[RESOLVED] echo'ing $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];

middleman666

Hey people,

Bit of a query, I'm having trouble echo'ing $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];.

When I echo it as part of a form, It doesn't seem to work and just takes me back to the homepage which is not where I am on the site.

The way round it that I have at the moment is by doing this:

<?php
//Previous stuff...
?>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="delcom">
<?php	
//Rest of form...
?>

Is there a reason why I would have to do that to get it to work?

I try to echo it after a IF statement that checks to see if there are any entries in a database - does it not work within an IF statement?

Thanks.

Installer

The code you posted looks like the right way to do it. Why not post the code that doesn't work?

middleman666


echo '<form action="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="delcom">';

Installer

If the first one works, that should too.

Try using "$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']".

middleman666

Thanks for the reply.

Tried, but no luck, just takes me back to the homepage again.

I don't understand what could be causing it :S

Installer

That code isn't in an included file, is it?

middleman666

yes... is that the problem?

Installer

Yeah. The referrals will be to the including file. You'll need to refer to something (e.g. in your if block) such as a session or query variable to keep track of where in the flow you are. Or, if submitting to included code is really what you want to do, you can use FILE instead of $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] et al. (Although be aware that it would expose some of your server structure.)

middleman666

I think i'd prefer to keep my server structure underwraps and I need it to be within the included file so I guess I'll stick with my first code and just not echo it at all.

Thanks for you help, I'll keep FILE in mind for future projects.