Hi all, lps help me!
I have a page (index.php) contain two links:
<a href=index.php?act=home>Home</a>
and
<a href=index.php?act=about>About</a>

In the index.php, I code:
<%
if ($act=="home"){
 include("index.php");
}
if ($act=="about"){
 include("about.php");
}
%>


Then, I run from browser, http://localhost/learn/index.php
I get this error: Undefine variable $act in index.php line 12


How to fix this error??
I use: PHP 5 RC 2/OS WinXP, WIn2003/IIS 6.0

Thanks in advance!!

You need to reference the variable via a superglobal.

Use $_GET['act'] instead of $act, since the variable is being passed via the GET method.

So...

<?php
    if ($_GET['act'] == 'home')
    {
      ...etc


Regards,
Rich

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thanks Rich,
to avoid modify, I added statement: $act = $_GET['act']; before if ($act...

it done!

Thanks again!

Hi

Just Add

register_globals = on

in the Php.ini File and you can use the $act directly instead of

$_GET["act"].


Praveen

Assuming they have access to the php.ini file, and aren't using a hosting company with a shared server...

(Hell, they could completely recomplie PHP with globals switched on, as well, if they really wanted - assuming they have access to the bash shell! :)

coitri, sticking with the consensus makes your scripts more portable: my advice is, use the superglobal $_GET array values.

hi,
i have just bought the book a few days ago, and i was also encountering a problem regarding undefined variable when i was trying the examples in chapter3 regarding post and get...

and i m not quite understand where to add this in php.ini..

register_globals = on

becoz after adding in, i still get the same error..

http://www.circles99.com/elements/al...46272/t_FS.GIF

Jiong:

You need to change the part where it says 'register_globals = off', not add a new statement. Just erase 'off' and type 'on'.

BTW, why don't you just use $_GET and $_POST?

HTH,

Snib

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I contacted my hosting company, and they turn ON register_globals for me.

Thanks for your help,

Coitri

Hi, pls help me...
I have a login page (login.php):

//check if user is coming from a form
if ($_POST['op'] == "ds") {

//check username and password
if (($_POST[username] != "admin") || ($_POST[password] != "inv123")) {

//handle bad login
$msg = "<P><strong> <center>You Are Not Authorized!!</center> </strong></P>";
        $show_form = "yes";

} else {

        //handle good login
        $valid = "yes";
        $_SESSION[valid] = $valid;
        $show_menu = "yes";
    }

} else {

    //determine what to show
    if ($valid == "yes") {
        $show_menu = "yes";
    } else {
        $show_form = "yes";
    }
}

//build form block
$form_block ="
<p></p>
<p></p>

<h1><center>Administrator</center></h1>
<form method=POST action=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]\">

$msg
<b><center>Please enter username and password: </center></b>
<P align=center><strong>Username:</strong><br>
<input type=\"text\" name=\"username\" size=15 maxlength=25></P>

<P align=center><strong>Password:</strong><br>
<input type=\"password\" name=\"password\" size=15 maxlength=25></P>

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"op\" value=\"ds\">

<P align=center><input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Login\">
                <input type=\"reset\" name=\"reset\" value=\"Cancel\"></P>

</FORM>";

//build menu block
$menu_block ="

<h1><center>Proforma Invoice System</center></h1>
<P align=center><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Administration Menu</strong></p>[list]<center>
<li><a href=\"addform.php\">Add a New Invoice</a>
<li><a href=\"mod.php\">Modify an Existing Invoice</a>
<li><a href=\"del.php\">Delete an Existing Invoice</a>
<li><a href=\"admin_logout.php\">Logout</a>

</center></ul>
<P align=center><strong>View Records</strong>[list]
<li><center><a href=\"show_inv.php\">Show All Invoices.<center></a>
</ul></p>";

//assign the block to show to the $display_block variable
if ($show_form == "yes") {
    $display_block = $form_block;
} else if ($show_menu == "yes"){
    $display_block = $menu_block;
}

?>

When I run at browser, http://192.168.0.9/inv/login.php
I get this error:
Notice: Undefined index: op in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\inv\login.php on line 15
Notice: Undefined variable: valid in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\inv\login.php on line 35
Notice: Undefined variable: msg in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\inv\login.php on line 52

How to fix it?
I use PHP4 Win2000 Service Pack 4 IIS 5.0

Thanks in advance!!!

1) You are missing a number of semi-colons.
2) You need to put quotes around indexes (is it indexi? whatever) i.e. $_SESSION['valid'] instead of $_SESSION[valid]

Try this and see if it throws any other errors.

HTH,

Snib

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