PHP eqivalent to ASP's request.form

[vauneen]

hi, i'm trying to access the string that is the eqivalent of ASP's request.form,
basically it's like the string of variables passed to the new page on submittion of a form when the form's method is 'post'

the number of variables passed by my form is not static, so i need to get the whole string and work everything out from there.

i know i can access the string using $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'] if the form method value is get,
but i cant show the values in the address bar, i must hide them.

any help appreciated,
vauneen

[laserlight]

If the form method is post, you use the $POST array.
If it is get, you use the $GET array.

$SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] has already been parsed to become $GET

[vauneen]

excellent!
thanks for the prompt response.

and this

reset($POST);
while (list($key, $val) = each($POST)) {
echo "$key => $val<br>";
}

helps me loop through the array and access exactly what i need.

thanks again,
vauneen

[dalecosp]

originally posted by mauveen
excellent!
thanks for the prompt response.

and this

reset($POST);
while (list($key, $val) = each($POST)) {
echo "$key => $val<br>";
}

helps me loop through the array and access exactly what i need.

Yes, but there's no need since, in most cases, you already know the name of the variable.

echo $_POST['foo'];

[vauneen]

yes, usually one knows the names but like i said in my original post:
"the number of variables passed by my form is not static"
this meant that i wouldnt know how many or what their names were.
that's why i was stuck....

vauneen