$_POST and $_GET values not correct

[rampspost]

I have a form, that submits values such as machine readable code from documents, so "P<UTOMAENNIK<<MARI<LIIS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<". After getting these strings with PHP, there is only "P<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<" inside my variable... How to get it working?

[rhodesa]

how are you testing to see what is in your code? are you echoing it? if so, your browser is interpreting it as HTML. try adding this to the top of your script:

 

header('Content-type: text/plain;');

 

can you post some of your code too?

[Chaos Creator]

When you send your variables to your script, you have to check to make sure they are set. Use something like:

if(isset($_POST['whatever']))
{
  $whatever = $_POST['whatever'];
}

 

The same goes for anything passed via GET.

[rampspost]

how are you testing to see what is in your code? are you echoing it? if so, your browser is interpreting it as HTML. try adding this to the top of your script:

 

header('Content-type: text/plain;');

 

can you post some of your code too?

 

<form name="data" action="index.php" method="POST">
  <input name="e" maxlength="44" alt="ICAO koodi esimene rida" type="text" class="v2li" value="p<estmaennik<<mari<liis<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<"><br>
  <input name="t" maxlength="44" alt="ICAO koodi esimene rida" type="text" class="v2li" value="K0000000<0est7302208F111004527302200234<<<16"><br>
  <input name="k" maxlength="44" alt="ICAO koodi esimene rida" type="text" class="v2li"><br>
  <div class="nupud">
  <input type="reset" value="Tühjenda väljad" class="nupp">
  <input type="submit" value="Saada" class="nupp"></div>
  </form>

 

And in the same index.php file:

 

if (isset($_POST["e"])){
$esimene = (string) $_POST["e"];
$teine = (string) $_POST["t"];
$kolmas = (string) $_POST["k"];

echo "on olemas<br>";
echo $esimene;
echo $teine;
} else {
echo "ei ole olemas";
}

 

and the output is:

on olemas

p<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<0est7302208F111004527302200234<<<16

 

EDIT: There are easy solutions for big problems: everything is there, only the browser won't display it...

[rhodesa]

first, in your form, you should use < instead of a <

 

then, in your PHP use this too:

 

echo htmlspecialchars($esimene);
echo htmlspecialchars($teine);

[Daniel0]

first, in your form, you should use < instead of a <

 

Actually, that doesn't matter with an attribute value as the < doesn't carry any special meaning there, so it doesn't have to be escaped.