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Posted by Kim Andrι Akerψ on 12/09/05 11:39
passat91@sympatico.ca wrote:
> Could somebody tell me.
> I installed php4 successfully, but when I do run some script like the
> following: <?
> if(!isset($name)&&!isset($password))
> {
> //Visitor needs to enter a name and password
> ?>
> <h1>Please Log In</h1>
> This page is secret.
> <form method = post action = "secret.php">
> <table border = 1>
> <tr>
> <th> Username </th>
> <td> <input type = text name = name> </td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <th> Password </th>
> <td> <input type = password name = password> </td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td colspan =2 align = center>
> <input type = submit value = "Log In">
> </td>
> </tr>
> </form>
> <?
> }
> else if($name=="user"&&$password=="pass")
> {
> // visitor's name and password combination are correct
> echo "<h1>Here it is!</h1>";
> echo "I bet you are glad you can see this secret page.";
> }
> else
> {
> // visitor's name and password combination are not correct
> echo "<h1>Go Away!</h1>";
> echo "You are not authorized to view this resource.";
> }
> ?>
>
>
> It can only parse the html login but it doesn't authenticate the
> username and password I entered. Im getting no ouput but only the
> html login form. What the heck Im missing???
Most likely, register_globals is set to "off" in the global php.ini
settings.
I'd suggest using $_REQUEST["name"] instead of $name, and
$_REQUEST["password"] instead of $password in the above code example.
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