Problems with $_POST

[jserranopr]

Hi! Im asking the question again, about my problem with variables passing thru the FORM buttons. My system not even process this simple script:

jsq1.php:

<form action="action.php" method="post">
<p>Your name: <input type="text" name="name" /></p>
<p>Your age: <input type="text" name="age" /></p>
<p><input type="submit" /></p>

</form>

action.php:

Hi <?php echo htmlspecialchars($POST['name']); ?>.
You are <?php echo (int)$POST['age']; ?> years old.

** I only get the output:

Hi . You are 0 years old.

*** You see! Its missing the input I just enter thru the form in the 1st script!!

ANY HELP??

Thanks!
Jose

[NogDog]

I copied and pasted your code and it worked fine for me. Did you copy-and-paste your code here directly from the actual php files, or is it possible there's a typo in the originals that we are not seeing (such as "Name" in one file and "name" in the other)?

You could also try adding the following lines to the top of the PHP form processing file to see if PHP's parser can tell us anything:

<?php
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL | E_STRICT);

[jserranopr]

Do I need to have something special configured in the php.ini file? I have PHP version 4.0.1. ANY HELP??

Thanks!
Jose

[NogDog]

jserranopr wrote:

Do I need to have something special configured in the php.ini file? I have PHP version 4.0.1. ANY HELP??

Thanks!
Jose

4.0.1?!?! Ugh, that's so old. You'll have to use $HTTP_POST_VARS instead of $POST, if that's the case. ($POST is not available until 4.1.0.)

You really should update at least to the latest version of 4 if for no other reason than to have all the latest security updates, though you really should update to the latest stable version of PHP 5, since PHP 4 is no longer being supported (except possibly for any important security patches).

[jserranopr]

Thanks NogDog! Im new on this, and Im learning on the run. Im in the process of updating the PHP version to the last one, but, first needed to run my proyect from what our employee develop on his PC, with of course an earlier PHP version!

What else do I need to know for the old version?? He was using also $_SESSION, is this valid on PHP4.0.1??

Thanks again!
Jose

[NogDog]

$HTTP_SESSION_VARS

[jserranopr]

Thanks!! And I ignite de $_SESSION stuff using session_start()?? And you were very kindful!!

Jose

[jserranopr]

Hello again!! What about:

mysql_query ??
mysql_fetch_array ??
mysql_fetch_row ??

Are those also supported or I need the old ones? Thanks!
Jose