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when I submit my form values not passed

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tom11011

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Hello all, this is killing me. This little web program has worked on another linux server with apache and php but I can't figure out why my web form will not pass it's values.

Basically, the user goes to index.html and fills out a form. Then, when they click submit, it is posted to a php file that sends an email. The email sends ok, just doesn't have anything in the values, they are blank.

here is the 2 short pages:

index.html
----------
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>test</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<FORM METHOD="POST" action="form_mail.php">
<table>

<tr>
<td>Status:</td><td><font size=-6 face=verdana><input type="radio" name="status" value="New Hire">New Hire <input type="radio" name="status" value="Separation">Separation <input type="radio" name="status" value="ReHire">Rehire <input type="radio" name="status" value="Transfer">Transfer</td>
</tr>
</table>


<input type=submit value="Submit">

</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>


form_mail.php
-------------
<HTML>
<TITLE>
test
</TITLE>
<body>

<?php

$email_to = "user@test.com";

$subject = "* test subject *";

$message = "* test message *\n\n
Status: ". $status ."\n\n
Employee: ". $name ."\n\n
Title: ". $title ."\n\n
Manager: ".$manager ."\n\n
Date: ". $date ."\n\n
Location: ".$location ."\n\n
Comments: ". $comments ."\n";

$email_from = "From:test@test.com";

mail($email_to,$subject,$message,$email_from);


?>
</body>
</HTML>
 
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your problem is the security added to php. Replace the name of the variable with $_POST["variable"]

eg:

Code: 
Status: ". [red]$_POST["$status"][/red] ."\n\n

Cheers.

Chacal, Inc.
 
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Hi,
You're accessing the variables wrong:

Try this:
(assuming all variables referenced are coming from form on previous page)
form_mail.php:
Code: 
<HTML>
<TITLE>
test
</TITLE>
<body>

<?php

$email_to = "user@test.com";

$subject = "* test subject *";

$message = "* test message *\n\n
Status: ". $_POST['status'] ."\n\n
Employee: ". $_POST['name'] ."\n\n
Title: ". $_POST['title'] ."\n\n
Manager: ".$_POST['manager'] ."\n\n
Date: ". $_POST['date'] ."\n\n
Location: ".$_POST['location'] ."\n\n
Comments: ". $_POST['comments'] ."\n";

$email_from = "From:test@test.com";

mail($email_to,$subject,$message,$email_from);


?>
</body>
</HTML>

[cheers]
Cheers!
Laura
 
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the parameter in php.ini is "register_globals" that you should have it in "off".

So, if your form has a methos "GET" you should get the values as $_GET["var"] and for "POST" with $_POST["var"].

Cheers.

Chacal, Inc.
 
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