PHP doesn't like variables...

Frosticles

Ok I was just messing around trying to figure out why a php script won't work with a regular html form...when i put

<html>
<form>
	<input type="text" name="name"><br><br>
	<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<br><br>
Entered Text:
<?php
	echo($name);
?>
</html>

I can't get it to display the variable. When the form submits it changes the link to "blah.php?name=1234" I also tried making it an html file but to the same result. The variable $name just remains blank.

Shrike

Try

echo $_GET['name'];

laserlight

<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Variables Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
    <input type="text" name="name"><br><br>
    <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<br><br>
Entered Text:
<?php
    echo $_POST['name'];
?>
</body>
</html>

The form tag requires an action attribute, and defaults to method="get".

onion2k

The reason for this is that the server hosting your script has global variables switched off.

Remember that when writing the rest of your code.

Frosticles

thank you onion...the server i use is my own computer for testing before i install php on a real webserver for a friend.