Thank you Colin, it solved it. Jean
"Colin McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > try $_POST[''] instead of $HTTP_POST_VARS[''] this changed recently. > > also, $username probably doesn't work because you have register_globals > turned off in your php.ini > > colin > > Jean Bresse wrote: > > Hello: > > > > Took my first dip into the world on php over the weekend and got stumped on > > this: > > > > I cannot read the value of a form parameter. Here is the code: > > > > FORM: > > > > <html> > > <head> > > <title>COP Server</title> > > </head> > > <body> > > <form action="post1.php" method="post"> > > UserName: <input type="text" name="Username"><br> > > <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"> > > </form> > > </body> > > </html> > > > > > > POST1.PHP > > > > <html> > > <head> > > <title>Listing 1</title> > > </head> > > <body> > > <?php > > print(" The user name is: {$Username}<br>" ); > > print(" The user name is: {$HTTP_POST_VARS['Username']}<br>" ); > > ?> > > </body> > > </html> > > > > $HTTP_POST_VARS['Username'] does work but $Username does not. Could it be > > configuration related? (Installed Apache 1.3.21 with PHP 4.2.1 on Windows > > 2000 Server). > > > > Your help is most appreciated! > > > > Jean > > > > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php