[Resolved] form

[Blargh]

I have a form that was previously working... basic html form with a post method going to another php file.

Before today when I sent it, it passed all the varibles from the forms (ie, name) to the second php file but now the second page loads with all undefined varibles... could someone help explain why this might be happening?

Thanks

[stolzyboy]

Did you/your host upgrade PHP?

if so, then likely register_globals = Off by default now

so you will have to access variables with

$POST['variablename'] //with form post method
$GET['variablename'] //with form get method or thru url
$COOKIE['variablename'] //for cookies
$SESSION['variablename'] //for session var's
$SERVER['variablename'] //for server var's
$FILES['variablename'] //for uploades files

[Blargh]

Could you quickly explain how to use this in a form, like is it supposed to be in the first php (the form) or the second php file (verification and e-mail)?

[stolzyboy]

ok, you have this form on form.html

<form action="verify.php" method="post">
<input type="text" name="testing">
<input type="submit" name="send">
</form>

now on your verify.php page you need something like

<?
if (isset($_POST['send']))
{
echo $_POST['testing']; instead of just $testing
}
else
{
//show form again or whatever, if someone goes here without clicking submit
}
?>

and again, did you/your host upgrade PHP recently

[Blargh]

nope, I didnt update the server recently... the only thing I have done anywhere related to that recently was install mysql.

[Blargh]

Thanks for the help on that... it is working now...

I have another quick question...
using php how can I check if a field is only numbers?

[stolzyboy]

http://www.php.net/is_int

[Blargh]

Thanks so much for the help so far... It is getting there (the form) thanks to your help.

Yet another question.
How would I make sure that an e-mail is proper form? ie. [e-mail]

[stolzyboy]

try this

<?php  

if ($email!="" && (!eregi("^[a-z0-9]+([-_.]?[a-z0-9])+@[a-z0-9]+([-_.]?[a-z0-9])+.[a-z]{2,4}", $email)))
{
echo "Invalid E-Mail address!";  

}  

if ($email!="" && (eregi("^[a-z0-9]+([-_.]?[a-z0-9])+@[a-z0-9]+([-_.]?[a-z0-9])+.[a-z]{2,4}", $email)))
{  

echo "correct";  

}  

?>

[Blargh]

you sir, are a king among php men.