Posted by bennett on 08/03/06 18:02

Thanks ZeldorBlat, enabling registar_globals did fix it, I guess I'll
try and rework it as long as it doesn't get too involved.

Thanks again.

ZeldorBlat wrote:
> bennett@snet.net wrote:
> > The code is available at the link I posted earlier as checkbook.php
> > http://eltonwilson.com/scripts/checkbook/
> >
> > Also it doesn't appear to be a problem with his script since it runs on
> > his site, but I'll try to ask him for info as well.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Flamer wrote:
> > > bennett@snet.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi list,
> > > >
> > > > I'm a noob to php. I'm trying to get a very simple checkbook script
> > > > working that is available here.
> > > >
> > > > http://eltonwilson.com/scripts/checkbook/
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking I must have some type of server config issues, because
> > > > this works as a demo on the same site. I'm running SuSE 10 with php
> > > > 4.4, mysql 4.1 and apache 2.0.54.
> > > >
> > > > I can see whatever is in the db, but when I try to add/modify/delete
> > > > anything the page just seems to refresh without applying any of the
> > > > changes. On the demo, the pages change appropriately.
> > > >
> > > > I'm am able to run phpmyadmin and I can change the db as the checkbook
> > > > app would using the sql and these changes then appear in the checkbook
> > > > app itself.
> > > >
> > > > The page doesn't give any errors and I don't see any in the mysqld.log
> > > > file either. Is there something I could use to try an find out why the
> > > > writes aren't getting processed. I've screwed around with the
> > > > permissions (even 777) for everything in that directory and nothing
> > > > seems to change it other than the obvious lack of web server perms.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > PB
> > >
> > > Why don't you ask the php developer that wrote the script? if you want
> > > help from me I need to see the code.
> > >
> > > Flamer.
>
> It runs on his site because his site has register_globals enabled and
> that particular script requires register_globals to be enabled (both
> are bad). Either enable it on your website or find a script that has
> been properly written.

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