[Resolved] Passing Values with hidden to second page

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I searched, but my question is soooo rookie I still need help.

I want to pass values from one page and display them on the second. It seems like the way to go is with hidden so I am trying that.

Here is my entire first page code for test1.php

<FORM action="test2.php" method="POST" name="Form1">

<TABLE>
<TR>
<TD valign="top">
<font face="verdana,arial" size=2><strong>
<br>
Login
<br><br>
</strong>
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<td width=90 ><font face="verdana,arial" size=1>Username: <font color=orange>*</font></td>
<td><input type="text" name="Username" ></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><font face="verdana,arial" size=1>Password: <font color=orange>*</font></font></td>
<td><input type="text" name="Password" ></td>
</tr>

<input type="hidden" name="username" value="<?php echo($username); ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="password" value="<?php echo($password); ?>">

<tr valign="top">
<td> </td>
<td><input type="submit" value="Login" name="send" ></td>
</tr>
</table>
</FORM>

Here is my entire second page code for test2.php

<?php
$username = $POST['username'];
$password = $POST['password'];
echo($username);
echo($password);
?>

That's it. PLEASE HELP! Thanks.

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Well, I suspect that you've got the idea of passing values a little mixed up.

Basically, those input elements within your form are passed when the form is submitted.
Since your form has method="post", you access these elements using the $_POST array.

Now, hidden variables are commonly used to pass extra information, or to keep information in a multi-page form.

In your case, it looks like the information is being passed directly, so it doesnt make sense to use hidden inputs.

Rather, just access the form elements, e.g.

$_POST['Username']

when the form is submitted.
You might want to change your textfield to name="username" then use $_POST['username'], to avoid confusion in capitalisation.

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Thanks, I deleted the hidden lines and now the values are displayed. thanks.