popoval Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Hi. I have just started learing PHP and have run into trouble. I am trying to create a form. on the first page (testform.php) i have this code: <html> <head> <title>PHP Test</title> </head> <body> <?php echo '<p>Hello World</p>'; ?> <br> <form action="/processForm.php" method="get"> Enter youre name <input type="text" name="userName"><br> <input type="submit" name="submit"> </form></body> </html> If I enter my Name "Alex" an click Submit it openes the next page: ProcessForm.php?user_name=alex&submit=Submit+Query On that page I have this code: <html> <head> <title>PHP Test</title> </head> <body> <?php print "hi $userName<br>"; ?></body> </html> According to my book the page would now display: Hi alex But it does not work. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only one Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 try using an echo "$userName"; or print ("$userName"); o yea, the form action should probobally be post, or you could put session_start(); at the top of the page (in php tages) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popoval Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 try using an echo "$userName"; or print ("$userName"); o yea, the form action should probobally be post, or you could put session_start(); at the top of the page (in php tages) I did try with both echo "$userName"; and print ("$userName"); but did not work. I must say I did not understand wat you ment with session_start(); where to you want me to put it? as first line after <?php ? What should be between () ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 It needs to be $_GET['userName'] unless you have register_globals on (which you shouldn't). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarif4u Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Simply try this <?php echo phpinfo(); ?> Or try ur form in this way. <html> <head> <title>PHP Test</title> </head> <body> <?php echo '<p>Hello World</p>'; ?> <form action="processForm.php" method="post"> Enter youre name <input type="text" name="userName"> <input type="submit" name="submit"> </form> </body> </html> processForm.php code <?php If(isset($_POST['submit'])) { $username=$_POST['userName']; echo $username; } ?> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only one Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 first page: <html> <head> <title>PHP Test</title> </head> <body> <?php echo '<p>Hello World</p>'; ?> <form action="/processForm.php" method="post"> Enter youre name <input type="text" name="userName"> <input type="submit" name="submit"> </form></body> </html> second page: <html> <head> <title>PHP Test</title> </head> <body> <?php $userName = $_GET['userName']; print "hi $userName"; ?></body> </html> or firstpage: <?php session_start(); ?> <html> <head> <title>PHP Test</title> </head> <body> <?php echo '<p>Hello World</p>'; ?> <form action="/processForm.php" method="get"> Enter youre name <input type="text" name="userName"> <input type="submit" name="submit"> </form></body> </html> second page: <?php session_start(); ?> <html> <head> <title>PHP Test</title> </head> <body> <?php $userName = $_GET['userName']; print "hi $userName"; ?></body> </html> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel_basu Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Just replace $userName With $_GET['userName'] if you use GET if you use POST use $_POST['userName'] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popoval Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Thanks all.. this solved my problem. I think maybe my book is to old or something but at least it works now. Thanks again =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel_basu Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Your book is of PHP4 And you are using PHP5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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