Form submission

[Xerpher]

Lets say I have a form like this:

<form method="post" action="http://www.terradesign.ws/index.php">
<input type="text" name="username" size="9" value="">
<input type="password" name="password" size="9" value="">
<input type="submit" value="Log In">
</form>

How would I get the username and pasword thats submitted?

[DoppyNL]

there is a manual: http://www.php.net/manual in wich you can search.

in this case, use the variables $_POST['username'] and $_POST['password']

Greetz Daan

[Kenneth]

ya, you can also just do something like:

<?php

echo $username;

echo $password;

?>

Hope this helps.

[DoppyNL]

ya, you can also just do something like:

<?php

echo $username;

echo $password;

?>

Hope this helps.

yes, but only when "register_globals" is "on" in you're php.ini

Greetz Daan

[cho@]

$_GET and $_POST (depend on the method in your form)...are only available in version sup at 4.1.x

if u have an older version you will have to use $HTTP_GET_VARS or $HTTP_POST_VARS......



bye
Cho@

[Xerpher]

Well both what dvdbinternet and Kenneth told me to do worked.

I have 2 more questions...
1) I know this isn't so much a php question, but how do I make my submit button into a normal a href link (if possible)?
2) When a user clicks on a link, how could I pass vertain variables to the next page?

[DoppyNL]

2) When a user clicks on a link, how could I pass vertain variables to the next page?

I find that the best way to do that is using sessions.

start a session on each page with

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session_start();


and the you can "store" variables you want with

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session_register($variable);


you can then acces them (after starting the session) on each following page with

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$_SESSION['variable']
$variable


the latter only when "register_globals" is on in you're php.ini (in you're case it is as seen in previous posts)

Greetz Daan

[Jay]

how do I make my submit button into a normal a href link (if possible)?

Try this:
<a href=# onClick="document.form.submit()">The link</a>