_POST variable only visible to the program after I print it?

[Gloriajw]

This is an odd problem.

My _POST['email'] variable is always set. But it is not visible to this function until I do a print_r($_POST); No matter where I do this in the file, even if it's within the 'if' clause, it causes my program to see the _POST array. Once I remove it, I fall into the else clause.

My code is simple:

function doUserAuth($db)
{
global $cookieDomain;

if(isset($_POST['email']))
{
$p_email=strtolower($_POST['email']);
$p_password=$_POST['password'];
}
else
{
print "Error!!!";
}
}

Odd, eh? have I hit som obscure PHP bug? I'm running PHP 4.3.9 pre-built for the RHE version 2.6.9-42.ELsmp.

Thank you in advance,
Gloria

[vssp]

Hi first store the POST value one variable and declare the global variable insde the functioon and check the codeing its working fine