Two systems->Two results

[James]

I'm just beginning my PHP studies and one of the first tutorials gives
different results. The user is prompted for a Name, and PHP is to say
"Welcome <name>!" on another page. On my hosted server the example works
fine, but on my own machine the message "Welcome !" is displayed,
instead of "Welcome James!" (or whatever). The code:

hello-web.htm

<form action="hello-web.php" method="post">
<td>Name:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="frmName" size="24">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>


hello-web.php

<p>Hello
<?php echo($frmName); ?>!


And from the log:

[client 127.0.0.1] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: frmName in
C:\\wwwroot\\ph pdev\\hello-web.php on line 2, referer:

http://localhost/phpdev/hello-web.htm

The host system is using an older version of PHP and Apache, but I would
think the problem is something else. Anyone have an idea? Thanks.

James

[Anthony Dodds]

Re: Two systems-&gt;Two results

register globals issue

in hello-web.php replace $frmName with $_POST['frmName']

Regards And good luck

Anthony
"James" <jmessick@triad .rr.com> wrote in message
news:0se3f.1248 $Sg2.199921@twi ster.southeast. rr.com...[color=blue]
> I'm just beginning my PHP studies and one of the first tutorials gives
> different results. The user is prompted for a Name, and PHP is to say
> "Welcome <name>!" on another page. On my hosted server the example works
> fine, but on my own machine the message "Welcome !" is displayed, instead
> of "Welcome James!" (or whatever). The code:
>
> hello-web.htm
>
> <form action="hello-web.php" method="post">
> <td>Name:</td>
> <td><input type="text" name="frmName" size="24">
> <input type="submit" value="Submit">
> </form>
>
>
> hello-web.php
>
> <p>Hello
> <?php echo($frmName); ?>!
>
>
> And from the log:
>
> [client 127.0.0.1] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: frmName in
> C:\\wwwroot\\ph pdev\\hello-web.php on line 2, referer:
> http://localhost/phpdev/hello-web.htm
>
> The host system is using an older version of PHP and Apache, but I would
> think the problem is something else. Anyone have an idea? Thanks.
>
> James[/color]

[James]

Re: Two systems-&gt;Two results

Anthony Dodds wrote:[color=blue]
> register globals issue
>
> in hello-web.php replace $frmName with $_POST['frmName']
>
> Regards And good luck
>
> Anthony
> "James" <jmessick@triad .rr.com> wrote in message
> news:0se3f.1248 $Sg2.199921@twi ster.southeast. rr.com...
>[color=green]
>>I'm just beginning my PHP studies and one of the first tutorials gives
>>different results. The user is prompted for a Name, and PHP is to say
>>"Welcome <name>!" on another page. On my hosted server the example works
>>fine, but on my own machine the message "Welcome !" is displayed, instead
>>of "Welcome James!" (or whatever). The code:
>>
>>hello-web.htm
>>
>><form action="hello-web.php" method="post">
>> <td>Name:</td>
>> <td><input type="text" name="frmName" size="24">
>><input type="submit" value="Submit">
>></form>
>>
>>
>>hello-web.php
>>
>><p>Hello
>><?php echo($frmName); ?>!
>>
>>
>>And from the log:
>>
>>[client 127.0.0.1] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: frmName in
>>C:\\wwwroot\\ phpdev\\hello-web.php on line 2, referer:
>>http://localhost/phpdev/hello-web.htm
>>
>>The host system is using an older version of PHP and Apache, but I would
>>think the problem is something else. Anyone have an idea? Thanks.
>>
>>James[/color]
>
>
>[/color]

Simply amazing! So I guess it was the difference between PHP 5.0.4 on my
local dev system and PHP 4.3.3 on my host. Thanks for the help!

So where's a good PHP tutorial? I mainly want to write a system to
interact with a MySQL database and produce some web pages with the
contents of same.

James

[Gordon Burditt]

Re: Two systems-&gt;Two results

>I'm just beginning my PHP studies and one of the first tutorials gives[color=blue]
>different results. The user is prompted for a Name, and PHP is to say
>"Welcome <name>!" on another page. On my hosted server the example works
>fine, but on my own machine the message "Welcome !" is displayed,
>instead of "Welcome James!" (or whatever). The code:[/color]

A POST variable is referenced as $_POST['frmName'].
With reasonably non-ancient versions of PHP, this should work
correctly on both your version and the one used by your host.

Gordon L. Burditt
[color=blue]
>hello-web.htm
>
><form action="hello-web.php" method="post">
> <td>Name:</td>
> <td><input type="text" name="frmName" size="24">
><input type="submit" value="Submit">
></form>
>
>
>hello-web.php
>
><p>Hello
> <?php echo($frmName); ?>!
>
>
>And from the log:
>
>[client 127.0.0.1] PHP Notice: Undefined variable: frmName in
>C:\\wwwroot\\p hpdev\\hello-web.php on line 2, referer:
>http://localhost/phpdev/hello-web.htm
>
>The host system is using an older version of PHP and Apache, but I would
>think the problem is something else. Anyone have an idea? Thanks.
>
>James[/color]

[Kirsten]

Re: Two systems-&gt;Two results

James schrieb:[color=blue]
>
> Simply amazing! So I guess it was the difference between PHP 5.0.4 on my
> local dev system and PHP 4.3.3 on my host. Thanks for the help!
>[/color]
The difference could be that your host had been set 'register_globa ls'
on in the php.ini.[color=blue]
> So where's a good PHP tutorial? I mainly want to write a system to
> interact with a MySQL database and produce some web pages with the
> contents of same.
>
> James[/color]

Kirsten

[Geoff Berrow]

Re: Two systems-&gt;Two results

I noticed that Message-ID:
<q7j3f.2121$pP1 .179051@twister .southeast.rr.c om> from James contained
the following:
[color=blue]
>So where's a good PHP tutorial? I mainly want to write a system to
>interact with a MySQL database and produce some web pages with the
>contents of same.[/color]

Trouble is, if you know how to do it you don't go looking at tutorials.
:-(

I used the Webmonkey tutorial when I first started, but that is out of
date. I'll have another look round when I get time. Ought to write one
really because a lot of students on my introduction to PHP course often
want to progress. Of course, then you are looking at a lot more stuff,
SQL and the whole relational database thing.

--
Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
It's only Usenet, no one dies.
My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/

[James]

Re: Two systems-&gt;Two results

Kirsten wrote:[color=blue]
> James schrieb:
>[color=green]
>>Simply amazing! So I guess it was the difference between PHP 5.0.4 on my
>>local dev system and PHP 4.3.3 on my host. Thanks for the help!
>>[/color]
>
> The difference could be that your host had been set 'register_globa ls'
> on in the php.ini.[/color]

Yes, turning register_global s on in php.ini on my local machine fixed
the problem also!

[James]

Re: Two systems-&gt;Two results

Geoff Berrow wrote:[color=blue]
> I noticed that Message-ID:
> <q7j3f.2121$pP1 .179051@twister .southeast.rr.c om> from James contained
> the following:
>
>[color=green]
>>So where's a good PHP tutorial? I mainly want to write a system to
>>interact with a MySQL database and produce some web pages with the
>>contents of same.[/color]
>
>
> Trouble is, if you know how to do it you don't go looking at tutorials.
> :-(
>
> I used the Webmonkey tutorial when I first started, but that is out of
> date. I'll have another look round when I get time. Ought to write one
> really because a lot of students on my introduction to PHP course often
> want to progress. Of course, then you are looking at a lot more stuff,
> SQL and the whole relational database thing.
>[/color]

I have a lot of history working with databases, Oracle mostly, just not
MySQL. I have played with Cold Fusion and Access a little bit, but
wanted to build up my skills with Open Source alternatives.

[Geoff Berrow]

Re: Two systems-&gt;Two results

I noticed that Message-ID:
<qLy3f.4008$pP1 .217358@twister .southeast.rr.c om> from James contained
the following:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> The difference could be that your host had been set 'register_globa ls'
>> on in the php.ini.[/color]
>
>Yes, turning register_global s on in php.ini on my local machine fixed
>the problem also![/color]

This is a bad idea. If you write scripts that will run with register
globals off, they will run on a server with register globals on. The
reverse is not true.
--
Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
It's only Usenet, no one dies.
My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/