PHP 4.0 Bug #5170: variables from java-skript to php4 in a form are not transmitted (only URL)

From: markus.bertschmann@systor.com Operating system: unix PHP version: 4.0 Release Candidate 1 PHP Bug Type: Other Bug description: variables from java-skript to php4 in a form are not transmitted (only URL) /* works in php3 but not in php4...why??? */ <html> <body> <SCRIPT language="JavaScript"> function checkdata() { var re_email = /^([_a-zA-Z0-9-]+)(\.[_a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.([a-zA-Z]{2,3})$/; var email = document.sendform.email.value; var name = document.sendform.name.value; var checked = true; if (name.length<3) { alert("Hey, your name must contain at least 3 letters!"); checked = false; } if ((re_email.test(email))==false || email.length==0) { alert("E-Mail-address false!"); checked = false; } if (checked) { //document.sendform.method = "post"; document.sendform.action = "service.php3"; document.sendform.submit(); } return checked; } </SCRIPT> <br><br><br> <? if ($sent & $name) { echo " <form method=post action=service.php3> "; echo "You sent the following message: <p>"; echo "<b>Your name:</b> $name<br> "; echo "<b>E-Mail:</b> $email<br> "; echo "<b>Evaluation:</b> $rank<br> "; echo "<b>Message:</b><br> "; echo " <div style={background-color:#DDDDDD}> $message </div> "; echo "<b>I know this page from: </b>$purchase"; echo "<input type=submit value=\"Sent another message?\">"; echo " </form> "; email("mbertschmann@nexen.net","feedback from homepage", "$name\n,$email\n,$rank\n,$message\n,$purchase"); } else { ?> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="95%"> <tr> <td colspan="2"><FONT FACE="Zurich BT">This service is not that special I know. But if you feel dazed and confused for some unknown reason, you can come here and get yourself back together again and check the time and the date, even if you are not sure about the remaining days until the weekend, you get everyday an advice how to feel about the days to come:-) Maybe you think that someone, who designs homepages like this is totally insane or this pages is just the thing you have been looking for a long time...If you feel like telling me what you think about THE SERVICE, you can do that right below.</font><td></tr> <tr><td align="middle" colspan="2"><br><br><FONT FACE="Zurich BT"><h3>How do you like my Homepage?</h3> </font></td></tr> <form name="sendform" onsubmit="return checkdata()"> <tr> <td><FONT FACE="Zurich BT">My name:</td> <td><input type="text" name="name" size="50"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><FONT FACE="Zurich BT">My E-Mail:</font></td> <td><input type="text" name="email" size="50"></td> <tr> <td><FONT FACE="Zurich BT">Evaluation:</font></td> <td>1<input type="radio" name="rank" value="1"> 2<input type="radio" name="rank" value="2"> 3<input type="radio" name="rank" value="3"> 4<input type="radio" name="rank" value="4" checked> 5<input type="radio" name="rank" value="5"> 6<input type="radio" name="rank" value="6">six is best </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><FONT FACE="Zurich BT">Message:</font></td> <td><FONT FACE="Zurich BT"><textarea cols="30" rows="6" name="message"> Your message... </textarea></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><FONT FACE="Zurich BT">I know this page from</font></td> <td><FONT FACE="Zurich BT"> <select size="1" name="purchase"> <option value="a friend">a friend <option value="the internet">the internet <option value="Markus the master himself">Markus the master himself <option value="holidays, where I met Markus">holidays, where I met Markus <option value="other...">other... </select></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td COLSPAN="2"> <input type="submit" value="Send"> <input type="reset"> <input type="hidden" name="sent" value="1"> </td> </tr> </table> </form> <? } ?> </body> </html>