getting data out of <FORM> in php variable

[Domestos]

Hi all - please help...

using <FORM> HTML tag for user input and need to get get data from it and
store in php variable...

<input type="text" name="user_name " size="18" maxlength="16"
class="input_le ft" tabindex="11" />

using the following to try and get user_name, but $user_name comes back
blank...

$user_name=$HTT P_POST_VARS['user_name'];

[Andy Hassall]

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:40:12 GMT, "Domestos" <ne*******@mind .net> wrote:

Hi all - please help...

using <FORM> HTML tag for user input and need to get get data from it and
store in php variable...

<input type="text" name="user_name " size="18" maxlength="16"
class="input_l eft" tabindex="11" />

using the following to try and get user_name, but $user_name comes back
blank...

$user_name=$HT TP_POST_VARS['user_name'];

Don't multipost. Post a minimal runnable script that demonstrates your
problem.

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[glakk]

Try using $_POST['whatever']

[Dave]

Domestos (ne*******@mind .net) decided we needed to hear...

Hi all - please help...

using <FORM> HTML tag for user input and need to get get data from it and
store in php variable...

<input type="text" name="user_name " size="18" maxlength="16"
class="input_le ft" tabindex="11" />

using the following to try and get user_name, but $user_name comes back
blank...

$user_name=$HTT P_POST_VARS['user_name'];

What is the method attribute set to in your form tag? It should be set
to 'post' and defaults to 'get' if you don't specify it.

As an aside you should really be using $_POST instead of
$HTTP_POST_VARS which is deprecated.
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Dave <da**@REMOVEbun dook.com>
(Remove REMOVE for email address)

[Domestos]

heres the html code...

<?php
$user_name=' ';
require_once('i ncludes.php');
do_html_header( 'register');
?>
<form action="registe r_new.php" method="post" enctype="text/plain"
name="register" >
<fieldset><lege nd>Personal Details</legend>
<p>
<label for="user_name" class="label_le ft"> Login Username :</label>
<input type="text" name="user_name " size="18" maxlength="16"
class="input_le ft" tabindex="11" />
</form>
<?php
?>
and here is the file register_new.ph p
<?php
require_once('i ncludes.php');
//create short variable names
$user_name=$_PO ST['user_name'];

echo $user_name;

?>
And it leaves a blank screen !!!!

[Ken Robinson]

Domestos wrote:

heres the html code...

<?php
$user_name=' ';
require_once('i ncludes.php');
do_html_header( 'register');
?>
<form action="registe r_new.php" method="post" enctype="text/plain"
name="register" >
<fieldset><lege nd>Personal Details</legend>
<p>
<label for="user_name" class="label_le ft"> Login Username :</label>
<input type="text" name="user_name " size="18" maxlength="16"
class="input_le ft" tabindex="11" />
</form>
<?php
?>
and here is the file register_new.ph p
<?php
require_once('i ncludes.php');
//create short variable names
$user_name=$_PO ST['user_name'];

echo $user_name;

?>
And it leaves a blank screen !!!!

What happens if you remove the 'enctype="text/plain"' from your <form>?

If you change your register_new.ph p to

<?php
echo '<pre>';print_r ($_POST);echo '</pre>';
?>

What displays on the screen?

Ken