eureka! i just actually read that. i have only joined this list today. this is my first ever problem with php, and it turned out to be an easy one.
thanks, shon -----Original Message----- From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:jay.blanchard@;niicommunications.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 3:20 PM To: 'Shon Stephens'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] upgraded php - now some things are different [snip] i do not use the full version php, only the libphp4.so for apache. i was previously using v4.1.2 and recently upgraded a development system to v4.2.3. now, on the devlopement system the following things no longer work as they do on the 4.1.2 systems the PHP_SELF and SERVER_NAME variables are empty "" and cookies do not work. anyone know what might be happening? [/snip] And how long have you been on this list? 1,089,756,004 check register_globals in your php.ini, it is set to "off". Previously it was set to "on". This was determined to be a security issue. You can a. Turn it back "on" (restart your web server after you do) or 2. Recode variables. read all about it at http://www.php.net HTH! JB -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php