RE: [PHP] [Q]PHP not taking input values from forms

From: Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 17:19:26 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] [Q]PHP not taking input values from forms
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yeah. phpinfo() works, which is how I know for sure that PHP is working fine. It's just not taking inputs. WTF is going? hehe....I'm going nuts over here. Any other ideas?
From: "Vail, Warren" <Warren.Vail@schwab.com> To: "'Dan Aloma'" <digistuff1@hotmail.com> CC: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] [Q]PHP not taking input values from forms Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:40:48 -0700 I'd try to insert a simple echo statement, and figure out why it's not returning anything. try a file named phpinfo.php ----------------snip-------------- <?php phpinfo(); ?> ----------------snip--------------- if your web server implementation is correct that should work. good luck, Warren Vail -----Original Message----- From: Dan Aloma [mailto:digistuff1@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 12:38 PM To: Vail, Warren Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] [Q]PHP not taking input values from forms when i run that, it doesn't show return anything. I really don't understand what's going on with php. I know it's working fine, it's just not returning anything. Even scripts that I KNOW for a fact should be working (i.e. they work for everyone else), don't work for me. Any other ideas? I REALLY need to get this running, and it's upsetting because I don't get what's going on. TIA. From: "Vail, Warren" <Warren.Vail@schwab.com>
To: "'Philip Olson'" <philip@cornado.com>,        Dan Aloma
<digistuff1@hotmail.com> CC: accerqueira@superig.com.br, php-general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] [Q]PHP not taking input values from forms Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:03:05 -0800 Suggestion, Stick the following line of code in a spot in the php code that gets control from the form submit and see what is actually being passed from the form; foreach($_POST as $k => $v) echo "POST[".$k."] = [".$v."]<br>"; see if this shows you what you are looking for. NOTE: if you are not using the form "POST" method, change all instances of "POST" to "GET" in the statement. good luck, Warren Vail -----Original Message----- From: Philip Olson [mailto:philip@cornado.com] Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:55 PM To: Dan Aloma Cc: accerqueira@superig.com.br; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] [Q]PHP not taking input values from forms
that tag is working fine and shows me the info. For some reason
php will
take input values only from the URL, not from the html code. any
ideas?
A few questions: a) What's the exact version of PHP? b) Please post the smallest possible form that creates this
     problem.
c) And how are you attempting to access these form values? If you're interested in some working examples and related information, have a look at the following manual page: http://www.php.net/variables.external
Thanks for the suggestions, first of all. I tried that exact code from
the
code you included and I cut and pasted the "Simple HTML Form", and
below
that I pasted the "Accessing Data..." php code. When I go to the page,
all
it does after I hit the submit button with data in the fields, is say
"no
input file specified". But when I run it through the url giving the
input
names with values, it returns them. I tried getting it working with
like ten
people so far, and no one's been able to figure out... I am running
PHP
4.3.4, btw.
Be sure you rename the "action" part of the "simple html form" to whatever page you are using, instead of foo.php, as otherwise it will literally attempt to access foo.php I'm guessing this is what's happening by seeing "no input file specified". Either fix that or on that same manual page is the example titled "More complex form variables", this prints to itself as it demonstrates a use of the popular $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] variable. Also, it's important you realize the difference between POST and GET, and how to access them, so you may want to read that manual page too. (hint: GET is through the URL's QUERY_STRING (the stuff after the ?) while POST is not). Regards, Philip -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php _________________________________________________________________ Keep up with high-tech trends here at "Hook'd on Technology." http://special.msn.com/msnbc/hookedontech.armx -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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