Secure servers and HTTP POST

[rwaldridge]

I'm currently unable to use the HTTP POST method on a secure server (with digital certificate) that I’ve just transferred some of my files to. The server is running PHP Version 4.0.6 and the server that the files were working on previously was Version 4.2.3.

I am trying to POST the username and password variables from an index page to a login script, but the login script doesn’t receive the variables from the index page. I have never used a secure server before so I don’t know if there is something really obvious that I’m missing like you have to declare or secure variables differently on a secure server? I’ve looked on the discussion forums but couldn’t find anything that would help me.

My hosts are being particularly unhelpful (what do I pay them such large sums of money for again?!) in helping resolve this problem, but have suggested that I check the server settings using a phpinfo file. The trouble is I have no idea which variables I should be checking – which ones would affect HTTP POST?

They also say that they can’t give me access to the log files on the cobalt server it is running on because it breaks the administration section of the site – is this normal?

Thanks for any help

[superwormy]

How are you getting at the variables? You're using $HTTP_POST_VARS right? Cause you know $_POST won't work... correct?

Try just:

print_r ($HTTP_POST_VARS);

From the manual:

HTTP POST variables: $_POST
Note:
Introduced in 4.1.0. In earlier versions, use $HTTP_POST_VARS.

[rwaldridge]

Of course! Thanks