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Bug #24276 GLOBALS array doesn't seem to work
Submitted: 2003-06-21 04:55 UTC Modified: 2003-06-23 13:19 UTC
From: joemiggs82 at yahoo dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 4.3.2 OS: Solaris 8 & 9
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-06-21 04:55 UTC] joemiggs82 at yahoo dot com 
Description:
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Assuming register_globals is turned off in the php.ini file, the $GLOBALS variable array will then be used in accessing variables defined in the script.

In our case, this doesn't seem to work.

Reproduce code:
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<html>
<body>
<a href="thisfile.php?nav=MORE">Click me for more!</a>
<?
if($GLOBALS["nav"]=="MORE")
{
echo "You just clicked for more!";
}
else
{
?>
<?
}
?>
</body>
</html>


Expected result:
----------------
Before:

Click me for more!

After clicking:

Click me for more!
You just clicked for more!

Actual result:
--------------
Before:

Click me for more!

After clicking:

Click me for more!

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 [2003-06-21 04:59 UTC] derick@php.net 
Register_globals = off makes PHP *not* register globals, so they don't end up in $GLOBALS, use $_GET or $_POST to access them ddepending on your HTTP Request Method.
 [2003-06-21 05:03 UTC] alan_k@php.net 
In PHP 4.2.0, the 'register_globals' setting default changed to
'off'. See http://www.php.net/release_4_2_0.php for more info.
We are sorry about the inconvenience, but this change was a necessary
part of our efforts to make PHP scripting more secure and portable.

$_POST or $_GET or $_REQUEST...
 
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