I have tried "<?php" it didn't help. I think Michael Davey was right in that I have a problem with my config somewhere... But I have no idea what the config problem is.
"Michael Davey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hmm - I would check your config again as I have just run your code on my > server and it works without any problems... > > regards, > > Mikey > > "Sim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > 000001c2081c$ac9b7190$6401a8c0@athlon">news:000001c2081c$ac9b7190$6401a8c0@athlon... > > Hi, > > > > Please don't reply with RTFM. I just installed Apache 2.0.36 and PHP > > 4.2 in Win XP Pro. Apache is running fine */localhost/ is working* and > > <? phpinfo() ?> is showing the config. I have set register_globals = > > On. So I practice following the source code from the book (and even > > used the book's files), it seems that the form (in html) does not pass > > the variable to the php file, all I can see is the html with the current > > time (**echo date("H:i, jS F"); **). So if I can see the time output in > > html that means PHP is working but why aren't the variables > > passed/shown? I have been looking all over the mailing lists and I > > can't find anybody with the exact same problem. > > > > -------------- > > HTML FILE: > > -------------- > > <html> > > <head> > > <title>Bob's Auto Parts</title> > > </head> > > <body> > > <h1>Bob's Auto Parts</h1> > > <h2>Order Form</h2> > > > > <form action="processorder.php" method=post> > > <table border=0> > > <tr bgcolor=#cccccc> > > <td width=150>Item</td> > > <td width=15>Quantity</td> > > </tr> > > <tr> > > <td>Tyres</td> > > <td align=center><input type="text" name="tyreqty" size=3 > > maxlength=3></td> > > </tr> > > <tr> > > <td>Oil</td> > > <td align=center><input type="text" name="oilqty" size=3 > > maxlength=3></td> > > </tr> > > <tr> > > <td>Spark Plugs</td> > > <td align=center><input type="text" name="sparkqty" size=3 > > maxlength=3></td> > > </tr> > > <tr> > > <td colspan=2 align=center><input type=submit value="Submit > > Order"></td> > > </tr> > > </table> > > </form> > > </body> > > </html> > > > > ------------------- > > PHP FILE: > > ------------------- > > <html> > > <head> > > <title>Bob's Auto Parts - Order Results</title> > > </head> > > <body> > > <h1>Bob's Auto Parts</h1> > > <h2>Order Results</h2> > > <? > > echo "<p>Order processed at "; // Start printing order > > > > echo date("H:i, jS F"); > > echo "<br>"; > > echo "<p>Your order is as follows:"; > > echo "<br>"; > > echo $tyreqty." tyres<br>"; > > echo $oilqty." bottles of oil<br>"; > > echo $sparkqty." spark plugs<br>"; > > > > $totalqty = 0; > > $totalamount = 0.00; > > > > define("TYREPRICE", 100); > > define("OILPRICE", 10); > > define("SPARKPRICE", 4); > > > > $totalqty = $tyreqty + $oilqty + $sparkqty; > > $totalamount = $tyreqty * TYREPRICE > > + $oilqty * OILPRICE > > + $sparkqty * SPARKPRICE; > > > > echo "<br>\n"; > > echo "Items ordered: ".$totalqty."<br>\n"; > > echo "Subtotal: $"; > > echo number_format($totalamount, 2); > > echo "<br>\n"; > > > > $taxrate = 0.10; // local sales tax is 10% > > $totalamount = $totalamount * (1 + $taxrate); > > $totalamount = number_format($totalamount, 2); > > echo "Total including tax: $".$totalamount."<br>\n"; > > > > ?> > > </body> > > </html> > > ----------------- > > Result: > > ----------------- > > > > > > Bob's Auto Parts > > > > > > Order Results > > > > Order processed at 16:54, 30th May > > Your order is as follows: > > tyres > > bottles of oil > > spark plugs > > > > Items ordered: 0 > > Subtotal: $0.00 > > Total including tax: $0.00 > > > > Sim > > > > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
