Re: Form Variables

I just read the release notes and do not believe they are referring to my dilemma. Here is the code I am using. Just a basic form <<Form.php>> <body> <form action="form_act.php" method="get" enctype="multipart/form-data"> <p>Phrase: <input name="phrase" type="text" id="phrase" > </p> <input name="Submit" type="submit" value="Submit"> </form> </body> <<Form_act.php>> <? if ($phrase){ echo "Phrase-- $phrase";} Else{ echo "No Variables";} ?> On 6/7/02 9:08 PM, "Stuart Dallas" <stuart@sharedserver.net> wrote: > On Saturday, June 8, 2002 at 1:56:35 AM, you wrote: > >> I recently installed PHP 4.2.1 on my G4 Powerbook (OS X v10.1.4) running >> Apache 1.3.2. I have verified that php is running and apache is running. >> When I access a page locally >> http://127.0.0.1/simple_form.php, fill in the >> only text box and submit the form to form_act.php. The variable doesn't >> exist (as far as PHP is concerned. I have tested for its existance using an >> IF ELSE). This happens with POST as well as GET, but when using GET I can >> obviously see the variable name and value in the URL. Do I need to change >> the default config for apache?? Or PHP? Can anyone please help before I go >> completely crazy. > > Are you using $_GET['varname']/$_POST['varname'] or just $varname? If you > are > trying to use the latter, I suggest you read the release note for the software > you just installed: http://www.php.net/release_4_2_1.php > (specifically the > 'External Variables' section).