RE: FN-FORUM PHP Problem - Only Simple

date posted 21st June 2002 22:45

> Also, if you're variables
> are sequentially numbered you might be better of using the
> above method with a loop to check and compensate for magic
> quotes rather than doing each one manually!

No in this case there was some randomness to the letter number
combinations - thanks for the tips though - I've only been working with
php/mySQL for about 3 weeks now (I'm from an ASP/M$ SQL server
background)

regards

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Steve Webster
> Sent: 21 June 2002 21:17
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM PHP Problem - Only Simple
>
>
> Erm....yeah!
>
> If you want your scripts to be compatible across the board
> though, you'll have to use...
>
> extract($HTTP_POST_VARS);
>
> ...as versions of PHP prior to 4.2.0 don't support the new
> associative arrays ($_POST etc). Also, if you're variables
> are sequentially numbered you might be better of using the
> above method with a loop to check and compensate for magic
> quotes rather than doing each one manually! Something like...
>
> $base = 'a';
>
> for ($count = 1; $count $varName = $base . $count;
> $$varName = get_matic_quotes_gpc() ?
> $HTTP_POST_VARS['Fac_A'] : addslashes($HTTP_POST_VARS['Fac_A']);
> }
>

>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Mottershead" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 6:44 PM
> Subject: RE: FN-FORUM PHP Problem - Only Simple
>
>
> extract($_POST);!!
>
> Does that mean that I've just wasted the last hour typing this....
>
>
> if (isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['Fac_A']))
> {
> $a1 = (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? $HTTP_POST_VARS['Fac_A'] :
> addslashes($HTTP_POST_VARS['Fac_A']);
>
>
> Over and over again from $a1 to $a255!!!
>
>
> regards
>
> Andrew Mottershead
> Web Developer
> Mindstream Web Design
>
> email: [EMAIL REMOVED]
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Steve Webster
> Sent: 21 June 2002 18:23
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM PHP Problem - Only Simple
>
>
> Hi Darren,
>
> If you're using PHP 4.2.0 upwards in it's default
> configuration then environment and server variables, along
> with GTE POST and cookie data, are no longer automatically
> created as global variables. This is thanks to the
> register_globals setting in the php.ini file, which needs to
> be set to 'on'. Alternatively, if you don't have access to
> the PHP configuration then you can try adding the following
> to the beginning of your scripts...
>
> extract($_SERVER);
> extract($_ENV);
> extract($_GET);
> extract($_POST);
> extract($_COOKIE);
>
> If that seems a little dratic, then just change the section
> that outputs HTTP_REFERER to...
>
>
>
> I hope this helps!
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Darren
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 6:13 PM
> Subject: FN-FORUM PHP Problem - Only Simple
>
>
> I know this is simple but why does it keep bringing back an Undefined
> variable: HTTP_REFERER. Can some one please help with this.
>
>
> Applied theme,