Nevermind John, it worked! I had $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] spelled as $SERVER['PHP_SELF']. I appreciate your help! :P
> -----Original Message----- > From: @ Nilaab [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 4:01 PM > To: Php-General > Subject: RE: [PHP] Predefined Variables In Classes > > > John, > > YES! That's what I was looking for. Thanks for the explaination. > It helps a > great deal. I had $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] work for me. But I'm still > struggling with $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], because it's not returning anything. > > So here's the second part to my question stated earlier. Let's say, for > example, I had a class included in someFile.php. The included class looks > like the class below: > > <?php > class someClass { > > function someFunction () { > $root = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; > return $root; > } > > function someFunction2 () { > $path = $this->someFunction() . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; > return $path; > } > } > ?> > > Shouldn't the value of $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] contain the path of > someFile.php > and not the path of the class file which was included in someFile.php? Or > what should this value be? I want the $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] value to be > /path/someFile.php, or the value of whatever page included this class file > and called the methods of the class. How would I do that? Because > right now > it returns a blank string. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 3:37 PM > > To: '@ Nilaab'; 'Php-General' > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Predefined Variables In Classes > > > > > > > Well, I don't think this has anything to do with predefined variables > > > being > > > global or not because I only have use for them within the specific > > > methods. > > > The methods will capture their values and assign them to a variable > > inside > > > the function, which will return that variable at the end. The > > processing > > > of > > > $PHP_SELF and $DOCUMENT_ROOT only happens in one place. I might be > > wrong, > > > not sure. But right now all I know is that I am confused and the link > > you > > > sent me didn't help explain what I need to know because it states no > > > mention > > > of predefined variables. Can you perhaps give me an example of what > > you > > > are > > > trying to tell me? > > > > Predefined or not, it's still a variable. If you want a variable inside > > of your function to have the value of a variable outside of your > > function, then you have to make it global. $PHP_SELF inside of your > > function has no value because it's relative to the function, not the > > script. Just like $a inside of a function wouldn't have a value unless > > you assigned one to it. Using "global $PHP_SELF" at the beginning of > > your function (or method, same thing) will now make the variable > > $PHP_SELF have the same value as it does outside of your function. > > > > > I read about variable scope and it says nothing about predefined > > > variables. > > > So how will using the $_SERVER associate array help me with this? > > Remember > > > that globals is on, so I don't need to use $_SERVER, $_POST, $_GET, > > etc. > > > to > > > get my values. But, in the meantime I'll go ahead and try using the > > > associate autoglobal arrays anyway, like $_SERVER, just to test it and > > to > > > see if it works for me. And if it does, it'll bug me until I find out > > why > > > it > > > works. Thanks your input Philip. If anyone else has any thoughts or > > > explainations for me to understad this then that would be great. > > > > $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] will always work, regardless of variable scope or > > register_globals setting. The $_SERVER array is a superglobal, so it'll > > have the same value inside your method or outside of it, without you > > having to do anything special. > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > ---John W. Holmes... > > > > PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy > > today. http://www.phparch.com/ > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
