# Globals off... for $PHP\_SELF

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/globals-off-for-php-self/42119>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 5, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/globals-off-for-php-self/42119 "2004-02-05T13:31:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![sinus\_](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sinus_/32/417_2.png) [@sinus\_](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sinus_)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/globals-off-for-php-self/42119/1 "2004-02-05T13:31:25Z")

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newbie question:  
Register Globals is OFF

```php
echo "<p><a href=\"$PHP_SELF?target=1\">Home</a></p>";

```

these dont seem to work:

```php
$HTTP_POST_VARS['PHP_SELF']?target=1 wont work...
$HTTP_SERVER_VARS['PHP_SELF']?target=1 wont work...

```

thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/globals-off-for-php-self/42119/2 "2004-02-05T15:13:46Z")

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what are you getting instead? are you getting errors?

$\_SERVER[‘PHP\_SELF’]

your first exampled worked, and the above line worked for me…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/globals-off-for-php-self/42119/3 "2004-02-06T08:09:11Z")

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thanks 🙂  
i sort of experimented and i got it by $HTTP\_GET\_VARS[‘target’] after the link is clicked…