Data from HTML forms

eludlow

This is driving me mad, but I know it's totally simple.........

I've taken a break from PHP programming (programming of any kind actually) for a year or so, and now want to get back into it.

I made a simple little guestbook script some time back, that takes a load of info using an HTML form. I then submit this form, to be processed by a PHP script, using the method="GET" attribute in the <form> tag, in the orginal HTML form.

Then, when I am taken onto the PHP page, which should write all the variables to certain files etc etc, it doesn't! I know the data is getting as far as the PHP page, as you can clearly see the data in the address bar, but the PHP script doesn't seem to know that it's there, as it simply won't except them as variables, not to echo, or anything.

This is running local wiv my Apache web server, but the original guestbook script, that is online, works fine, and the code I have here is identical!

Can anyone help me, please?! I'm sure it's something p!ss simple that I've forgotten in my absence from the world of coding :rolleyes:

Many thanks in advance,
Ed Ludlow

finger

hi,

i guess you must turn

registerGlobals = On

in your php-config-file

hope that helps

stefan

jimson

modify the code
$_GET['yourVariableName'];

werkkrew

Im guessing the same thing...

You probably used bad coding practice in where the script that processes the form uses simple variable names such as $name, $comment, $email_address, and this probably worked because register globals on your other webserver is on....

There are 2 solutions, a good one and a bad one:

The bad one,
Enable Register Globals in your PHP.ini file on your local server

The good one,
Change every reference to a variable passed from the form to this:
$_GET[var_name];

since you used GET method, for post, its $POST
for request vars $REQUEST, sessions, $_SESSION, get in the habit of doing this even if register gloabls is on.

Your scripts will be much more portable.

Hope that helps.

eludlow

Many thanks for all the replies - problem solved.

I've modified my php.ini, but will also use the $_GET in future.

Thanks people.