The cause for your problem would be that register_globals defaults to off in PHP 4.2.x and greater. The solution? Start using the new superglobals ($_POST, $_GET, $_SESSION etc) or (not recomended) set register_globals = on in php.ini
Read more here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.predefined.php Regards Joakim Andersson > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] Purpose of $$var ????? > > > The script was working great before PHP 4.2.x and not after > that. So, I > looked through the code and came upon this variable, "$$var". > I have no > idea what the purpose of the double "$" is for a variable. > Anyone know? > > --clip-- > $var = "v".$counter."_high_indiv"; > $val3 = $$var; > --clip > > Thanks, > FletchSOD > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
