undefined index

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getting errors

Notice: Undefined index: name in F:\uni\Software
engineering\assignment4\guestbook.php on line 6

the variable $name is declared as $name = _POST["name"];

What could be causing this?

I've recently installed php 5 on IIS with mysql 4. All running on windows XP

downloaded code straight from my uni's tute site.

went to run it and it sort of runs but I get these errors at the top of the
page.

Thanks

Karl.

[nice.guy.nige]

While the city slept, news.bigpond.com (kh*******@bigpond.com) feverishly
typed...

getting errors

Notice: Undefined index: name in F:\uni\Software
engineering\assignment4\guestbook.php on line 6

the variable $name is declared as $name = _POST["name"];

Is this a typo in your post? Or does it appear *exactly* the same in your
code? It should be $name = $_POST["name"];

Cheers,
Nige

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[kingofkolt]

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getting errors

Notice: Undefined index: name in F:\uni\Software
engineering\assignment4\guestbook.php on line 6

the variable $name is declared as $name = _POST["name"];

What could be causing this?

I've recently installed php 5 on IIS with mysql 4. All running on windows XP
downloaded code straight from my uni's tute site.

went to run it and it sort of runs but I get these errors at the top of the page.

Thanks

Karl.

In $_POST['name'], 'name' is the undefined index if no 'name' has been
POSTed. For example, if you have a form whose action is itself, and in the
form php file you refer to $_POST['name'], 'name' is undefined until the
form is submitted.

- JP

[Ian.H]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:48:54 GMT, "kingofkolt"
<je**********@comcast.net> wrote:

"news.bigpond.com" <kh*******@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:%n******************@news-server.bigpond.net.au...

getting errors

Notice: Undefined index: name in F:\uni\Software
engineering\assignment4\guestbook.php on line 6

the variable $name is declared as $name = _POST["name"];

What could be causing this?

I've recently installed php 5 on IIS with mysql 4. All running on windows

XP

downloaded code straight from my uni's tute site.

went to run it and it sort of runs but I get these errors at the top of

the

page.

Thanks

Karl.

In $_POST['name'], 'name' is the undefined index if no 'name' has been
POSTed. For example, if you have a form whose action is itself, and in the
form php file you refer to $_POST['name'], 'name' is undefined until the
form is submitted.

- JP

PHP5 requires some extra checks AFAIU. You'll now need to use code such
as:
if (isset($_POST['name'])) {
/* do something with $_POST['name']... */
} else {
/* $_POST['name'] is undefined */
}
HTH =)

Regards,

Ian

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[Daniel Tryba]

Ian.H <ia*@windozedigiserv.net> wrote:

if (isset($_POST['name'])) {
/* do something with $_POST['name']... */
} else {
/* $_POST['name'] is undefined */
}

array_key_exists would be better in general...

From http://nl2.php.net/array_key_exists
"Example 2. array_key_exists() vs isset()

isset() does not return TRUE for array keys that correspond to a NULL
value, while array_key_exists() does.
<?php
$search_array = array('first' => null, 'second' => 4);

// returns false
isset($search_array['first'])

// returns true
array_key_exists('first', $search_array);
?>"

The chance of null values in POST/GET is quite minimal though :)

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[Ian.H]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:42:21 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Tryba
<ne****************@canopus.nl> wrote:

Ian.H <ia*@windozedigiserv.net> wrote:

if (isset($_POST['name'])) {
/* do something with $_POST['name']... */
} else {
/* $_POST['name'] is undefined */
}

array_key_exists would be better in general...

From http://nl2.php.net/array_key_exists
"Example 2. array_key_exists() vs isset()

isset() does not return TRUE for array keys that correspond to a NULL
value, while array_key_exists() does.
<?php
$search_array = array('first' => null, 'second' => 4);

// returns false
isset($search_array['first'])

// returns true
array_key_exists('first', $search_array);
?>"

The chance of null values in POST/GET is quite minimal though :)

Ahh good point.. while true, you never know and if you can cater for
it........... =)

Regards,

Ian

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