[Resolved] Passing variables through forms

xen01

Hello folks,

source code of search.php ---------------start------------------
<?php echo "<html>"; ?>
<TABLE border="0" width="170" cellpadding="1"
cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#708090">
<TR>
<TD width="100%">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="4"
cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#708090">
<FORM action="page1.php" method="GET" NAME="QSFORM">
<TR bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left">
<TD valign="top" width="100%">
<SELECT name="select">
<option selected VALUE="name">name
<option VALUE="zip">zip
<option value="city">city
</SELECT><INPUT type="text" name="for" size="14">

<INPUT TYPE="submit" class="form_topnav" VALUE=Go>

</TD>
</TR>
</FORM>
</TABLE>
</html>
--------------------search.php ---------------end------------------

--start of page1.php receiving file------------
<?php
echo "<html>";
echo "<body>";
$select=$POST['select'];
$for=$POST['for'];

if ($select=='city') {
$city = $for;
}

echo " City: $city";
echo " Select: $select";
echo " For: $for";
?>
</body>

</html>

url bar has this: http://localhost/page1.php?select=city&for=help
--------------------end----------

xen01

I tried that source code..

and this is the result of that

on url bar : http://localhost/page1.php?select=city&for=help

on browser display:
City: Select: For:

I cant seem to access those passed variables.
Pls help.

xen01

ssh2pid 'lil me shod had xnged the flow to:

<?php
echo "<html>";
echo "<body>";
$select=$GET['select'];
$for=$GET['for'];

if ($select=='city') {
$city = $for;
}

echo " City: $city";
echo " Select: $select";
echo " For: $for";
?>
</body>
</html>

--- problem solved.--- just me being lousy

im quite intrigue though
previously for me the code
$select=$POST['select'];
$for=$POST['for'];
works fine to me...

PurpleMonkey

on url bar : http://localhost/page1.php?select=city&for=help

[/B]

That brought a tear to my eye that did!

xen01

Thanks for noticing my joke :-) too!

Frederick

Try using post in your form method

you have:
method="GET"

use:
method="POST"

xen01

Thats the weird thing.. I tried to use POST first and it didnt work, but then I used GET and it work.

xen01

and I want to clarify yes on the first file.. I used method="POST"
.. just a glitch I guess