PHP 4.0.4pl1 passing variables via url disabled?

[eisdrache]

I have been writing PHP5 for quite some time now without any problems. So, I know how to pass variables via url.

However, I recently began doing some work on an older server that is running PHP 4.0.4pl1 and it will not recogize any of my variables that I pass via the url.

Here is an example of some code that works perfectly on the server running PHP5 but does not work on the server running PHP 4.0.4pl1:

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www.example.com/index.php?data=nodata

$data = "confused";

if ( $_GET['data'] ) {
if ( $_GET['data'] == "nodata" ) $data = "nodata";
else if ( $_GET['data'] == "all" ) $data = "all";
}

echo $data; // returns "confused"
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Is this a known issue with PHP 4.0.4pl1 or is there something amiss in my php.ini file?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[ober]

You can't use those global arrays until 4.1.

Before that you have to use $HTTP_GET_VARS['varname'], $HTTP_POST_VARS['varname'], etc.

EDIT: reference: [a href=\"http://us2.php.net/manual/nl/reserved.variables.php\" target=\"_blank\"]http://us2.php.net/manual/nl/reserved.variables.php[/a]

[eisdrache]

great, thanks for the help.

I can't believe how many times I actually looked at that article at php.net and still couldn't figure out the answer (my ADD must have been kickin in really bad).

Anyway, thanks again.