new user php problem

by li » Wed Oct 30, 2002 5:49 am

Hi,

I am new in PHP and I have a problem. if I use the following HTML form file:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>A simple form</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<FORM method="POST" action="1.php">
<INPUT type="submit" name="mybutton" value="Click me!">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Which create a button and then call the php file describe below:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Doing something with the form</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<?
if(isset($_POST['mybutton'])) {
echo "Great! You clicked the button!\n";
} else {
echo "Hmm...you must have come to this script without clicking the button.\n";
}
?>
</BODY>
</HTML>

I get a button but when I click it I click the button I get the msg “Hmm...you must have come to this script without clicking the button.”

I do not know why is it like that can any one explan please why I can not get the proper output “Great! You clicked the button”

Thx.

by **DoppyNL** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 6:14 am

try doing this:

Code: Select all: printr($_POST);

and you will get all values that where posted.

If you got an older version of PHP you will need to use $HTTP_POST_VARS instead of $_POST.

Greetz Daan

by **Jay** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 9:14 am

DoppyNL wrote:try doing this:
Code: Select all
printr($_POST);

and you will get all values that where posted.

If you got an older version of PHP you will need to use $HTTP_POST_VARS instead of $_POST.

Greetz Daan

The function is print_r($_POST) btw ;)

by **DoppyNL** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 10:00 am

Jay wrote:The function is print_r($_POST) btw ;)

ehh, sorry, my mistake.
probably because I don't use that one, I use a function of my own (with I different layout)

Greetz Daan

by **Jay** » Wed Oct 30, 2002 12:35 pm

DoppyNL wrote:
Jay wrote:The function is print_r($_POST) btw ;)

ehh, sorry, my mistake.
probably because I don't use that one, I use a function of my own (with I different layout)

Greetz Daan

How different, I find print_r() to be quite useful when I'm stuck on a problem concerning arrays. Problem is you have to look at the source code, unless you use <pre> tags before and after.

by li » Wed Oct 30, 2002 11:21 pm

Still does not want to work.

by **DoppyNL** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 12:03 am

What version of PHP are you running?

Have you tried $HTTP_POST_VARS['mybutton'] ?
or simply $mybutton ?

Greetz Daan

by li » Thu Oct 31, 2002 1:52 am

I am using the latest version (php4.2.3).

by **Jay** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 2:03 am

Try using GET variables and access the page directly by appending the variables on the end of your URL. Then you'll know if the server is passing the variables on.

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