form parsing

Anon

Hello

I have just started to learn PHP, I have got apache running on win98 with php4, My problem is, I have made a form in html and built a php form handler, but it wont parse the variables, I have tried all types of combinations, but to no joy.
Here is what i have been using....
Html form fields =

<form name="form1" method="post" action="FormHandler.php">,<input type="text" name="name">

PHP= <? echo($name); ?> or
echo "Name:".$name"<br>";
plus other commands people have reccomended, but none will work, it does print to the browser.
Hope someone can help me out or point me in the right direction.
Many thanks
Richie.

I have asked a few people but

morphy

try with
<? echo "Name: $name<br>"; ?>
if u have copy and pasted yr code u have forget a point after $name...

form.htm
<body><form action="handIT.php">
<input type="text" name="name">
<input type="submit"></form></body>

handIT.php
<body>
<?
echo "Name: ".$name."<br>";
echo "Name: $name<br>";
?>
</body>

Anon

Thankyou for a quick reply, I uploaded my script and form to a php enabled server and it seemed to work fine, I am thinking it is not a script problem but either the php or apache conf or something, I did try what you posted and it did the same thing, just wont parse variables, wondering if i havent done something on apache or php install.

If this has jogged someones memory or anyone knows what im talking about please let me know.
Many thanks again
Richie <with a sore head>

rrijnders

try:

<? echo $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"]; ?>

If that prints your variable, then your problem is that you did not configure PHP to make form variables GLOBAL. Check you php.ini file for the "register_globals" directive and turn it "on" if you want this.

You can always reference the form values via the $HTTP_POST_VARS[] and $HTTP_GET_VARS[] arrays as long as your ini file has "track_vars" turned on.

-- Rich

sonnysavage

Which "php.ini" did you use? I had a similar problem because I tried to use the "optimized" version. You will have a lot less headache if you use the standard version.