Re: Why won't my echo won't work? [newbie question]

Try using braces around $_POST or any superglobal you use: print_r($_POST); print "<br><br>{$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']}"; print "<br><br>{$_POST['username']}"; Works for me. Hth, Andre On Sunday 29 August 2004 01:13 pm, John Nichel wrote: > FrzzMan wrote: > > John Nichel wrote: > >> Bestman4unowwa@aol.com wrote: > >>> The first two of these 3 echo statements work. But my last echo > >>> doesn't. 'username' is the name of the element I want to echo. To > >>> the > >>> right of each is what I see echoed. > >>> > >>> echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']; echos -> POST > >>> echo $_POST; echos -> Array > >>> echo $_POST['username']; echos -> nothing > >> > >> How are you setting $_POST['username']? Let's see the code for the > >> form. > > > > Members in $_POST array are set (mostly) by submitting a form with POST > > method, make sure your form is not submitting by GET. > > The first echo statement from the OP shows that the request method is > *not* GET. > > -- > By-Tor.com > It's all about the Rush > http://www.by-tor.com