#19052 [Com]: $_POST doesn't work correctly

ID: 19052 Comment by: lar3ry@emuck.com Reported By: awilliam@mdah.state.ms.us Status: Bogus Bug Type: Apache2 related Operating System: Red Hat 7.3 Linux 2.4.18 PHP Version: 4CVS-2002-08-22 New Comment: I think I found the failure mode. The submit button in the example doesn't have a name attribute. If you add a name attribute to the "Insert Record" field, the bug disappears and the $_POST array appears correct. (I tried this using A/B comparisons between a page that worked and the example above until the example worked). Could the work-around be to ensure that all form elements have name attributes? Fixing this might be pretty important. I'm probably not the only person stuck running RedHat 8.0, which uses Apache 2.0.40 and php 4.2.2, and the version of RH 8.1 beta that I've checked seems to have the same bug. [sigh] Anyway, here's the "corrected" version of the script which seems to work on my configuration: <!-- insert_form.html--> <HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Insert Form</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <FORM ACTION="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" METHOD="POST"> <P>Text to add:<br> <input type=text name=testField size=30> <p><input name=sfield type=submit value="Insert Record"></p> </FORM> </BODY> </HTML> <!-- end insert_form.html--> <!-- insert.php --> <?php echo "the value is $_POST[testField]<BR>"; ?> <!-- end of insert.php --> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-09-27 13:06:13] awilliam@mdah.state.ms.us I just compiled apache 2.0.42 and php 200209270600 from snaps.php.net and still have the same error. I tried it with Mozilla 1.1 and IE 5.5. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-09-26 12:15:14] sniper@php.net Most likely problem within the browser. Also, try more recent versions of PHP and Apache2 if that is not the case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-22 14:47:32] sander@php.net Dupe of #19047. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-22 12:18:18] rasmus@php.net Ah, ok, it is an Apache2-related issue then. This stuff is still very experimental. Use Apache 1.3 if you just want your stuff to work. Otherwise dive into the code and let us know what the fix is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-22 12:14:17] awilliam@mdah.state.ms.us I am using Apache 2.0.40. It was compiled using ./configure --enable-modules=all I compiled PHP using ./configure --enable-track-vars --with-mysql --with-mail --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs If you need the output of phpinfo(); it is http://www.squeezer.net/phpinfo.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/19052 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=19052&edit=1