hi all i am sending data from an html form to an update page but since this is still my first script i don't know this step. i've read some stuff on php.net and echoecho but still can't figure how to get my post data being sent
my form sends:
two textareas
one text input
and two selects
i know i need the $_POST command but how do i get my variables from the new page
thanks for any help
here is the form if you need it
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<form action="update.php" method="post">
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<select>
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<?
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$i=1;
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while ($i<=$row)
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{
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$row2=mysql_fetch_row($result);
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echo '<option value="', $row2[1], '">', $row2[2], '</option>';//outputs the unique login name
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$i++;
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}
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?>
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</select>
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<select>
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<?
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$j=1;
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while ($j<=$classrow)
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{
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$row3=mysql_fetch_row($classlst);
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echo '<option value="', $row3[1], '">', $row3[1], '</option>';
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$j++;
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}
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?>
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</select>
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<input type="text" maxlength="5" name="grade" id="grade" value="grade">
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<br />
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<textarea name="assignments" rows="15" cols="67" id="assignments">assignments</textarea>
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<br />
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<textarea name="comments" rows="15" cols="67" id="comments">comments</textarea>
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<input type="submit">
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</form>
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