[RESOLVED] html form and php

sebco8085

i want to search for string into a database but so far i can't send the string to the php file.
this is my code:

search.html

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>search</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<H2>Search for a string</H2>
<BR>

<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="results_by_name.php">
Please enter the string you are seeking:
<BR>
<INPUT NAME="name" TYPE=TEXT>
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="search">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

results_by_name.php

<?php
echo "Searching for".$name;
...
?>

rincewind456

Try this

<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])){

echo "Searching for ".$_POST['name'];
} else {

?>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>search</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<H2>Search for a string</H2>
<BR>

<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="<?php print $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
<p>Please enter the string you are seeking:</p>
<BR>
<INPUT NAME="name" TYPE=TEXT>
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT name="submit" VALUE="search">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>


<?php
}

?>

sebco8085

if i try it i get this:

You don't have permission to access /< on this server.

Apache/2.0.52 (Win32) PHP/5.1.0 Server at localhost Port 80

_theworks

have you tried using the GET method instead of the POST method

_theworks

keep ur original html and put this in ur php file.

$name = $_POST['name'];

echo 'searching for '.$name;

sebco8085

i've tried GET instead of the POST before but it didn't work, but it works with '$_POST['name'];' so i thank you very much