Ok First i installed Collgelinux, then gentoo, then Redhat 9, and finally im on Fedora. Now everything on Fedora is up to date well php version (4.3.6) but o well. I have everything installed, and php code like <?php phpinfo(); ?> works. But the Query_sting doesnt work, so if I code like <?php if($id == "check"){?>check<?php }?> . When someone types file.php?id=check that page should come up. But nope! I have spent so many hours installing everything, please help me. How do I allow for the query string to read? THANKS!!!!!

Which page should come up....More complete code would really help us to help you.

Well i make a page in /var/www/html/ cause thats where my root document is. Well I add any page like index.php. I set the permissions so everyone (group, owner, others) can read. When I add <?php phpinfo();?> to the script, it shows the php info. But when I add something like <?php ($id == "test"){ echo "it worked!"; } ?> Then I goto index.php?id=test . But it doesnt work! how Do I make this work?? THANKS!

I think he's referring to the text "check" coming up when the query string is id=check.

Your problem probably lies in your php.ini configuration. It is now default to have register_globals off in the php.ini, you should be using the superglobals to access incoming variables. Rewrite your page to use $_GET[]'s for query strings.

PHP Code:

<?php if($_GET['id']== "check"){?>check<?php }?>

Yeah but I already have so much coding in php with the $id == "this" . I mean I already have about 2 15,000 line coding projects with a ton of $id == "this". Thanks!

Although it's better programming style to change all your projects to use the 'proper' way to access variables, you can return to the old way of doing it by turning on register_globals in php.ini.