On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 18:05, Gerard Samuel wrote:
> Its a fairly long script but this is a basic rundown of the mechanics.
>
> some_page.php
> -----------------------------
> <?php
> /* user is sent here from another page, grab foo and bar from the url */
> $foo = $_GET['foo'];
> $bar = $_GET['bar'];
>
> select * from database where this='$foo' and that='$bar';
> $result = mysql_query(....);
> if ($result === false)
> {
> trigger_error(...); // <- this is where it breaks for the other guy
> but not for me...
> }
>
> if (isset($_POST['submit']))
> {
> insert into database (col1, col2) values ('$foo', '$bar');
> }
> else
> {
> echo '<form action="some_page.php" method="post">';
^^^^
You're POSTing the variables back to the form. Change your method
to get and you should be fine.
> echo '<input type="hidden" name="foo" value="' . $foo . '">';
> echo '<input type="hidden" name="bar" value="' . $bar . '">';
> echo '<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">';
> }
> ?>
>
> Now as it stands, initially it would work fine, but when the form is
> submitted, it would break, because 'foo' and 'bar' are in $_POST.
> For some reason, this is working on my boxes with register_globals set
> to off.
>
> Martin Towell wrote:
>
> >code snippets would be good, if possible
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Gerard Samuel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 10:46 AM
> >To: PHP
> >Subject: [PHP] PHP new super globals or something else??
> >
> >
> >I hope this makes sense to someone....
> >
> >Im converting a script over to work with 4.1.x +.
> >Im running php 4.1.2 on FreeBSD/Apache and I have 4.2.0 on w2k/IIS/Apache.
> >I sent the script to a friend of mine who is running w2k/Apache with 4.2.0.
> >He told me that the script isn't working for him but it was for me.
> >Upon closer inspection, I found out why it wasn't working for him, but
> >Im wondering why it is for me.
> >I have register global turned off on both machines.
> >In the initial load of the page, I used $_GET to grab some variables
> >from the url and pass it to hidden fields in the form.
> >$_GET['foo']
> >$_GET['bar']
> >Then the form is submitted to itself to insert into the database. When
> >its submitted, the script is looking for 'foo' and 'bar', but
> >they are now in the $_POST, and this is where it breaks for the other
> >guy, because the script is still looking for 'foo' and 'bar' in
> >the $_GET array. So in my case, it seems as if php is not behaving as
> >it should.
> >So, my question is, are there any other php options that I should be
> >looking for/using, to use the new variables in its strictest form.
> >
> >If you need more info, dont hesitate to ask.
> >Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Gerard Samuel
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>
>
>
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