Re: METHOD=POST not worikng

On Sunday, May 14, 2006 2:01 AM GMT, chris smith <dmagick@gmail.com> wrote:

On 5/14/06, IraqiGeek <geek@iraqigeek.com> wrote:

On Saturday, May 13, 2006 4:59 PM GMT, ray.hauge@americanstudentloan.com <ray.hauge@americanstudentloan.com> wrote:

AFAIK it should be working just fine. I'm not aware of POST not working in any circumstance other than PHP not working at all. Can you post your test script? We could better judge what's happening based off that. Just make sure you're referencing the variables with $_POST or $_REQUEST, not $_GET. Slightly off topic. If you're not already, always make sure to verify/escape your input from POST/GET/RSS/etc. That will help make your pages more secure. It might seem like you don't need to do it right now at the beginning, but it's a good habit to get into... One that I need to follow better (especially when I have a really short deadline). Ray

PHP is indeed working. If I use METHOD=GET instead of POST, the script works without any issues. Here is the test script I'm using: <html> <title>test script</title> <body> <?php

        //If the user wants to add a joke
        if(isset($_GET['addtext'])):

You're checking for a get string here, not a post string. So it will never get into this part of the code.

I have tried _POST here, and when its then that I won't be able to get into the part of the code that I want to get into. $addtext is passed through an HREF tag, not through the form. I think I have reached the limit where I need to use a debugger to get any further. I just installed Gubed, and currently reading the documentation. Once I can start debugging the script, I will be able to know what and where exactly are things going wrong. Regards, IraqiGeek www.iraqigeek.com I am at two with nature. Woody Allen