thanks A LOT Uttam, it was the register globals.
"Uttam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > is the register_globals setting in php.ini is same in both the machines? > > i think u need to use $_POST[name] instead of $name... > > regds, > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Blackwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 18:46 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] works on one server and not another > > > below is the html form and php file that inserts the info into the > database. > > for some reason it's not passing the data from the form to the php > script > and i'm getting undefined variables. it ends up just inserting a blank > record into the database. > > these are the errors i get? > > Notice: Undefined variable: name in e:\web\addtutorial.php on line 26 > > Notice: Undefined variable: date in e:\web\addtutorial.php on line 26 > > Notice: Undefined variable: max in e:\web\addtutorial.php on line 26 > > Notice: Undefined variable: room in e:\webaddtutorial.php on line 26 > > Notice: Undefined variable: tutdesc in e:\web\addtutorial.php on line 26 > > Notice: Undefined variable: name in e:\web\addtutorial.php on line 31 > ___________________________________________________________ > <html> > <head> > </head> > > <body> > > <h1>Add a tutorial</h1> > > <form action="addtutorial.php" method="post" onsubmit="return > FrontPage_Form1_Validator(this)" language="JavaScript" > name="FrontPage_Form1"> > <table border=0 height="133" width="800" style="border-collapse: > collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> > <tr> > <td height="17" width="160">Tutorial</td><td height="17" > width="640"> > <input type="text" name="name" size="20"><br></td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td height="17" width="160"></td><td height="17" width="640"> > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td height="17" width="160"></td> > <td height="17" width="640"> > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td height="17" width="800" colspan="2"> > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td height="1" width="160"></td> > <td height="1" width="640"> > </td> > </tr> > <tr><td colspan=2 height="26" width="800"> </td></tr> > <tr><td colspan=2 height="26" width="800"><input type=submit > value="Submit"></td></tr> > </table> > </form> > </body> > </html></textarea> > > ________________________________________________________________________ > _ > > <html> > <head> > <title>Add Tutorial to database</title> > </head> > <body> > <h1>Add Tutorial</h1> > <? > if (!$name) > { > echo "You have not entered all the required details.<br>" > ."Please go back and try again."; > exit; > } > > $db = mysql_pconnect("localhost", "", ""); > > if (!$db) > { > echo "Error: Could not connect to database. Please try again > later."; > exit; > } > > mysql_select_db("quick"); > $query = "insert into quickie values ('".$name."')"; > $result = mysql_query($query); > > if ($result) > { > echo "$name has been added to the tutorial database"; > } > else > { > echo "you screwed up, fix the database "; > > } > ?> > > </body> > </html> > ___________________________________________________________ > > "Toby z" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > hay tim > > > > y doesnt it work ????? > > vat error do u get > > > > its really strange coz i ve XP at my home n win2k pro > > at my workplace and all the code i bring from home > > vorks on my vrkplace machine > > > > do do lemme no bout any errors i MIGHT b able to help > > > > goodluck > > > > toby.... > > > > --- Tim Blackwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > this works on a windows XP machine i have but when i > > > put it on a w2kserver > > > it doesn't work? > > > > > > > > > <html> > > > > > > <body> > > > > > > <? > > > > > > @ $db = mysql_pconnect("localhost", "", ""); > > > > > > mysql_select_db("database_name"); > > > $query = "insert into table_name values > > > ('".$name."')"; > > > $result = mysql_query($query); > > > > > > ?> > > > > > > </body> > > > </html> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php