post variables always empty, why?

coolwater

I recently download PHP 4.3.1 and made it installed in Linux. But I found post variables are always empty when I do some coding. My source code seems like below:

// query_information.html
<html>
<head>Type Information<head>
<body>
<form action="action.php" method="post">
<input type="text' name="username">
<input type="password" name="password">
<input type="submit">
</form>
</body>
</htmlL>

// Action.php
<?
echo "<br>UserName= $username";
echo "<br>Password= $password";
?>

Result came out after I typed information about username and password like this:
UserName=
Password=

"oops', where are value of my post variables??? I tried "phpinfor()" in action.php and I did find the page returned with correct post variables post from query_information.html. How comes?? 🙁

Thank you! 🙂

bad76

Hi,
look your phpinfo() for global register_globals.
If are off, you have to acces with $_POST[] array.

A look at manual can't kill yourself 😉

sunilj20

Check for your phpinfo(), or php.ini file
check the value of register_globals

if register_globals = off then for form post use HTTP_POST_VARS

if they are on (which is unlikely in your case) the pray to god 🙂-

solution :
try using $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"]

Cheers

Sunil Jambekar

feldon23

Good coding practice to use:

$POST['name']
$POST['password']