Re: Newbie needs some help.
| From: | Arlene Balagot | Date: | Mon, 21 Oct 2002 09:12:04 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Newbie needs some help. | ||
| References: | 1 2 | Groups: | php.general |
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Hello! Please help me. im running php4.2.3 on windows 2000 iis ver 5 and it
has some problems
on defining variables. i tried to run them on apache server on my hosting
account on the intrnet
and nothings wrong with it. they use the same version of php.
these are the simple codes:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form method="get" action="name.php">
What is your name?
<input type="text" name="name">
<input type="Submit" value="Go">
</form>
</body>
</html>
passed on to:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
My name is:
<?
echo $name;
?>
</body>
</html>
result:
My name is:
Notice: Undefined variable: name in D:\arlene\phpsample\name.php on line 7
"Adrian Slusarczyk" <aslusarczyk@web.de> wrote in message
news:20021018114528.91582.qmail@pb1.pair.com...
> Could you provide us with some code?
>
> My first guess would be that the example in the book accesses the
variables
> (from the form) with something like $myvariable in the PHP script. But it
> newer PHP versions, this is turned off by default.
> Try to identify the variables sent by the form and find them in the PHP
> script. Then, replace $myvar by $_GET['myvar'] (if the HTML form uses
> method=get) or by $_POST['myvar'] (if the HTML form uses method=post).
>
> But again - some code would be useful, this is just a guess :)
>
>
>
> "Bo" <bacardi_bo@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:20021017112530.36093.qmail@pb1.pair.com...
> > I'm trying to make a simple calculate sheet for learning purposes. It
> > concists of 2 files, one html and one php.
> >
> > The html uses a form with text-inputs and a submit button, and also a
> > method="post" . When the submit button is pressed the variables of the
> > text-inputs must be sent to the php file on wich the calculations are
> done.
> > But for some reason the php script doesn't receive the variables.
> >
> > I got the script from a learning book, and typed it over literally. It's
> not
> > a problem because i forgot a ; or something. Can it have anything to do
> with
> > settings in my IIS (i dont know if i am talking nonsense now =) )
> >
> > thx for your help
> >
> > greetz
> >
> >
>
>