[d.buckner]

I am attempting to create a log file (following an online tutorial) everything seems to work but when I load the page I keep getting an Undefined Index error when the value is supposed to be true. This is to clear out the log, it does clear the log but throws the error as well. It works fine when the value is set to false.

Here is the relevant code:

 if(!$session->is_logged_in())
		{
			redirect_to("login.php");
		}
		$logfile = SITE_ROOT.DS.'logs'.DS.'log.txt';
		
		if ($_GET['clear'] == 'true')
			{
				file_put_contents($logfile, '');
				log_action('Logs Cleared', "by User ID {$session->user_id}.");
				redirect_to('logfile.php');
			}
		
?>

<?php
	include_layout_template('admin_header.php')
?>

<a href="index.php">&laquo; Back </a><br />
<br />

<h2>Log file</h2>
<p><a href="logfile.php?clear=true">Clear Log File</a></p>

[JackOfAllTrades]

So the url being passed looks like
myurl.php?clear=true?

[d.buckner]

JackOfAllTrades, on 12 Dec, 2009 - 07:30 AM, said:

So the url being passed looks like
myurl.php?clear=true?

that is exactly what it looks like, but it does not load the page, it just gives me the undefined index error. I have tried to define the $_GET['clear'] variable to an empty value, but obviously that does not work as it keeps defining to nothing and never to the 'clear'=true. I do not know where to go from here.

This post has been edited by d.buckner: 12 December 2009 - 08:37 AM

[JackOfAllTrades]

Should work. Just did a quick example:

<?php

print_r($_GET);

if ($_GET['clear'] == 'true')
    print "It's true!";
else
    print "Nope, false it is!";
    
?>

With a url of /myfile.php I get:

Array ( )
Notice: Undefined index: clear in C:\wamp\www\myfile.php on line 5
Nope, false it is!

but with /myfile.php?clear=true:

Array ( [clear] => true ) It's true!

Are you using some rewrite rules maybe that could be messing with your url?

By the way, you should NEVER use a GET to modify data.

[noorahmad]

try to use isset.
Example:

if(isset($_GET['clear']) && $_GET['clear']=="TRUE"){
// your code here...

Hope it helps

[danielj]

noorahmad, on 12 Dec, 2009 - 08:23 PM, said:

try to use isset.
Example:

if(isset($_GET['clear']) && $_GET['clear']=="TRUE"){
// your code here...

Hope it helps

Hello,

I am getting the same error. I used
if(isset($_GET['clear']) && $_GET['clear']=="TRUE"){
and I don't have the error ( Undefined index: clear ) but it is not clearing the logs.
Any idea: Thanks for your reply.

DJ