#--- start script ---
<?php
#######
# call like test.php?category=sometext
#
$category="A TEXT STRING";

print "YOUARE: $HTTP_GET_VARS[category]<br>\n";

imprivate($HTTP_GET_VARS[category]);
function imprivate($category)
{
print "YOUARE: $category<br>\n";
}
?>
#--- end script ---

#-- compile options from phpinfo() --
System: Linux sundown 2.2.10 #1 Tue Jul 20 16:32:24 MEST 1999 i586 unknown
Build Date: Mar 3 2000 
Configure command: ./configure '--with-mysql' '--without-gd' '--without-ttf' '--disable-ttf' '--disable-gd'
'--with-apache=../apache_1.3.12' '--enable-track-vars'
php.ini path: /usr/local/lib
ZEND_DEBUG=1
SAPI=Apache
ZTS is undefined
#--end compile options from phpinfo() --