HTML form and PhP script not talking

Anon

Hi,
I am newbie to PhP. I am running PhP Windows version 4.2.2 and IIS on my Workstation. I have created html form with the following:
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="p-5-3.php">. Saved it as p-5-3.htm. Then created a php script and saved it as p-5-3.php. After loading p-4-3.htm I clicked on the submit button. It should fired off php script p-5-3.php. but nothing happened. I can't figure it out why.

Could please help. thanks.

Cheers,
Lennie

mmilano

did you close your <FORM> tag?

post the code for both pages and i'm sure i can help.

Anon

I'm sorry, but your description is errant. Here is what you said:
p-5-3.htm contains form button
p-5-3.php has the php script stuff

but... then you said you "loaded p-4-3.htm"

...and "p-4-3.htm" is not mentioned...

Perhaps you meant p-5-3.htm.

If you DID mean p-5-3, then it will definitely work. As long as you follow Mike's advice, and be sure to have that form close tag:
<form method="post" action="whatever">
button here
</form>

Anon

Hi Mike,
Thanks for your help. Here are the 2 scripts (p-5-3.html , p-5-3.php)that I was talking about. P-5-3.html load up a data entry form. The sumit button when click fired up p-5-3.php (provided it works).

...........
P-5-3.html.
..........

<head>
<title>Project 5-3.html</title>
</head>
<body>
<! -- remark File p-5-3.html
<Form method="Post" Action="p-5-3.php">

 <table>

 <tr>
 <td Align="right">User's First Name: </td>
 <td><Input Type="Text" Name="User"></td>
 </tr

 <tr>
 <Td Align="right">Major City:</td>
 <td><Input Type="Text" name="City"></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <Td Align="right">Favourite Ice Cream Flavor:</td>
 <td><Input Type="text" Name="flavor"></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td Align="Right">Favourite Pop Music Star:</td>
 <td><Input Type="Text" Name="star"></td>
 </tr>

 <tr>
 <td Align="Right">Name of famous river:</td>
 <td><Input Type="Text" Name="river"></td>
 </tr>

 	<tr>
	<td></td>
	<td><input Type="Submit"> </td>
	</tr>

</table>
</form>

</body>

...........
P-5-3.php
.........

<head>
<title>Project 5-3.php </title>
</head>
<body>
<!-- File p-5-3.php
<!-- This file reads data input from p-5-3.html document

		<center><h1>Celebrity News Center </h1> </center>
		<center><?php echo date("I,F J,Y")  ?> </center>
		<center><h2>FLASH BULLETINE !!! </h2> </center>

		<HR>
		<?php echo $city ?>:
		<p>
		Last evening , pop star <?php echo $star ?> was spotted with an unfamiliar
		companion. The two were dining on <?php echo $flavor ?> at the <? echo $river ?>
		club, famous. Confidential sources tell us the mystery companion is <?php echo $user ?>,
		former chaueffeur of last year's grammy award winner......
		</body>