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Re: Undefined variable

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Am 24.04.2013 15:51, schrieb Question Boy:
> On Apr 24, 6:20 am, Christoph Becker <cmbecke...@gmx.de> wrote:
>> Question Boy wrote:
>>> For instance, I have a block of code, such as:
>>
>>>        if ($iBookedBy=="Other") {
>>>           echo '<option selected value="Other">Other</option>';
>>>         } else {
>>>           echo '<option value="Other">Other</option>';
>>>         }
>>
>>> which the log file reports as:
>>
>>> PHP Notice: Undefined variable: iBookedBy
>>
>> You should investigate, why $iBookeyBy is undefined.  It is always
>> preferable to initialize a variable explicitely before you use it.  This
>> is particularly important for PHP due to the dangerous register_globals
>> option (which was fortunately removed since PHP 5.4).  If this is
>> enabled (what should never be), the code may be vulnerable.  Checking
>> for isset($iBookeyBy) won't help in this case.
>>
>> --
>> Christoph M. Becker
> 
> Thank you all for all the information!  I have a lot of work ahead of
> me to clean thing up.
> 

I propose a new reading of "PHP Notice: undefined variable...", it goes:

   Hey, you are using a variable that is not defined. I will put a null into it.
   Because I will make it easy for you.
   If you don't care I won't either.
   Maybe you expected the variable to contain something,
   and your app logic will be screwed up.
   It will be _a_lot_of_ work to find the error, but that's your problem.


/Str.

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  Re: Undefined variable Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-04-23 20:08 -0700
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        Re: Undefined variable David Robley <me@home.invalid> - 2013-04-24 17:34 +0930
        Re: Undefined variable Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-04-24 05:53 -0400
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              Re: Undefined variable Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-04-25 08:36 +0100
                Re: Undefined variable Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-04-25 05:13 -0400
                Re: Undefined variable Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-04-25 14:04 +0200
                Re: Undefined variable The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-25 13:12 +0100
            Re: Undefined variable Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-25 01:03 -0600
              Re: Undefined variable Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-04-25 05:22 -0400
                Re: Undefined variable Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-25 23:59 -0600
      Re: Undefined variable The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-24 10:24 +0100
        Re: Undefined variable Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-04-24 05:55 -0400
  Re: Undefined variable Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-04-24 12:20 +0200
    Re: Undefined variable Question Boy <question.boy@hotmail.com> - 2013-04-24 06:51 -0700
      Re: Undefined variable "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-04-25 10:10 +0200
        Re: Undefined variable Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-04-25 18:23 +0000
          Re: Undefined variable "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-04-25 22:05 +0200
            Re: Undefined variable Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-04-26 03:27 +0000
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