$PHP_SELF working funny

[lstice]

I'm using this line in a script:

 printf("<a href=""\"%s\">Add a record</a><br /><br />",$PHP_SELF); 

(note that Sitepoint is adding 2 quotes in my line (href=""). If I remove them when I edit this message they come back. I can't get rid of them, even if I uncheck Automatically parse URLs.)


but when I click on the resulting line, it doesn't reload the current page. PHP_SELF is defined as the domain and the directory which contains the current page, but not the current page.

i.e. it should be defined as http://localhost/lh/dhr.php, since that is the current page, but it is actually defined as
http://localhost/lh. Why is that?

[PHP John]

Is that REALLY the way your code looks above, or did the BBS mess it all up?

And if it's not messed up, why don't you use:

echo '<a href="'.$PHP_SELF.'">Add a record</a><br /><br />'; 

[lstice]

PHP John,
It's not the way it looks. The BBS is adding 2 quotes.
I was editing my message when you were posting yours, so look at the original msg to see my new comments. Anyway, I will try your syntax.

[lstice]

I tried your syntax, but it still cuts off the file name.
Any other ideas?

[PHP John]

Try: $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']

[poLka]

maybe try $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?

[lstice]

That works. Thanks!

[poLka]

your php.ini file had the default setting of auto_globals = off (just thought i'd throw that in) cheers!

[samsm]

I'm puzzled as to how PHP was producing even part of the script's filename before without globals on. What's up with that?

[Jeff Lange]

Were you doing any kind of modification to the $PHP_SELF variable before you were attempting to print it to the screen?