[SOLVED] POST variables apparently not working

[Nilesta]

Odd problem.  I'm making ye olde login page.  If I use GET, it works, if I use POST, it doesn't.  Here's the code as it is, right now:

 

include 'auth.php';

if (isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['name']) && isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['pass'])){
$UserName = $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
$Password = $HTTP_POST_VARS['pass'];
$Result = Login($UserName, $Password);
}else{
$Result = 4;
};

 

and the page:

 

<form method="post" action="login.php">
User Name: <input type="text" name="name">
<BR>
Password: <input type="password" name="pass">
<BR>
<input type="submit" value="Login"></form>

 

I'm using PHP 5, SQL server 2005, Windows XP.  Originally I was using $_POST, instead of the http_post_vars, but I was getting desperate.  It still doesn't work.

 

If I take out the method=post, and switch the code to use $_GET, it will work, and log me in.  As it is, now, or with using $_POST, it will return result 4 (as if I hadn't typed anything into the field).  It doesn't throw an error, it just doesn't think I entered anything into the form.

 

I've looked all over for an answer, but just can't find anyone even having the same issue, or mentioning the same issue.  I even tried switching register_globals to on and resetting IIS.  Still not working.  Really starting to drive me bonkers.

 

Help?

[simcoweb]

You might want to try it this way:

 

include 'auth.php';

if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
$UserName = $_POST['name'];
$Password = $_POST['pass'];
$Result = Login($UserName, $Password);
}else{
$Result = 4;
};

[jellis]

Odd problem.  I'm making ye olde login page.  If I use GET, it works, if I use POST, it doesn't.  Here's the code as it is, right now:

 

};

 

and the page:

 

<form method="post" action="login.php">

 

Perhaps remove the semi-colon after the closing curly brace... and then also add

enctype="multipart/form-data"

to the form tags.

 

Hope this helps!

[Nilesta]

Thanks for trying, guys.  I've tried both suggestions, still not working.  :'(

[~n[EO]n~]

include 'auth.php';

if (isset($_POST['name']) && isset($_POST['pass'])){
$UserName = $_POST['name'];
$Password = $_POST['pass'];
$Result = Login($UserName, $Password);
}else{
$Result = 4;
};

[Nilesta]

n~ link=topic=162501.msg711784#msg711784 date=1191825113]

include 'auth.php';

if (isset($_POST['name']) && isset($_POST['pass'])){
$UserName = $_POST['name'];
$Password = $_POST['pass'];
$Result = Login($UserName, $Password);
}else{
$Result = 4;
};

 

As I mentioned in my post, $_POST was the first thing I tried.  It doesn't work.

[~n[EO]n~]

try this

 

include 'auth.php';

if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST')
{
$UserName = $_POST['name'];
$Password = $_POST['pass'];
$Result = Login($UserName, $Password);
}else{
$Result = 4;
};

[Rithiur]

I tested this code, and the var_dump printed everything out just nicely for me (using the following code as everything on login.php):

 

<?php
if (isset($_POST['name']) && isset($_POST['pass'])){
$UserName = $_POST['name'];
$Password = $_POST['pass'];
$Result = var_dump($UserName, $Password);
}else{
$Result = 4;
};
?>

<form method="post" action="login.php">
User Name: <input type="text" name="name">
<BR>
Password: <input type="password" name="pass">
<BR>
<input type="submit" value="Login"></form>

[Nilesta]

n~ link=topic=162501.msg711788#msg711788 date=1191825802]

try this

 

include 'auth.php';

if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST')
{
$UserName = $_POST['name'];
$Password = $_POST['pass'];
$Result = Login($UserName, $Password);
}else{
$Result = 4;
};

 

This actually worked.  I don't know why, but it did.  Thanks!