Basic variable passing

Jerim79

I am setting up a web form that will take data and pass it along to a
PHP script. I am noticing that the PHP doesn't get the information from
the HTML, or at least isn't displaying it. I set up a basic "test"
HTML/PHP combo. Here is what I have for the HTML:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form method=post action="test.php">
<INPUT NAME="Author" TYPE="text">
<input type=Submit >
</form>
</body>
</html>

Here is what I have for the PHP:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo $Author;
?>
</body>
</html>

I have verified that PHP is installed on the server using phpinfo(). I
tried both the POST and GET methods. The PHP just comes up blank (If I
type in HTML text, it displays, so I know test.php is being called). I
even tried removing all HTML tags from test.php. I have tried uploading
the the same pages to two different servers. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.

Nov 7 '06 #1

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Andy Hassall

On 7 Nov 2006 09:24:52 -0800, "Jerim79" <my***@hotmail.comwrote:

>I am setting up a web form that will take data and pass it along to a
PHP script. I am noticing that the PHP doesn't get the information from
the HTML, or at least isn't displaying it. I set up a basic "test"
HTML/PHP combo. Here is what I have for the HTML:

[snip]

><?php
echo $Author;
?>

[snip]

>
I have verified that PHP is installed on the server using phpinfo(). I
tried both the POST and GET methods. The PHP just comes up blank (If I
type in HTML text, it displays, so I know test.php is being called). I
even tried removing all HTML tags from test.php. I have tried uploading
the the same pages to two different servers. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/languag...s.external.php

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Nov 7 '06 #2

ZeldorBlat

Jerim79 wrote:

I am setting up a web form that will take data and pass it along to a
PHP script. I am noticing that the PHP doesn't get the information from
the HTML, or at least isn't displaying it. I set up a basic "test"
HTML/PHP combo. Here is what I have for the HTML:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form method=post action="test.php">
<INPUT NAME="Author" TYPE="text">
<input type=Submit >
</form>
</body>
</html>

Here is what I have for the PHP:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo $Author;
?>
</body>
</html>

I have verified that PHP is installed on the server using phpinfo(). I
tried both the POST and GET methods. The PHP just comes up blank (If I
type in HTML text, it displays, so I know test.php is being called). I
even tried removing all HTML tags from test.php. I have tried uploading
the the same pages to two different servers. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.

Change $Author to $_POST['Author'] then read this:
<http://www.php.net/register_globals>

Nov 7 '06 #3

Jerim79

Thank you both for the help. That was the problem. (I guess the cheap
book I picked up at the local store wasn't such a deal after all.)

Jerim79 wrote:

I am setting up a web form that will take data and pass it along to a
PHP script. I am noticing that the PHP doesn't get the information from
the HTML, or at least isn't displaying it. I set up a basic "test"
HTML/PHP combo. Here is what I have for the HTML:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form method=post action="test.php">
<INPUT NAME="Author" TYPE="text">
<input type=Submit >
</form>
</body>
</html>

Here is what I have for the PHP:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo $Author;
?>
</body>
</html>

I have verified that PHP is installed on the server using phpinfo(). I
tried both the POST and GET methods. The PHP just comes up blank (If I
type in HTML text, it displays, so I know test.php is being called). I
even tried removing all HTML tags from test.php. I have tried uploading
the the same pages to two different servers. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.

Nov 7 '06 #4

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