Problem with php (or apache) on my G5

[rennat]

I use "web sharing" to test my PHP instead of uploading after every change. Here is a problem I have had since I got my G5.

the server (php or apache I'm not sure) will not recognize variables sent in the URL (not sure of the correct name.) like:

index.php?var=foo

On my old system and when I upload to my server it creates a variable called $var and give it "foo" for a value.

on my current server if index.php contained

echo $var;

it would not print anything, in fact it thinks the variable doesn't exist.

does anyone know what could be causing this? or has anyone else had a similar problem? this has happened on two separate G5's now. (mine and a friends)

thank you for your time.

-oh and i did turn on PHP, things like includes or anything not involving a sent variable works-

[BjarneDM]

register_globals is set to off on Mac OS X while they are on on your old system.
Take a look in your php.ini files.

Having register_globals set to on is considered a serious security risk.
For a discussion see here [dk2.php.net...]

[timster]

Short answer:

echo $_GET['var'];

[zgarside]

The easiest way to fix the problem is to include the following line of code at the top of the script for each variable you are expecting:

$varname = $_GET['varname'];

If the variables are coming from a form instead of in the query string use the following instead:

$varname = $_POST['varname'];

To be safe, you should include some data validation code to be safe (preventing malicious users from sending PHP code as variables).