[RESOLVED] php scripts keep resetting or refreshing themselves w/o performing post or get action

[firezblade]

i am currently using php 5.1 and apache 2.0 on winxp and opera for browser.
i can view info.php.
i installed apache as current user that uses port 8080 and not for all users.
i use http://127.0.0.1:8080/filename.php to run my scripts
if i assign variables inside the php script, they get displayed on the webpage.
however, if i get users to input some information on the webpage, then update the webpage with the info that the user just input earlier, the fields just reset themselves without signs of whatever the users have input.
i get the feeling that this is a problem with some config files (opera.ini, httpd.conf, php.ini)?

Thanks for any help!

[tsinka]

Hi,

the reason might be the register_globals setting (default: Off). If register_globals is set to off then you need to use $GET (like $GET['getvarname']) to access get variables and $POST (like $POST['postvarname']) to access post variables.

Thomas

[bpat1434]

Or you can use $REQUEST to get both $GET and $_POST variables.... 😉

You might also look into the value you're setting the form fields to (if any) since if the value isn't set, the form won't fill in what the user has already submitted 😉

[firezblade]

thanks! that solved my problem