Posted by Mr. Newt on 01/01/07 16:21

"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:4vsc6bF1be69iU1@mid.individual.net...
> Mr. Newt wrote:
>> Hi y'all,
>>
>> I'm new to PHP and found a script on about.com that is supposed to make
>> an address book. Doesn't work (for me) though. First thing I noticed is
>> that a variable ($mode) is not declared. When I do declare it, the
>> script still doesn't work properly.
>>
>> Note: The database and table exists with 2 rows, which shows up on the
>> address book page, so I'm reasonably sure it's not a MySQL issue.
>
> No, it's not an MySQL issue, it's an ancient script you found, that
> depends on the deprecated GLOBAL setting.
>
> There are three ways to fix this, one good and two less good
>
> 1. Edit your php.ini and sett the following value
> register_globals = On
>
> 2. Use the following on top of on pages php section:
> foreach($_GET as $key=>$value){
> $$key=$value;
> }
>
> 3. Manually set values (best way in the long run), add this to top of the
> pages php section:
> $mode=$_POST['mode'];
> $name=$_POST['name'];
> $phone=$_POST['phone'];
> $email=$_POST['email'];
> $id=$_POST['id'];
>
>
> --
>
> //Aho

Thanks guys. When I tried # 3 above, the error "Undefined index: mode"
popped up.
When I tried # 2, the error was "Undefined variable: mode." The remove
function worked though. =)
#1 same as # 2 (so I turned it back off).

Any more help?

Thanks again.

Robert

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