A very simple question

pundiv

Hi,
I am running into a weird problem. I have a form with some input fields and the action is set to call a php page that process the data and re-displays the data.
The issue i am running into is that i do not get any data in the when i query the form fields. All of the fields are empty.
Does anybody know when could i be missing and/or not doing right that is causing this.

Thanks
Pundiv

tsinka

Hi,

use $POST['fieldname'] if the method of your form is set to post and $GET['fieldname'] if it is set to get.

Thomas

pundiv

Thank you Thomas. It worked.

pundiv

tsinka

Hi,

the "problem" here is that register_globals is set to Off in php.ini in this case (which is the recommended setting).

With this setting you can't access post or get variables directly but only with $POST or $GET.

This applies to all superglobal variables like $_SERVER.

$PHP_SELF doesn't work but $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] does.

The predefined constants can be accessed directly independent from that setting.

There is a section in the manual dealing with the predefined variables
and one dealing with the predefined constants.

Thomas

cbj4074

Please mark this thread resolved, pundiv. That way, people won't keep reading it and wasting their time if you've already been given an answer. The link to mark the thread resolved appears just below the last reply.