Variable not passing through

[alanl1]

I have a form

 

<form method='POST' name="myform" action="test.php?filename=$filename"  >

 

 

when I try to retrieve the variable I get nothing.

 

My browser just shows this

 

http://localhost/test.php?filename=$filename

 

$newfilename = $_POST[$filename];

echo " the filename is ".$newfilename;

 

 

 

the filename is

 

[requinix]

You can't use variables in literal HTML and just expect PHP to know that you want it replaced. You have to use PHP code for it.

[alanl1]

wow that was fast.

 

i have tried that which sort of works, it shows in the browser ok now

 

I still cannot seem to echo this out on the next page though, am i doing something else wrong

 

 

$newfilename = $_POST[$filename];

echo " the filename is ".$newfilename;

[AbraCadaver]

$newfilename = $_POST['filename'];

[alanl1]

ok ive done that

 

<?php

$newfilename = $_POST['filename'];
echo " the filename is ".$newfilename; ?>

 

 

and it still shows nothing,  I can see it in the browser

 

http://localhost/test.php?filename=Synergy_SARnew.csv

[requinix]

Nothing as in an empty filename?

 

$_POST is for forms with

$_GET is for URLs. That's the one you want to use.

Edited June 11, 2013 by requinix

[alanl1]

thanks that works