true noob

Odoggy5 · 08-22-2003, 10:20 AM

Hey Everybody,
I am a true noob to MySql and PHP. I have been messing around with HTML and CSS for the last year or so and feel I have real solid grasp on that so it is time to move on! I just successfully installed Apache, PHP and MySql on my system and have started to mess around with it. I got this real basic code I was having trouble with and wondering if somebody could tell me what I am doing wrong. I am showing the contents of my html file and my php file. All I am trynig to do is display this guys name in the next screen. Thanks!:rock:

<html>
<head>
<title>welcome test</title>
<body>
<a href="welcome.php?firstname=Kevin&lastname=Yank">H i, I'm Kevin Yank! </a>
</body>
</html>

here is the php file.
<html>
<head>
<title>Welcome test php doc</title>
</head>

<body>
<?php
echo( "Welcome to our Web site,$firstname $lastname!" );
?>
</body>
</html>

sde · 08-22-2003, 11:07 AM

PHP Code:

  <?php 

echo( "Welcome to our Web site,$firstname $lastname!" );

?>

for this to work.. you must go into your php.ini file and set register_globals = on

otherwise, use the code below:

PHP Code:

  <?php 

echo( "Welcome to our Web site,$_GET['firstname'] $_GET['lastname']!" );

?>

happy coding =)

Odoggy5 · 08-22-2003, 12:42 PM

I was looking in the PHP.ini file and it suggests not to turn on register_globals for security. So I guess Ill go with the latter suggestion thanks, Mike.

Dude,..this rock on smilie is the shiznit!:rock: :rock:

sde · 08-22-2003, 01:21 PM

hah .. had no clue it was you. :rock:

Odoggy5 · 08-22-2003, 01:31 PM

I tried both, the first one worked the second did not.

sde · 08-22-2003, 01:46 PM

PHP Code:

  <?php 

echo( "Welcome to our Web site," . $_GET['firstname'] . " " . $_GET['lastname'] . "!" );

?>

maybe you need to isolate the variables outside of the string. try that.