Form submitting

[mynameisbob]

what is the equivelant to php 4s

 

<form method=post action=file.php?action=1234>

<input type=submit value=Clear name=clear>

</form>

 

<?php

 

if($action == 1234)

{

print"hi";

}

?>

and the website would be something like www.xxx.com/file.php?action=1234

 

that wouldnt work in php 5 but it does in php 4.

 

I know in php 5 it would be something using $_POST or $_GET but im not to keen these.

[Maq]

Try this, should be pretty self explanatory, but if you have questions please ask:

 

</pre>
<form method="GET" action="file.php?action=1234">

</form>
<br><br><br>if($_GET['$action'] == 1234)<br>{<br>   print"hi";<br>}<br

[Ken2k7]

Wouldn't it just be simpler to type the action in the URL rather than that form?

[suncore]

Form method POST and you want to get something via GET method ? Why ?

If you want to get something from URL, use GET - if you want to get something from somewhere ( buffer ), use POST. As simple as that 

[Maq]

Wouldn't it just be simpler to type the action in the URL rather than that form?

 

Guess we won't know until he elaborates on his application first.

[mynameisbob]

ok, i mean in php 4 you could use

 

say there was a form at the link www.xxx.com/link.php and it brought you to that same page but with ?action=1234 that said

name: "bob"  as what you typed in and the name was "name"

if ($action == 1234)

{

print"$name";

exit;

}

 

and on the website it would say bob

 

but in php 5 it doesnt work

 

 

[suncore]

PHP4 is history  Anyways, problem solved ?