$HTTP_GET_VARS['XXX'] does not work in Dreamweaver MX ???

> I cannot seem to get - $HTTP_GET_VARS['XXX']
>
> to work with Dreamweaver MX ?!?!
>
> is it because I installed PHP wrongly ?

Does it works with normal coding?
i mean, make a page test.php
call it using test.ptp?ID=cccc

in test.php write this lines:
echo "HTTP_GET VARS[ID]=".$HTTP_GET VARS['ID'];
echo "_GET[ID]=".$_GET['ID'];
and find what of the two works.
If the first works then there is something wrong in your code