php3 and $_POST['vars']

mlppodge

i am trying to make a form for seminar registration and then when the form info is mailed to the user and to the webmaster. this is what i have so far.

seminar.php3

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Form</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<FORM CLASS="form_style"
METHOD = POST ENCTYPE="text/plain"
ACTION="mail.php3"
STYLE="font-style:italic"
NAME = "SeminarForm"
onsubmit ="return form_validate(document.SeminarForm)">
<INPUT TYPE = "hidden" NAME=from_type VALUE="seminar registration">
<P>
<FIELDSET>
<B><LEGEND>Seminar Registration Form</LEGEND></B>
<TABLE CLASS="table_style" WIDTH=100%>
<TR>
<TD>Date:</TD>
<TD><SELECT NAME ="event_date">
<OPTION VALUE="Thursday, February 27, Southfield">Thursday, February 27, Southfield
<OPTION VALUE="Thursday, March 6th, Lansing">Thursday, March 6th, Lansing
<OPTION VALUE="Thursday, March 20th, Farmington Hills">Thursday, March 20th, Farmington Hills
<OPTION VALUE="Call me to arrange a demonstration">Call me to arrange a demonstration
</SELECT> </TD></TR>
<!--

<TR>

</TR>

-->
<TR>
<TD>Name:</TD>
<TD> <INPUT TYPE = "text" NAME = "name"></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Company:</TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE = "text" NAME = "company" SIZE =40></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Address:</TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE = "text" NAME = "address" ></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>City:</TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE = "text" NAME = "city" SIZE = 15></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>State:</TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE = "text" NAME = "state" SIZE = 2 VALUE = MI></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>ZIP code:</TD>
<TD> <INPUT TYPE = "text" NAME = "zip_code" SIZE = 8></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Telephone:</TD>
<TD> <INPUT TYPE = "text" NAME = "phone" SIZE=15></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Fax:</TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE = "text" NAME = "fax"></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Email:</TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE = "text" NAME = "email"></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Please press Send button once and close the form.<br>If you have any trouble with this form call (248) 399-3348<br>
or <a href="mailto:tracy@parch.com">email</a> </font>
<p></p>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Register" ></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
</FIELDSET>
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

then in mail.php3

<?php
if(isset($POST['name']) && $POST['name'] != ''){

echo "set" ;
}

else{
echo "not set";
}
?>

now, i know this is not the code to email the form data but i have it here because it is not even showing a value for $_POST['name'].
Any ideas?

thanks

LordShryku

If you are really using PHP 3, $_POST wasn't implemented yet.
http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.php#reserved.variables.post

You may want to consider an upgrade, since PHP is now running at PHP 5.

mlppodge

our company pays for webhosting and the host will not upgrade... and that is stupid, very stupid. so is there any other way outside of upgrading to 4 or 5, to retrieve data from a form?

LordShryku

Read the link I provided. The old variable was $HTTP_POST_VARS, though it is not autoglobal.

drawmack

I would tell the host upgrade or loose a customer.

mlppodge

drawmack, unfortunately i cant tell them. my boss does not feel so strong on that point as i do.

so i need to type:
global $_HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];

everytime i want to access that variable?

LordShryku

Only if you need it global. For regular use, no, but if you needed it in a function, then yes. Either that or you'd need to pass it.

I really agree with drawmack. If your boss doesn't agree, you should be explaining the downfalls to using such an old version. It will make all of your code completely outdated...

mlppodge

i agree also, i am used to php4 anyways and this php3 is odd stuff that has very little functionality compared to php4. it still wont work right.

seminar.php3

<TR>

</TR>

mail.php3

<?php
$name = $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
if($name != ""){
echo $name;
}
else{
echo "nope";
}
?>

once again i just want to check the var to see if it worked and it does not 🙁