Re: HTTP Error 405 using POST method

In article <20020204180746.86161.qmail@pb1.pair.com>, scott.adams@daishowaamerica.com says... > Hi. I'm learning PHP3 on an IIS 4.0 box and I started by trying out this > simple HTML form. The form lets the user input his/her name, email address, > and select whether he/she likes oranges or apples and sends the data to a > .php file that displays what the user input on the HTML form. The form > method is POST. When I submit the data I type, I receive an HTTP Error 405 > message with the following text: > <start of error message> > HTTP Error 405 > 405 Method Not Allowed > > The method specified in the Request Line is not allowed for the resource > identified by the request. Please ensure that you have the proper MIME type > set up for the resource you are requesting. > > Please contact the server's administrator if this problem persists. > <end of error message> > > Here is the HTML page with the form I am using: <SNIP html> > What am I doing wrong? Looks like IIS is not configured to accept POST requests; confirm by changing to GET and try again. If this is the case you'll need to make some changes to IIS configuration; sorry, can't tell you how or where as I have never used that software. -- David Robley Temporary Kiwi!