i'm having problems with codes in Beginning PHP4. For example, in hidden.php and hidden2.php in page 95 to 97, the variables are not passed on to hidden2.php. All I see is this:

The three options were:


You selected:

i've even tried the code provided by wrox for this exercise. same result.

i can view php scripts alright. i've installed postnuke and ezpublish and they work fine. wonder what i missed. i'm using php4 on apache on windows xp.

You're problem is most likely due to your register_globals settings. PHP changed the default value of register_globals to OFF after Beginning PHP was written. Before, all form input variables were copied into global variables. They're not anymore.

For more info, read my register_globals FAQ:
  http://p2p.wrox.com/archive/beginnin...2002-11/17.asp

The reason post nuke and other well-maintained PHP apps work is that they're all patched to work with register_globals = off.


Take care,

Nik
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