RobDgital Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) Please could someone PLEASE tell me why I am not getting this $_POST[] variable from this form <form style="padding-top:30px;" action="petdetails.php" method="post" name="finder"> <fieldset> <div class="form-group"> <label for="postedId">QRCode</label> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="postedId" placeholder="QR Code" /> </div> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-info">Submit Code</button> </fieldset> </form> I am trying to pick it up on the relevant page with this $bobby = $_POST['postedId']; echo "What the actual f bobby: ".$bobby; Excuse the 'f' but I am a little frustrated. lol Edited July 13, 2017 by RobDgital Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304315-stumped-on-a-form/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution mac_gyver Posted July 13, 2017 Solution Share Posted July 13, 2017 only form fields that have name='...' attributes will be submitted, using the name attribute's value as the $_POST['...] variable's name. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304315-stumped-on-a-form/#findComment-1548293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
benanamen Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 OP, if you happen to be using Pingendo and the Drag N Drop form elements, it is a known issue that I have repeatedly told them about as far back as two years ago and they still refuse to fix it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304315-stumped-on-a-form/#findComment-1548294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDgital Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Thanks a ton mac_gyver Must have pondered it for 40 minutes. Stupid mistake Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/304315-stumped-on-a-form/#findComment-1548295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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