HTTP Error 405: 405 Method Not Allowed

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Hallo,

I get the error from the title of this thread when I click my submit button, the source of which is:

<form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>">
  Name:<input type="Text" name="name" value=<?php echo $name ?>><br>
  <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Enter Information">
</form>

The text of the error is:

The method specified in the Request Line is not allowed for the resource identified by the request. Please ensure that you have the proper MIME type set up for the resource you are requesting.

This is the first time I've tried a form, so there's probably something wrong with my setup.
Any idea what resource the error is talking about and how do I determine/change its MIME type?

Thanks in advance,

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Hallo, me again,

The problem was the $PHP_SELF wasn't visible. Changing it to $_SERVER('PHP_SELF') made it all happy.

I understand that I could have left it as it was and switched register_globals on in my php.ini, but that's not really recommended.

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One thing to remember when working with forms is that you cannot submit forms to a HTML page or any extension that is not designed to handle form variables. E.g .jpeg

Attempting to do this will also return a 405 error on most servers.