IIS 5.1, PHP 5 and Advanced Poll 2.3 - anyone experienced?

Hi do you have any experience using setting up advanced poll on IIS using PHP version 5. I'm using MySQL as the database. I've just recently installed the latest version of PHP and MySQL but I know they are working fine, so I'm wondering if it is something in the install.php code of Advanced poll 2.3

I get a message

PHP Notice: Undefined variable: HTTP_SERVER_VARS in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\polls\install.php on line 10

I think all the HTTP_*_VARS got depricated in PHP version 5. Even when I change them to things like $_SERVER['hhhhhh'] it still doesn't seem to work. Any ideas?

thanks
Michael Randall

I changed the names of the variables and I also created a sqlite class. It works perfectly under PHP5. Did you check all the files?

Mran66 wrote:Hi do you have any experience using setting up advanced poll on IIS using PHP version 5. I'm using MySQL as the database. I've just recently installed the latest version of PHP and MySQL but I know they are working fine, so I'm wondering if it is something in the install.php code of Advanced poll 2.3

I get a message

PHP Notice: Undefined variable: HTTP_SERVER_VARS in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\polls\install.php on line 10

I think all the HTTP_*_VARS got depricated in PHP version 5. Even when I change them to things like $_SERVER['hhhhhh'] it still doesn't seem to work. Any ideas?

thanks
Michael Randall

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This works for me:

php\php.ini
register_long_arrays = on

(this is default set to off in PHP5.)
(HTTP_SERVER_VARS is a long array)

Or simply go back to PHP4. Given that most scripts are written for PHP4 I'd stick with it for the time being. Or edit your php.ini file as Bernt suggests.

My webhost just upgraded to php5. I'm excited about the new object oriented functions, but now the Guestbook won't add new entries.

I'm new to php. Do I even have access to the php.ini file to change the long arrays default since it's on my webhost? I don't think I do.

What would I have to change in the script to make it work under php5?

Just upgrade to version 2.3.2

PHP 5 does not support the old HTTP_GET_VARS variable by default and most hosts seem to either forget to turn it on or don't even know it exists. This is why one of the first things I did when making the Lazarus Guestbook (my guestbook based upon Advanced Guestbook 2.3.x) was to change them all to the short forms such as $_POST, $_FILES, $_COOKIES and what have you.

Is there any chance there will be a release of Advanced Poll with those variables changed to work with PHP 5? I'm not a PHP programmer, and my web host is not going to change register_long_arrays to on...

Otherwise is there a tutorial anyone knows of with hints of how I can make the name replacements myself?

Check the downloads. You will see a new test version available.

Thanks for the quick reply. I dl'd the version on the script.php page yesterday, and it doesn't seem to be the PHP 5 version (code has 2.0.4 in header, has HTTP_POST_VARS etc). Is there another download area on the site? Sorry to be dense.

You could go through the files replacing the relevant part

$HTTP_POST_VARS -> $_POST
$HTTP_GET_VARS -> $_GET
$HTTP_SERVER_VARS -> $_SERVER
$HTTP_COOKIE_VARS -> $_COOKIE

and the file one which I forget.