can't retreive the value after form submitted

eklee

Hi,

Wondering why after I submit a simple normal <form>, i can't echo out the value? what' could be the problem?

devarticles

please post your code.

eklee

as simplest as like this..

echo "USER " . $txtname. $txtusername. $FIRST;
?>
<html>
<body>

</form>

</body>

</html>

note: it will post and sumbit to the same form. I try this at other server and it work. but not in another server. Wondering ..

boerti

hi,

your code should look like this, if you are refering to the same page:

<?
echo "USER " . $txtname. $txtusername. $FIRST;
?>
<html>
<body>
<form action ="<? echo $PHP_SELF;?>" method= "post">
<input type=text name=txtname value="">
<input type=submit>

</form>

</body>
</html>

kr
boerti.

dannys

That will only work if register_globals is enabled.

This way should work

<? 

echo "USER " . $_POST['txtname']. $txtusername. $FIRST; 
?> 
<html> 
<body> 

<form action="welcome3.php" method=post> 
<input type=text name=txtname value=""> 
<input type=submit> 

</form> 

</body> 
</html>

If you have an old version of PHP, you may have to use $HTTP_POST_VARS['txtname']

eklee

ok.. I can see this the register_globals is turn off at this php4.2.2

Thanks guy..

intenz

dannys,

Sorry but you're wrong.

If register_globals is turned ON you can use both $_POST['foo'] and $foo

If register_globals is turned OFF you can only use $_POST['foo']

dannys

Originally posted by intenz
dannys,

Sorry but you're wrong.

If register_globals is turned ON you can use both $_POST['foo'] and $foo

If register_globals is turned OFF you can only use $_POST['foo']

Hmm, isn't that what I said?

From the post I commented on
<?

echo "USER " . $txtname. $txtusername. $FIRST;
?>
<html>
<body>

<form action="welcome3.php" method=post>
<input type=text name=txtname value="">
<input type=submit>

</form>

</body>
</html>

That will only work if register_globals is enabled. If it's not enabled then $txtname will not exist and nothing will be printed (maybe a warning, depending on error reporting settings).