conf problem?

[leo]

When i echo the $catid, it returns null. $catid is there, confirmed by
command prompt and "select table from database".

Is php needed to set anything or security issue such that $HTTP_GET_VAR
associative array can't be retrieved?

Thanks a lot
$catid = $HTTP_GET_VAR['catid'];

echo "catid at showcat: $catid";

[Andy Jeffries]

OK, I'll start off with a "Huh?!" as this post doesn't make much sense,
but then I'll try to provide help.

When i echo the $catid, it returns null. $catid is there, confirmed by
command prompt and "select table from database".

Is php needed to set anything or security issue such that $HTTP_GET_VAR
associative array can't be retrieved?

OK, where are you getting this $catid from? You mention getting it from
$HTTP_GET_VAR ($_GET may be better for you anyway) but then also mention
getting it from a database which has nothing to do with GET parameters and
HTTP requests.

Can you be more clear in how you're trying extract this value and from
where? Maybe with a code snippet or two.

Cheers,
Andy
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[Erwin Moller]

leo wrote:

When i echo the $catid, it returns null. $catid is there, confirmed by
command prompt and "select table from database".

Is php needed to set anything or security issue such that $HTTP_GET_VAR
associative array can't be retrieved?

Thanks a lot
$catid = $HTTP_GET_VAR['catid'];

echo "catid at showcat: $catid";

Yes, it is in php5.
http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/ini.cor...er-long-arrays

FROM MANUAL:
-------------------------
register_long_arrays boolean

Tells PHP whether or not to register the deprecated long $HTTP_*_VARS
type predefined variables. When On (default), long predefined PHP variables
like $HTTP_GET_VARS will be defined. If you're not using them, it's
recommended to turn them off, for performance reasons. Instead, use the
superglobal arrays, like $_GET.

This directive became available in PHP 5.0.0.

-------------------------

So use $_GET[] or $_POST[] instead of the old $HTTP_GET_VARS, or change this
in your ini-settings.

My advise would be to use $_GET[] instead.

Regards,
Erwin Moller