[RESOLVED] Can't put $_POST variables in to a function

[homchz]

I have an issue placing a value into a funtion or method

my code it this

$uname = $_POST['username'];
print $uname;
$sql   = new sql_query;
$sql->get_username($uname);

print $usename;
print $password;
print $id;
print $validations;

If I replace $_POST['username'] with what should be posted it works fine.

And if I print the $uname variable it gives me what has been posted just fine as well..

it just will not post into the method.

any ideas?

[mmonaco]

Post your code for generating the query, you may need to add some brackets or something.

[homchz]

here you go

function get_username($username) 
		{
			$connection = new db_connect;
			$connection->connect();
			$this->table  = "bs_user_member";
		 	$this->query  = mysql_query("Select * from $this->table WHERE username = '$username'");
				if (mysql_num_rows($this->query) > "0")
				{
					while ($this->result = mysql_fetch_array($this->query))
					{ 
						global $id, $usename, $password, $validations;

					$id          = $this->result['id'];
					$usename 	 = $this->result['username'];
					$password 	 = $this->result['password'];
					$validations = $this->result['validation_id'];
				}
			}
	}

The $POST variable should = the $username, and if I place the value of $POST it works, it does not work if I post from the form. Howerver if I print the $POST or create it into a variable then print it shows the correct value.

[Herk]

I'm truly confused about what you are getting at here, since I don't see $POST in your function. However, if you are trying to put $POST['username'] into your function, I believe it is a scope problem. You could either call the function with $POST['username'] as one of its arguments or you can declare it a global with:

global $_POST['username'];

just inside of the function, but I think the consensus is that it is better to pass it to the function as an argument or a reference.

Sorry if I am way off-base.

[homchz]

I got it working but not sure how. I basically started over, and everything worked.

I did want to pass the $_POST to the function but as the variable called.

so literally the function would be

get_username($_POST['username'])

I tired as a variable and it woudl not work, but when I put what the value should be in the variable it did work.

However, it is working fine now I must ahve had a typo somewhere as not that I have rebuilt it it works as needed.

Thanks,

Josh