variable not passed to next page?

[jmorvan]

I wrote the following code originally on a RedHat server and it worked fine. Recently I installed Apache,mysql, php on a windows machine and when I try to perform a search the $find variable seems to get lost in the post. I've run this as a get and I can see that the variable is set properly in the url. Anybody have any idea why it doesn't work on search.php

This code is from my index.php page
<?php

echo "<h2>search for Audio, Video, Books & Pictures.</h2><br>" ;
echo "<form action='search.php' method='post'>" ;
	echo "<br>" ;
	echo "<tr>" ;
	echo "<td><h4>What are you looking 4?</h4></td>" ;
	echo "<td colspan-2 align=center></td>" ;
		echo "<input type=radio name='find' value='Audio' checked> Audio &nbsp" ;
		echo "<input type=radio name='find' value='Video'> Video &nbsp" ;
		echo "<input type=radio name='find' value='Text'> Text &nbsp" ;
		echo "<input type=radio name='find' value='Images'> Images &nbsp" ;
	echo "</select>" ;
	echo "</td>" ;
	echo "</tr>" ;
	echo "&nbsp" ;
	echo "<tr>" ;	
	echo "<td><input type=submit value='Go!'></td>" ;	
	echo "</tr>" ;

echo "</form>" ;

?>

this code is from my search.php page
<?php

echo "<title>Search for $find</title>" ; //prints search for
echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['$find'] ; // prints nothing
$variable = $_POST['$find'] ;
echo "$variable" ; // prints nothing

?>

[cgraz]

echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['$find'] ; // prints nothing
$variable = $_POST['$find'] ;

should be

echo $HTTP_POST_VARS['find'];
echo $_POST['find'];

notice there is no dollar sign within the brackets.

Cgraz

[jmorvan]

So I had 2 problems then:
1) didn't have globals on in the php.ini file
and
2) need to drop the $ from the var name.

Thanks for the quick response, it took care of the problem and I appreciate the help

[cgraz]

no problem. that's a simple mistake to make and frustrating cause it's so easily overlooked.

Cgraz