i think you have to use the ID parameter in the input tag in your HTML Name: <input type="text" name="name" value="your name" id="name" /><br/> Age: <input type="text" name="age" value="your age" id="age" /><br/> try that and see how it goes.... On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 17:52:26 -0500, Randy Johnson <php@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > try $HTTP_POST_VARS maybe it is an older version of PHP > > Randy > > eatc7402 wrote: > > Thanks for the input. However it does no good if the variables are empty, > > which is my problem. The darn $_POST thing does not work at all > > for me, and I am trying to find out why. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: b1nary Developement Team [mailto:dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 3:40 PM > > To: David Freedman; php > > Subject: Re: [NEWBIE] Cant get $_POST to work > > > > > > What's up David... This script *should* work... I don't see any errors, > > but try this anyways. In your change your print command to this: > > > > print("Hello, " . $name . "! You are " . $age . " years old!"); > > > > What those periods do is simply append them to each other, so in this > > case, you have the string, then you're appending the variable, then > > appending another string, then another variable, then the last string. > > Instead of having it all bunched up. > > > > David Freedman wrote: > > > > > >>I have this simple form file: > >><html> > >><head> > >></head> > >><body> > >><form action="test.php" method="post"> > >>Name: <input type="text" name="name" value="your name" /><br/> > >>Age: <input type="text" name="age" value="your age" /><br/> <input > >>type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" /> </form> > >></body> > >></html> > >>Which passes (I wish!) data to this script: > >> > >><?php > >>$name = $_POST['name'] ; > >>$age = $_POST['age'] ; > >>print("Hello, $name! You are $age years old!"); > >>?> > >> > >>It does not work unless I turn register_globals ON in the php.ini > >>file. The php documentation leads me to believe this script SHOULD work > >>with register_globals > >>OFF. > >> > >>This a NEW instasllation of the Windows IIS Server also. Is there > >>perhaps some configuration on the WINDOWS SERVER that must be set for > >>general global data to be passed from a 'form' type page? > >> > >>David F. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- The Disguised Jedi disguised.jedi@xxxxxxxxx Now you have my $0.02. Or .01 Pounds, .014 Euros, or $0.025 CAN. I'm already internationally compatible! PHP rocks! "Knowledge is Power. Power Corrupts. Go to school, become evil" Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. However, I must say that the ENTIRE contents of this message are subject to other's criticism, corrections, and speculations. This message is Certified Virus Free -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
