On Tuesday 06 July 2004 17:50, Torsten Roehr wrote:

> > How can I check if a form has been submitted, I have seen a demo that
> > uses the following:
> >
> > if(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS))
> >
> > But I understand that $HTTP_POST_VARS is depricated...
> >
> > Thanks for your help
>
> Check the $_POST superglobal:
>
> if (isset($_POST['name_of_your_button'])) {
> }

It might not be a good idea to rely on the "submit" button to be set. Some 
browsers do not set/send it if you didn't explicitly click on the "submit" 
button. I would use:

  if (!empty($_POST)) { ... }

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