RE: [PHP] Why won't this form post session variables?

I haven't used sessions before, but it doesn't look like the variables are being put into the session. If they're coming from a form, then they would appear in the $_POST or $HTTP_POST_VARS variables, not the $HTTP_SESSION_VARS variable. HTH Martin > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave G [mailto:ml@autotelic.com] > Sent: Monday, 22 December 2003 4:34 PM > To: 'PHP General' > Subject: [PHP] Why won't this form post session variables? > > > PHP Gurus, > I'm really stuck here. I've written the following code, and it > will never execute the if statement. I keep getting the form > displayed, > and when I fill the form and hit the submit button, the > HTTP_SESSION_VARS array does not seem to take any of the > values set out > in the form. > Is there an error in this code? I've checked and double checked, > but I can't see why the variables wouldn't post. Any advice much > appreciated. > > session_start(); > if(isset($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodeTitle']) && > isset($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodePP'])) > { > $episodePP=addslashes($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodePP']); > $episodeTitle=addslashes($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodeTitle']); > db_connect(); > $insertPPQuery = "INSERT INTO scripts (title, plotpoints) VALUES (" . > $episodeTitle . ", " . $episodePP . ")"; > $insertPPResult = mysql_query($insertPPQuery); > unset ($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['$episodeTitle']); > unset ($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['$episodePP']); > echo 'Your episode, "' . $episodeTitle . '", has been saved. Would you > like to <a href="addplotpoint.php">add another episode</a>?'; > } > else > { > echo 'Enter in a new episode in plot point form.<br><br>'; > echo '<form action="thispage.php" method="post" > name="newPP"><br>'; > echo 'Title:<br>'; > echo '<input type="text" name="episodeTitle" > size="75"><br>'; > echo 'Text:<br>'; > echo '<textarea name="episodePP" rows="10" > cols="55"></textarea><br>'; > echo '<input type="submit" name="submitButton" > value="Upload">'; > echo '</form>'; > } > > -- > Yoroshiku! > Dave G > ml@autotelic.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > __________ Information from NOD32 1.582 (20031218) __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 for Exchange e-mail monitor. > http://www.nod32.com > > > >