Trouble with $PHP_SELF

[crash3909]

Hi,

I got the following from a validation tutorial and it seems the action just is not working out. Can anyone see what the problem is? Shouldn't $PHP_SELF just work here? I made an actual demo page at http://www.insightentertainment.net/validation2.php

When I look at the source code in a browser, action = " ". I don't quite get it.

Thanks in advance for your help.

<form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF ?>">

[lobobr]

$PHP_SELF only works if register_globals is on, I guess.

Try this:

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER{'PHP_SELF'}; ?>">

It will work for sure.

Best regards,

[laserlight]

It should be

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">

which is more syntactically correct since the $_SERVER array isnt a string (or at least it shouldnt be)

[iBuddy]

this does not work it keeps giving "/index.php" for my script im writing

[crash3909]

Hi,

I tried:

<form method = "post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER{'PHP_SELF'}; ?>">

But no good. I am getting the action in the source code as:

<form method =" post" action="/validation2.php">

... which does correspond with the page it is on. Is there any other way or any other ideas?

Thanks again.

[laserlight]

If you wish to use the $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] then you should expect to get "/validation.php"
http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.php

You would see that the entry for PHP_SELF is:

The filename of the currently executing script, relative to the document root. For instance, $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] in a script at the address http://example.com/test.php/foo.bar would be /test.php/foo.bar.

so the result is correct, and the form should work, assuming you have the correct PHP code for processing that form on that page itself.

[laserlight]

actually, I wonder if the problem is actually a space in your method attribute.
I suggest you try:

<form action="<?php
echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
?>" method="post">

[crash3909]

Well, I have tried all of your suggestions and so far it's still laughing at me. I have a very open mind, so if you, laser, or anyone else would like to suggest anything else, please feel free. Thanks again.

[iBuddy]

ya im still having the same exact issue with mine where it will display the full root of the url and save it as a variable and send that information to me...im still having no luck at all on this and really would like this to get solved.

I have tried all the examples above and they keep giving me the extension after the ".com/" part whereas the main information for the code I'm writing needs to show the full domain name.

Anyone help or have anymore ideas??

[laserlight]

whereas the main information for the code I'm writing needs to show the full domain name

You can always manually write in the full URL, right?
Conversely, you could use:

<form action="http://<?php
echo $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
?>" method="post">

or if you wish to keep the query string,

<form action="http://<?php
echo $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
?>" method="post">

[iBuddy]

Laser you got it!

Im so happy that I finally got this ...about time.

thats what i needed

echo $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];