Ok, I should have read php.ini information. The first paragraph notifies: "...Instead of using $foo, you must use $_REQUEST["foo"]..."
Now itīs working. Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Laura Silveira Mastella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [PHP-INST] problem with form variables > > this can probably be fixed in your php.ini. to test whether this is true > or not, try to grab the varaiblas as HTTP_POST_VARS['name'] and > HTTP_POST_VARS['age']. if php recognized the variables that way all can be > fixed in the ini. I thought as of 4.06 it was installed that way be > default, but i guess not. Unfortuantely i forget the setting.... > > Hope this helps. > Jeff > > > > "Laura Silveira > Mastella" To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: > gs.br> Subject: [PHP-INST] problem with form variables > > 02/01/2002 09:27 > AM > > > > > > > Well, now PHP is being parsed, but I have a problem with variables: they > are > not being automatically set by PHP. > > I have created a very simple html form (copied from php.net) > > index.html > ----------------------------------------------- > <form action="action.php" method="post"> > Your name: <input type="text" name="name"> > You age: <input type="text" name="age"> > <input type="submit"> > </form> > ----------------------------------------------- > > action.php > ----------------------------------------------- > Hi <?php echo $name; ?>. > You are <?php echo $age; ?> years old. > ----------------------------------------------- > > The result is (error messages activated): > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > ------------ > Hi > "Warning: Undefined variable: name in c:\apache > group\apache\htdocs\action.php on line 1" > You are > "Warning: Undefined variable: age in c:\apache > group\apache\htdocs\action.php on line 2" > years old. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > ------------ > > I added <?php phpinfo(); ?> to action.php. The variables and their values > are there: > > _POST["name"] Laura > _POST["age"] 21 > > but, they are not recognized inside the PHP code. > > :( > > Laura > > > -- > PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]