVL"]=> string(1) "1" ["HOME"]=> string(5) "/root" ["BASH_ENV"]=> string(13) "/root/.bashrc" ["LOGNAME"]=> string(4) "root" ["LESSOPEN"]=> string(24) "|/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %s" ["DISPLAY"]=> string(4) ":0.0" ["QMAILMFTFILE"]=> string(12) "/root/.lists" ["G_BROKEN_FILENAMES"]=> string(1) "1" ["XAUTHORITY"]=> string(18) "/root/.xauth0dEbWZ" ["_"]=> string(12) "/usr/bin/php" ["PHP_SELF"]=> string(0) "" ["argv"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(10) "stuff1.php" } ["argc"]=> int(1) } ------------------- end of stuff out ---------------------- On Saturday 14 August 2004 16:15, Hannes Magnusson pronounced: > try to alter your ini file; > ini_set ( "variables_order", "EGPCS" ); > var_dump ( $_SERVER ); > - Hannes > -- regards, allen wayne best, esq "your friendly neighborhood rambler owner" "my rambler will go from 0 to 105" Current date: 35:15:17::226:2004 Topologists are just plane folks. Pilots are just plane folks. Carpenters are just plane folks. Midwest farmers are just plain folks. Musicians are just playin' folks. Whodunit readers are just Spillane folks. Some Londoners are just P. Lane folks. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php