Problem with simple form variable

fieldingb

I have not used php for a while. I have been try to return a variable from a form entry from an example within a book. I am ultimately trying to send the variable to a function but get errors which suggests my variable isn't being passed.
To output the variable to the browser I entered the following:

<HTML>

<form method="get">
   Please enter your name <BR>
   <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=player>


	 <INPUT TYPE=submit  VALUE="enter">

</Form>

You Typed
</HTML>

<?php
echo($player);
?>

The value of $player is not displayed in the browser. Has anything changed since the book I am referencing was written. This is basic to most but has caused me a great deal of frustration. 😕

laserlight

Has anything changed since the book I am referencing was written.

Most probably yes.
Read PHPBuilder's Newbies forum FAQ.

Incidentally, you might want to learn HTML before you learn PHP - it isnt required, but it can help you better understand examples where PHP is interspersed with HTML.

fieldingb

Thanks for your help. My next problem is how do I pass the value to a function ie

$matches = MyCSV_SearchEntry("Stivotelnos.csv", "1",$player);

I have tried
$player1=$_POST['$player'];

and passing $player1 to the function but to no avail.
I get an "eregi(): REG_EMPTY " message due to passing no string.

Weedpacket

You've got some quote marks there that shouldn't be:

$player1=$_POST[$player];

fieldingb

Thanks. You have now helped to solve this problem.🙂