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From: "Howarth, Richard" <rhowarth@sgb.co.uk>
To: "'users@httpd.apache.org'" <users@httpd.apache.org>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 14:10:25 -0000 
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Subject: RE: [users@httpd] php4 and form variables on apache

On a general note, I've found while developing and debugging PHP scripts it
helps to issue a "phpinfo();" as the last thing on the page.

It's been pretty useful, especially in identifying things like typos in form
variable names.

R.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Villa" <apacheusermailinglist@ftbwebsolutions.com>
To: <users@httpd.apache.org>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 1:22 AM
Subject: RE: [users@httpd] php4 and form variables on apache

>
> When you look for your submitted form values, try $_REQUEST['your_var']
>
> Or just set register globals = on in your php.ini file, but that's not
> recommended.
>
> Reason it works on your host could be because they register_globals set
> to on.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Mohler [mailto:jamoe@email.msn.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 5:17 PM
> To: users@httpd.apache.org
> Subject: [users@httpd] php4 and form variables on apache
>
> I have been working to configure RedHat 8.0, Apache with virtual
> servers,
> php4 and mysql.  I intend to use this server strictly as an internal
> development server. I have the virtual server, php4, and mysql working
> as
> near as I can tell but... when I submit a form to php scripts using the
> post
> method the variables are not passed.  These scripts work with my hosting
> site on the net.  I have taken the following steps:
>
> 1. Verified the directories have adequate permissions: 755
> 2. Made the files and the directory owners the same - root
> 3. Verified the scripts still work on the live host
> 4. Read and reviewed any documentation I could find on both PHP4 and
> Apache
> regarding Get and Post methods
>
> The php scripts run and produce the page but I have error handling that
> looks for appropriate values in the variables that should be passed.
> For
> debugging purposes I display the variable names, and values and if
> required
> fields are empty and the scripts terminate.
>
> I believe there must be an option in httpd.conf that must be set for
> this to
> work but at this point I must ask for help because I cannot find it.
> Hope
> someone knows what to do to get this working.
>
> Jim Mohler


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