Help With Forms

[echid]

The following code does not work:

<? if($my_field) { ?>
Your field contained :
<? echo $my_field; ?>
<br><br>
<? } ?>

<FORM method="POST" action="my_page.php">
<input type="text" name="my_field">
<input type="Submit" value="OK">
</FORM>

I all I see when the form reposts is the form not what I put in the text box. Its as if forms are not working on my php. Could I have configured it to leave out form support?!??!??

A.

[echid]

It pays to read the forums first.

Stupid default directives....

Cheers.

[edwardsbc]

I feel compelled to point out that having register_globals=off is not a stupid default. The PHP designers are trying to get PHP programmers to practice a bit of paranoia when it comes to user input. If you fail to check and validate the source, context, and value of user input you are asking for trouble. There is always some "clever" user that will figure out how to submit values you don't expect or desire.