Hi Guys,
hope I'm on-topic here - couldn't find any leads with a search so
maybe someone has an idea.
I've got a PHP form that is supposed to set some variables from
its fields and then call itself by the POST method.
Here is e.g. a minimal test version called "top.php":-
#!/usr/bin/php
Content-type: text/html
<HTML>
Welcome <?php echo $_POST["name"]; ?>.<br />
You are <?php echo $_POST["age"]; ?> years old! <br>
Welcome <?php echo $name; ?>.<br />
You are <?php echo $age; ?> years old! <br>
<form action="top.php" method="POST">
Enter your name: <input type="text" name="name" />
Enter your age: <input type="text" name="age" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>
<? phpinfo(); ?>
</HTML>
When I enter data in the fields name or age, it just gets ignored,
goes missing, thrown away by PHP. The first 4 lines that should
output this info show that the variables are all blank.
The phpinfo() call at the end shows me clearly that register_globals
is on.
The only way I've found so far is with the GET method - there the
expected arrays and variables are also broken,
but $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"] is correctly set (yipee!) and so
I can parse that myself - sort of defeats the point of PHP though.
What could be the problem here?
Is there some other setting I'm missing?
This stuff all worked without a hitch in PHP3 - has something
else been broken in the name of security?
TIA,
David
9  1612 
BTW sorry about the anon post.
Also I meant to say I have
PHP 4.4.0 (cli) (built: Nov 17 2005 20:26:48)
running on SuSe 10 kernel 2.6.13-15-default
David
Why do you have #!/usr/bin/php at the top of your script? Are you
running this from the command line or through a webserver?
ZeldorBlat wrote: Why do you have #!/usr/bin/php at the top of your script? Are you
running this from the command line or through a webserver?
Both really, the command line only to test for syntax errors etc.,
but both return an error if this line is not present.
I'm using Apache 2.0.54 and it returns an Internal Error (500)
if this is not present. Do you think there is a problem with
my server configuration?
David
You need to integrate php into apache by using mod php. You can test
for syntax errors by logging them and/or printing the error to the
screen, or using the -l option with the php binary.
Sean wrote: You need to integrate php into apache by using mod php. You can test
for syntax errors by logging them and/or printing the error to the
screen, or using the -l option with the php binary.
Hi Sean,
thanks - I think my problem must be in that area.
I thought I had already done that though.
Under yast - Network Services - http Server the PHP4 module is
installed and enabled. Isn't that enough? Do I have to also manually
make some entries in the config file?
Also, if mod php is not installed, why is httpd executing my files at
all? Shouldn't it in that case just be serving text and html files and
not executing anything?
Most puzzling.
David Johnstone wrote: Sean wrote: You need to integrate php into apache by using mod php. You can test
for syntax errors by logging them and/or printing the error to the
screen, or using the -l option with the php binary.
Hi Sean,
thanks - I think my problem must be in that area.
I thought I had already done that though.
Under yast - Network Services - http Server the PHP4 module is
installed and enabled. Isn't that enough? Do I have to also manually
make some entries in the config file?
You have to edit some things in the httpd config file. Goto here if you
are using linux
http://php.mirrors.esat.net/manual/e...ix.apache2.php, or here
http://php.mirrors.esat.net/manual/en/install.unix.php and choose your
install guide.
Also, if mod php is not installed, why is httpd executing my files at
all? Shouldn't it in that case just be serving text and html files and
not executing anything?
Its executing because you have this: #!/usr/bin/php.
You will not be able access from variables; you will not have access to
sessions, etc... When you have mod php working then remove that line
#!/usr/bin/php.
Most puzzling.
Also if you think mod_php is installed and set up correctly, e.g.
LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so & this AddType
application/x-httpd-php .php is in your httpd conf file, then just
remove #!/usr/bin/php and try it.
Thanks Sean, that all sounds logical.
I guess my mistake was trusting yast to do what it said it had
done rather than editing the config files myself. Wouldn't be the
first time a gui setup has put a spanner in the works.
I've now installed xampp, which has a preconfigured apache,
php, mysql etc, and newer versions - and there it all works
fine. As you say, the difference seems to be the LoadModule
entry in httpd.conf - with this knowledge I may try and test
the old installation again.
Thanks again, David
Sean wrote: Also if you think mod_php is installed and set up correctly, e.g.
LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so & this AddType
application/x-httpd-php .php is in your httpd conf file, then just
remove #!/usr/bin/php and try it.
If it aint broke don't fix it.
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