Variable Not Storing

[sorensens]

^.^;; 2nd question of the day. For some reason my $to_id isn't storing in either p_messages or p_messages_sent but everything else is just fine. So, here are the two pages.

The Form: [code]
<?php
include 'cookie.php';
include 'adminbar.php';
include 'db.php';
?>
<form action="sendpm.php" method="post">
  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
    <tr>
      <td>Recipient:</td>
      <td> <select name="to_id" id="to_id">
      <?php
$query = "SELECT name, id
          FROM membership
          WHERE status='Y' and name like '$a%'
          ORDER BY name ";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());

if (mysql_num_rows($result) !=0)
{
    while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
    {
        extract($row);
        echo "<option value=\"$id\">$name</option>";
    } #while
} ?>
        </select></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Subject: </td>
      <td><input type="subject" name="subject"></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Message:</td>
      <td><textarea name="message" rows="15" cols="65"></textarea></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
      <td><input name="submit" type="submit" value="Send PM"></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <p>&nbsp;  </p>
</form>
[/code]

The Script: [code]<?php
// sendpm.php

// Send PM to users
//=================================
// put database connection stuff here
include 'db.php';

// set variable for global_register off
$subject = mysql_escape_string(trim(strip_tags($_POST['subject'])));
$message = nl2br(mysql_escape_string(trim(strip_tags($_POST['message']))));
$to_id = strtolower(mysql_escape_string(trim(strip_tags($_POST['to_id']))));

$member = $_COOKIE['member']; // change to the cookie name u gave for the login

if (empty($subject) || empty($message) || empty($to_id))
{
    die('Error. All fields must be filled in.');
}    

// Now check if recipient is a valid member
$qCheck = "select id from membership where lower(name) = '$to_id' limit 1";
$rsCheck = mysql_query($qCheck)  or die(mysql_error());

if (mysql_num_rows($rsCheck) !=0)
{
    die ('Error, recipient is not a member in the system. ');
}
$row = mysql_fetch_row($rsCheck);
$id = $row[0];        // set the id value returned by the query to $id

// Obtain the sender id from the system
$qID = "select id from membership where name='$member'  limit 1";
$rsID = mysql_query($qID)  or die(mysql_error());
$drow = mysql_fetch_array($rsID);
$sender_id = $drow[0];

// Now insert the PM into the database
$qNew = "insert into p_messages (id, sender_id, subject, message, to_id, sentdate)
                VALUES ('','$sender_id','$id','$subject','$message', now())";
$rsNew = mysql_query($qNew) or die(mysql_error());

if ($rsNew)
{
    $qNew2 = "insert into p_messages_sent (id, sender_id, subject, message, to_id, sentdate)
                VALUES ('','$sender_id','$id','$subject','$message', now())";
    $rsNew2 = mysql_query($qNew2) or die(mysql_error());
    echo '<p>Thank you, PM has been sent to recipient.</p>';
}
else
{
    echo '<p>Error, Cannot send PM to recipient.</p>';
}
?> [/code]

[yong]

i only see the underside code

i say other question about your write if you write trimness others see your code will feel bettor you say? :)

[b]<select name="to_id" id="to_id">
<?php
$query = "SELECT name, id
FROM membership
WHERE status='Y' and name like '$a%'
ORDER BY name ";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());

if (mysql_num_rows($result) !=0)
{
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
extract($row);
echo "<option value=\"$id\">$name</option>";
} #while
} ?>
</select>[/b]

because [b]$to_id = strtolower(mysql_escape_string(trim(strip_tags($_POST['to_id']))));[/b] so the [b]$_POST['to_id'][/b] must have value