I am sure someone else will beat me to this but here is an example update.php --------------- <?php echo "<html>\n"; echo "<body>\n"; //add this to assign POST to a variable you can use on this page $sname=$_POST["sname"] //that will give you an idea of what to do if (isset($sname)) { print($sname); } else { print ("No data yet\n"); } echo "</body>\n"; echo "</html>\n"; ?> -----Original Message----- From: Mazin Albahkali [mailto:mazin@albahkali.com] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:08 AM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Problem with passing variables in PHP I'm a beginner in PHP and Database connections I'm accessing a MS Access database using PHP. Everything is working fine. I get the data through an ODBC query and show it on an HTML format form so that I can modify the data and re-post it. I tried to pass the values to a second php file that has the updating query but no luck. My PHP didn't accept passing variables at all. I'm using PHP 4.3.1 on IIS 5.1 server, I even tried Apatche2 with no luck. Is there a way to run an update query using data from a form in the same page without the need for passing it to another page?, and what is wrong with my server not allowing me to pass variables, is there a parameter in the server I should set on? Here is a test example for passing a variable that failed: File 1: Test Passing a variable <?PHP echo "<html>\n"; echo "<body>\n"; echo "<form name=\"Update\" method=\"post\" ACTION=\"update.php\">\n"; echo "<p align=\"right\"><INPUT type=\"text\" NAME=\"sname\" VALUE=\"$sname\" SIZE=30></td>\n"; echo "<P><INPUT TYPE=\"submit\" NAME=\"submit\" VALUE=\"Send\"></p>\n"; echo "</FORM>\n"; echo "</body>\n"; echo "</html>\n"; ?> **************************************************** File 2: update.php <?php echo "<html>\n"; echo "<body>\n"; if (isset($sname)) { print($sname); } else { print ("No data yet\n"); } echo "</body>\n"; echo "</html>\n"; ?> -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php