Re: variables wont' carry over to the next page

Change your second file to use $_POST like print "Your First Name is $_POST['FirstName'] .<BR>\n"; Or, in your php.ini file set register_globals = On "Grant" <Grant@nutrikids.com> wrote in message news:20030508182801.51682.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > I still don't get it, perhaps modify the codes that I posted below would > help me. Thanks > > "R'Twick Niceorgaw" <public@utkalika.net> wrote in message > news:20030508171403.84303.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > Read http://www.php.net/register_globals > > > > HTH > > R'twick > > "Grant" <Grant@nutrikids.com> wrote in message > > news:20030508170947.77241.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > I have been following the book to learn PHP and it is not working. > > > > > > The first page has the fields that user would enter. The second pages > > would > > > basically reprint what the user said. The second page (handleform.php) > > will > > > not print what ever is in the variable but say this "Notice: Undefined > > > variable: FirstName in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\handleform.php on line 7". Any > > > idea what I am doing wrong? > > > > > > > > > > > > I included the codes that I am using. > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************** > > > form.php************************************** > > > > > > <HTML> > > > > > > <HEAD> > > > > > > <TITLE>Select State</TITLE> > > > > > > </HEAD> > > > > > > <BODY> > > > > > > <FORM ACTION="handleform.php" METHOD=POST> > > > > > > First Name <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="FirstName" Size=20><BR> > > > > > > Last Name <INPUT TYPE = TEXT Name = "LastName" > > > Size=40><BR><BR> > > > > > > E-Mail <INPUT TYPE = TEXT Name = "Email" > > > Size=60><BR><BR> > > > > > > Comments <TEXTAREA NAME = "Comments" ROWS=5 > COLS=40></TEXTAREA><BR><BR> > > > > > > <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT Name="SUBMIT" Value = "Submit!"> > > > > > > </FORM> > > > > > > </BODY> > > > > > > </HTML> > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************** > > > form.php************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************** > > > handleform.php************************************** > > > > > > <html> > > > > > > <head> > > > > > > <title>Title here!</title> > > > > > > </head> > > > > > > <body> > > > > > > <?PHP > > > > > > print "Your First Name is $FirstName .<BR>\n"; > > > > > > print "Your Last Name is $LastName.<BR>\n"; > > > > > > print "Your E-maill Address $Email.<BR>\n"; > > > > > > print "This is what you said $Comments.<BR>\n"; > > > > > > ?> > > > > > > </body> > > > > > > </html> > > > > > > ********************************** > > > handleform.php************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >