Re: post variables disappeared?

would not having <?php in the phpinfo script cause that? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Niles" <niles@flinet.com> To: <julie@thickbook.com> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] post variables disappeared? > I apologize for the typo in my original request. Here's a "real" file I have on my server named "puttestphp.php": > <? > echo " > <form method=post action=phpinfo.php> > <input name=testme> > <input type=submit> > </form> > "; > ?> > > The file phpinfo.php is this: > <? > print("\$testme - $testme<br>\n"); > phpinfo(); > ?> > > Running puttestphp.php and entering any value results in the top line saying this: > $testme - > [the normal output phpinfo() follows] > > My scripts were working correctly for quite some time which is one of the reasons I'm so stymied! > > Thanks again! > > Niles > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Julie Meloni > To: Niles > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 7:23 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] post variables disappeared? > > > > > For instance, if I have a form: > > <form method=POST action=somephpfile.php> > > <input name=thisvar type=hidden> > > <input type submit> > > </form> > > > > with somephpfile.php: > > <? > > print("\$thisvar - $thisvar<br>\n"); > > ?> > > > > the only output will be: > > $thisvar - > > > > Does anyone have a clue what may have happened? > > It has no value -- look at your input field. > > > -- > +------------------------------------------------+ > | Julie Meloni (julie@i2ii.com) | > | Tech. Director, i2i Interactive (www.i2ii.com) | > | | > | "PHP Essentials" & "PHP Fast & Easy" | > | http://www.thickbook.com/ | > +------------------------------------------------+ >