$_REQUEST now not working?

[nickroper]

Hi,
I have a PHP script that has been running fine on the server at my ISP. Code extract is as follows:

<?php
$action = $_REQUEST['Submit'];
(carry out conditional statements based on $action)
?>

Been working fine until the weekend, but now the web-server generates 'The page canot be displayed'

If I take out the $action = $_REQUEST['Submit']; then I don't get an error - but of course the logic doesn't work. I have tried using $_POST and also:

$method = strtolower($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REQUEST_METHOD']);
$_vars = $method == "get" ? $HTTP_GET_VARS : $HTTP_POST_VARS;

$action = $_vars[Submit'];

but all generate the same 'Page cannot be displayed'

If I run the script on another server it is also fine.

Is there anything server-specific in php.ini or apache config files that could have caused these variables to fail?

Thanks in anticipation...

Nick Roper

 

[nickroper]

Fixed !!!

It was a file size issue with the error log.

Must make note to review & archive error log more often (and fix errors!)

 

[sleipnir214]

nickroper:
I strongly recommend against using $_REQUEST and in favor of the more special-purpose $_POST, $_GET, etc. $_REQUEST can be susceptible to the same variable poisoning problems which happen when PHP is run with register_globals set to "on"



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[nickroper]

OK, noted - thanks for the advice.