I doubt that it's a globals problem since it doesn't look like you're even checking any php variables.
Perhaps try <?PHP instead oft he shortcut <? --------------------- John Asendorf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Applications Developer http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY! Licking County, Ohio, USA 740-349-3631 Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit > -----Original Message----- > From: paradiddles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-WIN] newbie form question.. > > > > I just created a simple html form and a .php file as a test > to be sure php is working right. All I want the form to do is > test the echo construct (which prints the text between the > opening and closing php tags) to be sure my php interpreter > is working right. > > The line in my html form used to identify the method looks like this: > > <form action="processorder.php" method=post> > > The line in my html form used to trigger the submit button > looks like this: > > <input type=submit value="Submit Order"> > > The code in my php file called processorder.php looks like this: > > <html> > <head> > <title>Seans Designs - Order Results</title> > </head> > <body> > <h1>Seans products</h1> > <h2>Order Results</h2> > <? > echo "<p>Order processed."; > ?> > > > </body> > </html> > > The problem is when I hit the submit button on my form, I see > all the text accept for the text Order processed which is > contained in the php tag. In other words, its as if the echo > construct is being completely ignored. I think the problem > has something to do with the register_globals=on or off > thing. So, I changed the setting from off (which was the > default setting) to on and restarted apache. No joy! > > Is there something in the code that I need to change? > > thanks > > > > ---------------- > "forget your lust for the rich man's gold. All that you need, > is in your soul. You can do this if you try. All that I want > for you my son, is to be satisfied" > > ~ Lynard Skynard > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
