Disappearing form variables

AndyG

I am using PHP 4.3.0 on Windows 2000 with IIS 5 and MySQL. It has always worked correctly until now. Suddenly, values entered in HTML forms have started disappearing. Sample code:

the page form.htm:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<html>
<head><title></title></head>
<body>
Here's a little form<br>
<form name="form1" method="POST" action="form_do.php">
<input type="text" name="text1">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit form">
</form>
</body>
</html>
the php page "form_do.php"
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<html>
<head><title></title></head>
<body>
<?php
print("Let's process the form<br>");
print("The form variable \$text1 is $text1<br><br>");
$text1="Blah blah blah";
print("Now, \$text1 is $text1");
?>
</body>
</html>
the output in Internet Explorer:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Let's process the form

Notice: Undefined variable: text1 in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\form_do.php on line 6
The form variable $text1 is

Now, $text1 is Blah blah blah

Naturally, I entered some text in the edit box before submitting.

I have scoured the Internet for days trying to fix this. I have checked and rechecked file permissions, php.ini, IIS configuration etc. PHP is obviously working (for example the recommended test
<?php phpinfo(); ?> works fine. Where are the variables disappearing to?

Thanks,
Andrew

mahers

By the looks of things register_globals is off. Meaning you have to access form variables by using.

$_POST['text1'];

//instead of.

$text1;

// Also depends on which method you use for sending the form.
$_GET['text1'];

Do a search for register_globals on this forum or google, it should give you plenty more information about it.

stolzyboy

first of all, stop using print, use echo instead and get rid of the parentheses, secondly, in your php.ini, if register_globals is off, then you will need to access your variables with $POST['formvar'] for method="post" or $GET['formvar'] for method="get", so if you have a text field like

on the next page or after submitting you would grab that variable with

echo $_POST['text'];

echo $_GET['text'];

depending on what method you are using for the form

AndyG

Thank you both for your prompt replies. This is exactly what the problem is. I learned php a long time ago when register_globals was obviously on by default, hence my coding errors.
Thanks