This code does not work right...take a look

Vapor · - Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 35

Here is a basic code that I can not get to display

this is the HTML

<html>
<head>
<title>My Form</title>
</head>
<body>

<form action="color.php" method=post>

My name is:
<br> <input type="text" name="YourName">

<p> My favorite color is:
<br> <input type="text" name="FavoritColor">
<p>

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Enter My Data!">
</form>

</body>
</html>

This is the PHP

<html>
<head>
<title>Test!</title>

</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">

<p>
Hi <?php print $YourName; ?>

<p>
You like the Color <b> <?php print $FavoriteColor; ?> !?! </b>

<p>You oughta be ashamed of yourself!

</body>
</html>

Now, I know that I have the web server installed correctly because I can print basic statements using php, but why can I not get this code to display the Name and Color from the HTML form to the PHP page? I don't see any errors. Do you?

whackaxe · - Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 90

it would seel that you are using obsolete documentation. what you are trying to do here is acces the posted values as globals. this worked up till about PHP 4.0.6 (i think) and then php was set to refusing them by default.

two fixes:
-the bad one: go into php.ini and set register_globals=on this is a BIG security threat because t doenst check where the data is coming from. it could just as well come from an URL string. this scenario could open up all sorts of holes for bother user and you

-the good one: the new way to check your values is with the following arrays
$_POST['name_of_input_field'] and $_GET['name_of_input_field'] i'll let you guess what situation they stand for :p

this in mind. safe coding!

Vapor · - Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 35

I appericate you help, but the thing is, I have no clue what your talking about. I would like to create a login for an HTML form where you can login into an account, but I am in the process of learning php, I checked out www.webmonkey.com and that is where I got that basic script to display that neat little php code. What else, or where else can I go to learn and understand how to create what I am trying to do? As Programmer said in his post. I too am trying to create an online game using HTML forms and php. Where do we begin?

whackaxe · - Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 90

replace $YourName with $_POST['your_name'] and $FavoriteColor with $_POST['FavoriteColor']

are you completly new to programming?

in any case you should go here for tips and scripts
www.hotscripts.com
and here for more detailed help
www.codingforums.com

Vapor · - Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 35

Yea, I am in fact new to programming. I only know HTML. I took a class on that when I was in school. But then again, HTML is VERY easy and anything beyond that is unknown to me. I do want to get into it tho.

whackaxe · - Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 90

gd gd. enjoy the ride then. im way to tired now, but next time im on the forums, ill pm you some good begginers tutorials :)

Vapor · - Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 35

I replaced $yourname with $_POST['your_name'] and $favoritcolor with $_POST['favoritecolor'] and it still does not work. Any suggestions?

Vapor · - Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 35

This is what my php code looks like now

<html>
<head>
<title>Test!</title>

</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">

<p>
Hi <?php print $_POST['your_name']; ?>

<p>
You like the Color <b> <?php print $_POST['FavoriteColor']; ?> !?! </b>

<p>You oughta be ashamed of yourself!

</body>
</html>

Vapor · - Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 35

My HTML file looks like this

<html>
<head>
<title>My Form</title>
</head>
<body>

<form action="color.php" method=post>

My name is:
<br> <input type="text" name="YourName">

<p> My favorite color is:
<br> <input type="text" name="FavoritColor">
<p>

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Enter My Data!">
</form>

</body>
</html>

Something does not match up, because either this code or the other code I had before work. What is wrong?

Moxxnixx · - Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1226 Location: Florida

Use this:

Vapor · - Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 35

Thanks Ill give it a try

Vapor · - Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 35

Thanks! That works

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

I have ran into problems using the $_POST[''] to register a varible
in PHP , if you want to be sure that every varible works with PHP , use

$_REQUEST[varible]

I use this for my Virtual Hosts program inspired
by the forum user Bluedog http://www.multiple-sites.tk