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Posted by Jim Michaels on 10/09/93 11:37
I don't know if you realize this, but you are using the wrong brackets on
the array $_GET['name'].
GET is used for URL variables/fields. POST is used for the other
"invisible" method of passing form fields. $_REQUEST[] will see form fields
from either method if I remember correctly.
$HTTP_POST_VARS and $_HTTP_GET_VARS are deprecated (being tossed). I have
heard someone post a complaint that it was not working in the latest PHP,
but that seems out of style with PHP's thing for compatibility - but it's a
warning nonetheless.
"Marty Meyers" <martym@execpc.com> wrote in message
news:11r5i9hl23f7s0f@corp.supernews.com...
> Hi all,
> I have followed this thread with interest as I have almost the exact same
> problem. ( I am new to PHP and have inherited a project with 100's of
> files
> like this which I am moving to a new server). I also posted a similar
> question which Irwin Moller answered and gave me some good tips to work
> with. I have two differences from moriman's problem:
> 1) I don't see ANY entries when I dump the environment variables.
> 2) If I leave the form Method="POST", but return the variables I want as
> "GET" args after the "?" then $_GET('name') works.
>
> BTW-Moriman, Would you please post the specific's of the setting you found
> in the Xtami server? I'm on Apache but there might be something similar
> that I haven't found yet.
>
> What I really don't understand is why GET will work but POST doesn't.
> TIA for any suggestions on what to look for.
> Marty
>
>
> "moriman" <moriman@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:dmftoe$n0m$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>>
>> "moriman" <moriman@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>> news:dmfsde$3hm$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> >
>> > "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
>> > news:f-GdndK1_oNx7BbenZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> > > moriman wrote:
>> > > > "Hilarion" <hilarion@SPAM.op.SMIECI.pl> wrote in message
>> > > > news:dmfjob$v07$1@news.onet.pl...
>> > > >
>> > > >>><?php
>> > > >>>echo "<html><body>";
>> > > >>>echo "\$p = $p<br><br>"; //###
>> > > >>
>> > > >>Use $_POST or $HTTP_POST_VARS as others have suggested ($_POST
>> > > >>is preferred, $HTTP_POST_VARS only if $_POST does not work, which
>> > > >>means that you have OLD version of PHP).
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>>$str = <<<HTM
>> > > >>><head>
>> > > >>></head>
>> > > >>><body>
>> > > >>><form action="" method="post">
>> > > >>
>> > > >>Give some value to the "action" attribute. Using empty "action"
>> > > >>works differently in different browser. Your browser probably
>> > > >>does not send the data in this case.
>> > > >>
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > action="" posts the data to the file\page that is loaded.
>> > > > As you will also see from the OP, the data *is* being sent
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >>>on printing the $_ENV variables along with the the above script I
>> find
>> > > >
>> > > > the
>> > > >
>> > > >>>following :
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>QUERY_METHOD POST
>> > > >>>REQUEST_METHOD POST
>> > > >>>FORM_P f
>> > > >>>FORM_R w
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > the FORM_P f and FORM_R w are the data that have been received.
>> > > > Only
> I
>> > can't
>> > > > seem to 'get hold' of them.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >>> <input type="hidden" name="r" value="w">
>> > > >>> <input type="hidden" name="p" value="f">
>> > > >>> <input type="image" src="http://home/images/faq-up.gif"
>> > > >>> border="0"
>> > > >>>height="22" width="77">
>> > > >>></form>
>> > > >>></body>
>> > > >>></html>
>> > > >>>HTM;
>> > > >>>echo $str;
>> > > >>
>> > > >>Why are you building HTML this way just to echo it?
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>>?>
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>on printing the $_ENV variables along with the the above script I
>> find
>> > > >
>> > > > the
>> > > >
>> > > >>>following :
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>QUERY_METHOD POST
>> > > >>>REQUEST_METHOD POST
>> > > >>>FORM_P f
>> > > >>>FORM_R w
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>Is there something I haven't enabled in my
>> > > >>>setup of PHP that is stopping this from working now?
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>>Or has something changed with PHP, so that I have to do this
> another
>> > > >
>> > > > way?
>> > > >
>> > > >>Try this:
>> > > >>
>> > > >><html>
>> > > >><head>
>> > > >></head>
>> > > >><body>
>> > > >><pre>
>> > > >>$_POST <?php print_r( $_POST ); ?>
>> > > >>$HTTP_POST_VARS <?php print_r( $HTTP_POST_VARS ); ?>
>> > > >></pre>
>> > > >><form action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars( $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] );
> ?>"
>> > > >
>> > > > method="post">
>> > > >
>> > > >> <input type="hidden" name="r" value="w" />
>> > > >> <input type="hidden" name="p" value="f" />
>> > > >> <input type="image" src="http://home/images/faq-up.gif"
>> > > >> border="0"
>> > > >> height="22" width="77" />
>> > > >></form>
>> > > >></body>
>> > > >></html>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>And check HTML source which gets generated before and after
> submiting
>> > > >>the form. If it still does not work (does not output the posted
>> values),
>> > > >>then send what you got to this thread.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >
>> > > > There is some problem with your above action as it sends the post
>> > > > to
>> > > >
>> > > > http://home/public_html/test.php
>> > > > not
>> > > > http://home/test.php
>> > > >
>> > > > the absolute path to the script is
>> C:/XITAMI-25/APP/public_html/test.php
>> > > > where C:/XITAMI-25/APP/public_html/ is analogous to my server's
>> > http://home
>> > > >
>> > > > I have also added the following to my script
>> > > >
>> > > > foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {echo
>> > > > "{$key}={$value}<br>";}
>> > > >
>> > > > and this doesn't print anything. Very strange. How can I get
>> > > >
>> > > > FORM_P f
>> > > > FORM_R w
>> > > >
>> > > > yet $_POST appears to be emptyΏ
>> > > >
>> > > > The further I go, the less I know
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >>Hilarion
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > What happens if your
>> > >
>> > > print_r($_POST);
>> > >
>> > > Also try it with $_GET and $_REQUEST.
>> > >
>> >
>> > all 3 arrays are empty
>> >
>> > post <?php print_r($_POST); ?><br>
>> > get <?php print_r($_GET); ?><br>
>> > request <?php print_r($_REQUEST); ?><br>
>> >
>> > gives
>> >
>> > post Array ( )
>> > get Array ( )
>> > request Array ( )
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Ah!, finally found the prob, duh!
>> My Xitami server has an option to pass form fields with a prefix. The
> prefix
>> was set to 'FORM_'.
>> Removing this prefix allows my scripts to work again, phew!
>>
>> Thanks for your input ;-)
>>
>>
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > ==================
>> > > Remove the "x" from my email address
>> > > Jerry Stuckle
>> > > JDS Computer Training Corp.
>> > > jstucklex@attglobal.net
>> > > ==================
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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