passing a variable

rowantrimmer

I hope have a very simple question. I have a very simple php page with a form, one field and I simply need to pass the fields contents to the next page where I will run a select on the database.

My simple first page is...

<html>

<body >

<table width="680" height="20" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="navy" align=center style="background:navy;color:white;font-weight:bold;font-family:arial">
<tr>
<form name="member" method="post" action="member_report.php">
<td>
<input type=text name=member_search size=10>&nbsp😛lease enter Date for the Membership Purchase in the format YYYY-DD-MM
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type=submit value="Get Members" name=Go style="background:navy;color:white;font-weight:bold"></td>
</tr>

</form>

</body>

</html>

In the input type=text I have set the name attribute to member_search.

In my results page I have the following...

<?php

include ("../connect/connect.php");

echo $member_search;

Just to see in the member-search is carried forward to this page but it is not.

Could anyone help me please???????

Thanks

Rowan:eek:

bradgrafelman

Even if it's just for a test, make sure you have valid HTML syntax.
For incoming data, you need to use one of the superglobal arrays, such as $_POST. More information about these superglobals can be found here: [man]variables.superglobals[/man].

rowantrimmer

Sorry but I am very niave to all this so I am not too sure what I need to do?

Weedpacket

Use $_POST['member_search'] instead of $member_search.

See the link bradgrafelman provided. Also [man]variables.external[/man].