form not working ; working with $_GET but not $_POST ?

adamriley · May 11, 2010

form.html

-----------------------------------------------------------

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
<title>* | Sumbit Form</title>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function ValidateForm1(theForm)
{
var strValue = theForm.Editbox2.value;
var strFilter = /^([0-9a-z]([-.\w]*[0-9a-z])*@(([0-9a-z])+([-\w]*[0-9a-z])*\.)+[a-z]{2,6})$/i;
if (!strFilter.test(strValue))
{
   alert("Please enter an email address");
   return false;
}
return true;
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" style="scrollbar-face-color:#D4D0C8;scrollbar-arrow-color:#000000;scrollbar-3dlight-color:#D4D0C8;scrollbar-darkshadow-color:#404040;scrollbar-highlight-color:#FFFFFF;scrollbar-shadow-color:#808080;scrollbar-track-color:#D4D0C8;">
<div id="Text1" style="position:absolute;left:127px;top:13px;width:570px;height:32px;z-index:11;" align="center">
<font style="font-size:27px" color="#000000" face="Arial"><u>FootBall Game Card</u></font></div>
<div id="Form1" style="position:absolute;left:20px;top:35px;width:709px;height:374px;z-index:12;" align="left">
<form name="Form1" method="POST" action="submit.php" id="Form1" onsubmit="return ValidateForm1(this)">
<input type="text" id="name" style="position:absolute;left:269px;top:31px;width:381px;font-family:Courier New;font-size:16px;z-index:0" name="Name" value="Please Enter your full name">
<div id="Text2" style="position:absolute;left:49px;top:39px;width:146px;height:16px;z-index:1;" align="left">
<font style="font-size:13px" color="#000000" face="Arial">Name</font></div>
<div id="Text3" style="position:absolute;left:49px;top:86px;width:146px;height:16px;z-index:2;" align="left">
<font style="font-size:13px" color="#000000" face="Arial">Email address <b>(****)</b></font></div>
<div id="Text4" style="position:absolute;left:22px;top:217px;width:664px;height:36px;z-index:3;" align="left">
<font style="font-size:16px" color="#000000" face="Arial">(****)Please note that the email address must be the one you use for paypal as this is were if you winnings if you win will be sent </font></div>
<input type="text" id="Editbox2" style="position:absolute;left:268px;top:82px;width:381px;font-family:Courier New;font-size:16px;z-index:4" name="Email" value="E.g (Pay pal Email address)">
<input type="text" id="Editbox3" style="position:absolute;left:268px;top:130px;width:379px;font-family:Courier New;font-size:16px;z-index:5" name="Code" value="<?php echo $random_number ?>" readonly="readonly">
<div id="Text5" style="position:absolute;left:47px;top:135px;width:161px;height:16px;z-index:6;" align="left">
<font style="font-size:13px" color="#000000" face="Arial">Your Random code <b>(*)</b></font></div>
<div id="Text6" style="position:absolute;left:20px;top:271px;width:664px;height:36px;z-index:7;" align="left">
<font style="font-size:16px" color="#000000" face="Arial">(*)You should keep this safe as this will make sure we are talking to the right person<br>
     2. If you forget this code we reserve the right to refuse payment upon winning!</font></div>
<input type="submit" id="Button1" name="Button1" value="By submiting you aggree to tos and the notes above" style="position:absolute;left:26px;top:328px;width:616px;height:24px;background-color:#D4D0C8;font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;z-index:8">
<input type="text" id="Editbox4" style="position:absolute;left:266px;top:175px;width:376px;font-family:Courier New;font-size:16px;z-index:9" name="Spot" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['dir'] ?>" readonly="readonly">
<div id="Text7" style="position:absolute;left:50px;top:181px;width:150px;height:17px;z-index:10;" align="left">
<font style="font-size:15px" color="#000000" face="Arial">Team your picking</font></div>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>

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submit.php

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<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
if(function_exists("date_default_timezone_set") and function_exists("date_default_timezone_get"))
@date_default_timezone_set(@date_default_timezone_get());

session_start();
// check to make sure there is a session
if(!isset($_SESSION['dir'])){ 
echo "Please contact webmaster as soon as posible";
die();
} else { 
}

$Name = $_POST['Name']; // get the name from the form
$Email = $_POST['Email']; // get the email from the form
$code = $_POST['Code']; // Get the secrity code
$dir = $_SESSION['dir']; // Get who they have picked
$file = $_SESSION['dir']; // Get the dir

$Time = date('h.i.s A'); // get the time

$Date = date('l jS \of F Y'); // get the date


$pfile = fopen("places/$dir.txt","w");

fwrite($pfile, "\r\n$Name:$Email:$code:$Date:$Time");
// header('Location: http://localhost/Game/red.php?$dir');

?>

Now the form would submit using the get method but when i change it to post it gives me an error of

Notice: Undefined index: Name in C:\xampp\htdocs\Game\submit.php on line 14

Notice: Undefined index: Email in C:\xampp\htdocs\Game\submit.php on line 15

Notice: Undefined index: Code in C:\xampp\htdocs\Game\submit.php on line 16

PFMaBiSmAd · May 11, 2010

Did you refresh the form page in your browser so that the change in form was in effect?

adamriley · May 11, 2010

yes i have done :|

kenrbnsn · May 11, 2010

Put

<?php
echo '<pre>' . print_r($_POST,true) . '</pre>';
?>

after the "session_start();" line in submit.php to see what is being passed to your script from the form.

BTW, I put your code on my local server and it works fine.

Ken

adamriley · May 11, 2010

I get

Array
(
)

kenrbnsn · May 11, 2010

If you get that, the form isn't using the POST method. Do a show source on your browser when you have the form displayed to verify that you're using the file you think you're using.

Ken

adamriley · May 11, 2010

in google chrome i get this in the source code

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> 
<html> 
<head> 
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> 
<title>Foot Ball Game Card | Sumbit Form</title> 
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> 
<!--
function ValidateForm1(theForm)
{
var strValue = theForm.Editbox2.value;
var strFilter = /^([0-9a-z]([-.\w]*[0-9a-z])*@(([0-9a-z])+([-\w]*[0-9a-z])*\.)+[a-z]{2,6})$/i;
if (!strFilter.test(strValue))
{
   alert("Please enter an email address");
   return false;
}
return true;
}
//-->
</script> 
</head> 
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" style="scrollbar-face-color:#D4D0C8;scrollbar-arrow-color:#000000;scrollbar-3dlight-color:#D4D0C8;scrollbar-darkshadow-color:#404040;scrollbar-highlight-color:#FFFFFF;scrollbar-shadow-color:#808080;scrollbar-track-color:#D4D0C8;"> 
<div id="Text1" style="position:absolute;left:127px;top:13px;width:570px;height:32px;z-index:11;" align="center"> 
<font style="font-size:27px" color="#000000" face="Arial"><u>FootBall Game Card</u></font></div> 
<div id="Form1" style="position:absolute;left:20px;top:35px;width:709px;height:374px;z-index:12;" align="left"> 
<form name="Form1" method="POST" action="submit.php" id="Form1" onsubmit="return ValidateForm1(this)"> 
<input type="text" id="name" style="position:absolute;left:269px;top:31px;width:381px;font-family:Courier New;font-size:16px;z-index:0" name="Name" value="Please Enter your full name"> 
<div id="Text2" style="position:absolute;left:49px;top:39px;width:146px;height:16px;z-index:1;" align="left"> 
<font style="font-size:13px" color="#000000" face="Arial">Name</font></div> 
<div id="Text3" style="position:absolute;left:49px;top:86px;width:146px;height:16px;z-index:2;" align="left"> 
<font style="font-size:13px" color="#000000" face="Arial">Email address <b>(****)</b></font></div> 
<div id="Text4" style="position:absolute;left:22px;top:217px;width:664px;height:36px;z-index:3;" align="left"> 
<font style="font-size:16px" color="#000000" face="Arial">(****)Please note that the email address must be the one you use for paypal as this is were if you winnings if you win will be sent </font></div> 
<input type="text" id="Editbox2" style="position:absolute;left:268px;top:82px;width:381px;font-family:Courier New;font-size:16px;z-index:4" name="Email" value="E.g (Pay pal Email address)"> 
<input type="text" id="Editbox3" style="position:absolute;left:268px;top:130px;width:379px;font-family:Courier New;font-size:16px;z-index:5" name="Code" value="6812" readonly="readonly"> 
<div id="Text5" style="position:absolute;left:47px;top:135px;width:161px;height:16px;z-index:6;" align="left"> 
<font style="font-size:13px" color="#000000" face="Arial">Your Random code <b>(*)</b></font></div> 
<div id="Text6" style="position:absolute;left:20px;top:271px;width:664px;height:36px;z-index:7;" align="left"> 
<font style="font-size:16px" color="#000000" face="Arial">(*)You should keep this safe as this will make sure we are talking to the right person<br> 
     2. If you forget this code we reserve the right to refuse payment upon winning!</font></div> 
<input type="submit" id="Button1" name="Button1" value="By submiting you aggree to tos and the notes above" style="position:absolute;left:26px;top:328px;width:616px;height:24px;background-color:#D4D0C8;font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;z-index:8"> 
<input type="text" id="Editbox4" style="position:absolute;left:266px;top:175px;width:376px;font-family:Courier New;font-size:16px;z-index:9" name="Spot" value="Stockport" readonly="readonly"> 
<div id="Text7" style="position:absolute;left:50px;top:181px;width:150px;height:17px;z-index:10;" align="left"> 
<font style="font-size:15px" color="#000000" face="Arial">Team your picking</font></div> 
</form> 
</div> 
</body> 
</html>

which uses "POST"

adamriley · May 11, 2010

would the php bit of the file make a difference?

<?php
session_start();
error_reporting(E_ALL);
srand ((double) microtime( )*1000000);
$random_number = rand(0,10000);
if(isset($_SESSION['dir'])){ 
// Show the form
require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/Game/includes/Form.html");
} else { 
echo "Please contact webmaster as soon as posible due there being no session";
} 
?>

adamriley · May 11, 2010

Hi it must be a bug with google chrome because firefox works and so does i.e 8

kenrbnsn · May 11, 2010

put this

<?php
echo '<pre>$_GET:' . print_r($_GET,true) . '</pre>';
echo '<pre>$_SERVER: . print_r($_SERVER,true) . '</pre>';
?>

after the dump of $_POST.

In the $_SERVER dump, look for the value of $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] and post it.

Also, is there a URL we could go to in order to test your code?

Note: I tested with Chrome and your code worked fine there. Did you clear your cache in Chrome?

Ken

adamriley · May 11, 2010

The script is now printing them but you used "$_GET"

But the form is post ???

adamriley · May 11, 2010

and there no other things on the screen

"In the $_SERVER dump, look for the value of $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] and post it."

but if i echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] i get

POST

kenrbnsn · May 11, 2010

I missed typed:

<?php
echo '<pre>$_SERVER: . print_r($_SERVER,true) . '</pre>';
?>

should be

<?php
echo '<pre>$_SERVER:' . print_r($_SERVER,true) . '</pre>';
?>

Did you clear the cache in Chrome. I've noticed that Chrome has a nasty habit of showing one thing via show source and using an old copy in its cache.

Ken

adamriley · May 11, 2010

No need for comment used the wrong one

adamriley · May 11, 2010

i get "POST"

adamriley · May 11, 2010

Fixed !!!!

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