How to get variable with register_global = On/Off Check php configuration register_global = On/Off using phpinfo();
ShotDev Focus:
- Get variable register_global = On
- Get variable register_global = Off
- Change register_global setting
Check configuration
<? phpinfo(); ?>
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1. register_global = On You can get variable by html element name or method.
Example
<input type="text" name="txtName">
Get variable
<? echo $txtName; //or echo $_POST["txtName"]; ?>
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2. register_global = Off You can get variable by html element name and method.
Example get variable method post
<form name="frmMain" action="" method=”post”>
<input type="text" name="txtName">
</form>
Get variable
<? echo $_POST["txtName"]; ?>
Example get variable method get
<form name="frmMain" action="" method=”get”>
<input type="text" name="txtName">
</form>
Get variable
<? echo $_GET["txtName"]; ?>
or get variable from QueryString
http://localhost/index.php?sitename=shotdev.com
<? echo $_GET["sitename"]; ?>
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3. Change configuration regsiter_global setting.
Click Start -> Run -> php.ini or open C:\Windows\php.ini
and restart apache web server
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4. Get variable in both type On/Off
<?
//*** Register Global =On/Off Function ***//
$phpVersion = phpversion();
list($v_Upper,$v_Major,$v_Minor) = explode(".",$phpVersion);
if (($v_Upper == 4 && $v_Major < 1) || $v_Upper < 4) {
$_FILES = $HTTP_POST_FILES;
$_ENV = $HTTP_ENV_VARS;
$_GET = $HTTP_GET_VARS;
$_POST = $HTTP_POST_VARS;
$_COOKIE = $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS;
$_SERVER = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS;
$_SESSION = $HTTP_SESSION_VARS;
$_FILES = $HTTP_POST_FILES;
}
if (!ini_get('register_globals')) {
while(list($key,$value)=each($_FILES)) $GLOBALS[$key]=$value;
while(list($key,$value)=each($_ENV)) $GLOBALS[$key]=$value;
while(list($key,$value)=each($_GET)) $GLOBALS[$key]=$value;
while(list($key,$value)=each($_POST)) $GLOBALS[$key]=$value;
while(list($key,$value)=each($_COOKIE)) $GLOBALS[$key]=$value;
while(list($key,$value)=each($_SERVER)) $GLOBALS[$key]=$value;
while(list($key,$value)=@each($_SESSION)) $GLOBALS[$key]=$value;
foreach($_FILES as $key => $value){
$GLOBALS[$key]=$_FILES[$key]['tmp_name'];
foreach($value as $ext => $value2){
$key2 = $key."_".$ext;
$GLOBALS[$key2]=$value2;
}
}
}
?>
Add this code Before read variable.



