Reading from $HTTP_POST_VARS

Anon

Dear All

Can any one help me with the following problem, please?

I am trying to get PHP 4 (running as a module under Apache 1.3.14) to access $HTTP_POST_VARS. Specifically, the php produces a listing of users and phone numbers, by querying a MySQL database. Each entry on the page has an edit link which if selected produces a form allowing the user to edit the entry and then update it. So far so good.

When the submit button is pressed the fields on the form are supposed to snet to an array. The code for the array is in a seperate file (common.inc) and the submit button uses $PHP_SELF to reload the page. From there the entries in the array are used in an sql query to update the datbase. However it appears the array is not being populated and therefore blank entries are being placed in the database. I'm assumimg that the code to poulate the array is not being run, but don't understand why.

The strange thing is that the code is an edited version of a different version which runs fine. The only difference between the two files is that the one which works only has one field to update while the new one has five. Also the new one reads in a style sheet. I can see no reason why the new one doesn't work and the old one does.

I wasn't sure if it was ok (or even necessary) to include the files in this message but can do that if this would help.

Many thanks

Paul

Anon

if the problem relates to not getting the values passed from the variables in to http_post_vars. then its most likely that you dont have your php.ini setup properly for that reason.

please check if the following options are set as shown below in php.ini file:

variables_order = "EGPCS"
register_globals = on
register_argc_argv = on
track_vars = on
gpc_order = "GPC"

hope this will solve the problem.

Daarius...

Anon

Many thanks for your prompt reply.

The php.ini didn't include the track_vars line. I added this and restarted Apache but it has made no difference.

Both http_post_vars and the array work sometimes but not always. They always work in the other application, and sometimes work in the broken application.

The strange thing is that the broken application is a copy of the working one with the variable/MySQL column names altered. I think that maybe when the link/button on the page reloads the page via $PHP_SELF the common.inc is not being run and the array is not being populated, but for the lif of me I can't see why one works and the other doesn't.

Here's hoping you can help further.

Many thanks

Paul