Are you aware of register_globals = off? It might be the problem. You can set register_globals = on in php.ini
or you better use $_POST, $_GET, $_SERVER ... eg. $fname -> $_POST["finame"] or $_GET["fname"] "Daniele Baroncelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:20021106100419.63359.qmail@;pb1.pair.com... > No one replied to this message yet. > I am trying to address it again, as probably the previuos newsmessage title > wasn't very descriptive. > > Thanks > > Daniele > > > ================= > > Hi guys, > > I have very weird problem. > > I have installed the PHP version 4.2.3 on the LINUX virtual server of my web > project. > Previously I had the PHP version 4.0.6. > > The error I get is very weird. > When I insert a record with the phpMyAdmin, the first 4 characters of each > field don't get saved. > Same thing happened with some data entry interfaces I coded! > > > The only difference I can see in the two installation (provided the php.ini > file is in the same location): > > The old version 4.0.6 was installed by the server provider and my virtual > server space I can only see the .so file. > The new version 4.2.3 is actually inside my virtual server space. > Hence, the path I provided in the php configuration is different (I don't > have idea if this can influence something). > > NEW VERSION (4.2.3) configuration run by me > './configure' '--with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/1.3/bin/apxs' > '--prefix=/usr/home/rockit/usr/local' > '--with-mysql=/usr/home/rockit/usr/local/mysql' '--with-xml' '--enable-xslt' > '--with-xslt-sablot=/usr/home/rockit/usr/local' '--with-regex=system' > '--with-expat-dir=/usr/home/rockit/usr/local' > '--with-iconv=/usr/home/rockit/usr/local' '--enable-inline-optimization' > '--disable-debug' '--enable-memory-limit' '--enable-sigchild' > '--without-pear' '--enable-mbstring' '--enable-mbstr-enc-trans' > '--with-gdbm=/usr/local' '--enable-sockets' '--enable-versioning' > '--with-ttf=/usr/local' '--enable-ftp' '--with-gd=/usr/local' '--with-zlib' > '--enable-gd-native-ttf' > > OLD VERSION (4.0.6) configuration run by the server provider > './configure' '--enable-inline-optimization' > '--with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/1.3/bin/apxs' > '--with-config-file-path=/usr/local/lib' '--disable-debug' > '--enable-memory-limit' '--enable-sigchild' '--with-gettext' > '--without-pear' '--with-regex=system' '--enable-mbstring' > '--enable-mbstr-enc-trans' '--with-iconv=/usr/local' > '--with-gdbm=/usr/local' '--with-dbm=/usr/local' '--enable-sockets' > '--enable-versioning' '--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local' > '--with-ttf=/usr/local' '--enable-ftp' '--with-curl=/usr/local/curl' > '--with-openssl=/usr/local/openssl' '--with-gd=/usr/local' > '--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local' '--with-ttf=/usr/local' > '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local' '--with-png-dir=/usr/local' > '--with-t1lib=/usr/local' '--with-zlib' '--enable-gd-native-ttf' > '--with-imap' '--with-mcrypt=/usr/local' '--with-mhash=/usr/local' > '--with-dom=/usr/local' '--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql' '--with-zlib' > '--with-zlib' > > > I must admit that I didn't not include all parameter as the old > installation, as I didn't know most options and thought is not needed. In > the new installation I instead provided additional XML parameter (after > installing the correspond modules, which all seem to work fine). > > > Hints on problem are very well welcome! > > > Daniele > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
