Re: Lost Variables

To turn $_POST["var1"], $_POST["var2"], $_POST["var3"] into $var1, $var2, $var3: if(isset($_POST)) { foreach($_POST as $key=>$value) { $$key= $value; print("$$key= $value; <br />"); }} This should do it. The print statement is just to check the result. Regards Alberto Brea -----Original Message----- From: "Monique Verrier" <monique@costill.com> To: php-general@lists.php.net Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:52:29 -0800 Subject: [PHP] Lost Variables > First -- thank you for reading my post. > > I am using the general strategy suggested by Jay (thanks, Jay) to > process my > form in another procedure. It's listed below. In my processStuff.php > program, I use the following code: > > $attributes = array(); > $attributes = array_merge($attributes,$HTTP_POST_VARS, $HTTP_GET_VARS); > extract($attributes, EXTR_PREFIX_SAME, "this"); > > I want to load my numerous post variables into regular memory variables > (or > whatever the php nomenclature is) -- e.g. $_POST['action'] becomes > $action. > It doesn't seem to working according to the manual. I list my > $HTTP_SESSION_VARS, there are none. > > I would appreciate anyone taking the time to explain to me how this > works. > Either it's stupid or I'm stupid. I'm figuring it's me. > > Monique. > > > > > <form method="post" name="form1" action="processStuff.php"> > <input type="submit" name="action" value="Add Record"> > <input type="submit" name="action" value="Delete Record"> > > In processStuff.php > > <?php > switch ($_POST['action']){ > case "Add Record": > ...do stuff... > ..redirect back to original page... > break; > > case "Delete Record": > ...do stuff... > ..redirect back to original page... > break; > > } > ?> > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >