[Resolved] $_POST['variable'] - usage question

[conjurer]

Someone told me since I have register_globals set to off that I need to use one of the $POST or $GET syntax to pull my form variables. So I am working on Bob's Auto Parts example in the Wellington and Thomson book, PHP and MySQL Web Development. I wrote the following code per their example and it works.

But what I wonder is I use the $POST['tireqty'] syntax like 3 or 4 times to call this variable. Is there a cleaner way to call it once and then reuse it without having to always preface it with the $Post[ ] ????

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This is some of the code I am using:

echo $POST['tireqty']." tires<br>" ;
echo $POST['oilqty']." bottles of oil<br>";
echo $POST['sparkqty'] ." spark plugs</p>";
$totalqty = $POST['tireqty'] + $POST['oilqty']
+ $POST['sparkqty'];
$totalamount = $POST['tireqty'] TIREPRICE
+ $POST['oilqty'] OILPRICE
+ $_POST['sparkqty'] * SPARKPRICE;
$totalamount = number_format($totalamount, 2);

[LordShryku]

you can set it as a new variable
use
$this = $_POST['this'];

[conjurer]

Thanks! Knew there must be an easier way.

[Chaotic_Reality]

Originally posted by LordShryku
you can set it as a new variable
use
$this = $_POST['this'];

can't you put extract($POST); up top and then define each variable once, and after they're defined (with $POST['$var']) you can call them regularly like $tireqty or whatever? Just asking, to see if that's another alternative.

J.

[conjurer]

That is basically what I did after the first reply.

Do an assignment like suggested to the new variable name
and then reference it everywhere else as $variable.

Worked very nicely.

Thanks for the help.🆒