problem with form

tempo33

hello!

I have a problem with my form.
It cannot read the variable.
I get always the error undefined variable.
Have you any idea?
Thanks

first file (a normal htm document with css, no php)

<head>
<title>Formular1</title>
<style type="text/css">

</style>
</head>

Fullen Sie bitte die Felder aus:

  <td class="schrift">First Name</td> 
	<td><input type=TEXT name="FirstName" size=40>
    <br> </td>
</tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#66CCFF">
	<td class="schrift">Last Name </td><td><INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="LastName" size=40><br></td> 
</tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#66CCFF">
<td class="schrift">Email Address</td><td> <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="Email" size=40><br></td> 
</tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#66CCFF">
<td class="schrift">Comments</td> <td><TEXTAREA NAME="Comments" ROWS=5 COLS=40></textarea><br></td> 
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#66CCFF">
<td width="250" align="center"><INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT NAME="SUBMIT" VALUE="Submit!"></td>
<td width="250" align="center"><input name="reset" type="reset" value="Reset!"></td>

</tr>

</table>
</FORM>

</body>
</html>

second file with php

<body>

<?php

if ($eingabe ==1){
echo "Vorname: $FirstName<br>
Nachname: $LastName<br>
Email: $Email<br>
Kommentare: $comments";
} else {
echo "Bitte verwenden Sie das Formular!";
}
?>
</body>

schmalenegger

Hi,

The problem here is, that you have your php-script in a different file than the form! If you want to use your variables in ausgabe1.php you have to pass the variables to the other file:

<FORM ACTION="ausgabe1.php?FirstName="<?php echo $FirstName; ?> METHOD="POST">

sarah

I'm not sure that will work since the FirstName variable comes from submitting the form. Tempo33, have you tried using
$FirstName=$_POST['FirstName'];
or
$FirstName=HTTP_POST_VARS['FirstName'];

I have found that sometimes when my scripts are moved to servers that are configured differently, I need to retrieve the variables differently...can someone confirm this?

xblue

Yes Sarah you are correct.

$FirstName will only work if register_globals is turned on (which by default is off since version 4.2).

From 4.1 the alternative way to access the variables is $_POST['FirstName'].

Before 4.1. you'd need $HTTP_POST_VARS['FirstName'] if register_globals is turned off.

stolzyboy

tempo of you would read your previous post with the replies, i already stated what sarah and xblue did, when you put a post up, stick with that one, don't create new ones with the same question or reply