Very Easy PHP question

[meady100]

Hi guys!

My little form script has stopped passing variables to a results page, basically because my hosts have set register_globals to 0. Could someone suggest where I might be able to find an alternative way of doing things, please? I've tried the PHP forum, but it's like a needle in a blooming haystack!!

Thanks if you can...

Steve

 

[KDF]

if your form is using GET to post the data your variables are available as

$_GET['yourvariable']

if your using POST to post the data use

$_POST['yourvariable']

its a security thing.. your ISP should have had this turned on since day one ! At least gimme a challenge

 

[meady100]

Hi mate - thanks for the help! No luck though :-(
I get a blank where the variable value should appear in the results page. Here's the code:

Form.html
***********
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="steve.php">
<p>
<input type="text" name="venue" id="venue" />
Venue
</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" name="button" id="button" value="Submit" />
</p>
</form>
************

Steve.php
************
<?php

echo "test3<br>";

$_POST['$venue'];

echo "venue = $venue<br>";

?>
************

 

[meady100]

Thanks mate I just missed out putting

<? import_request_variables("gP"); ?>

at the top of my script.

Thanks so much for your help

Steve

 

[KDF]

Glad you got it sorted.. just for reference..

its not

$_POST['$venue'];

it would be

$_POST['venue'];

minus the additional $ you have already declared that its a variable using the first $ in $_POST


Additionally, you should really use extract(); to get the variable data is using import_request_variables is basically as insecure as if your ISP left register_globals() switched on