Topic: Not Passing data between pages using post (using PHP)

[pedro2k]

Hi,
I am trying to learn PHP and at every turn something does work right!!!
So I need some help!!!!

Right the php page called login uses forms and the POST command (code below)

<form meth="POST" action="movie1.php">
<p> Enter your username:
<input type="text" name="user">
</p>
<p> Enter your password:
<input type="password" name="pass">
</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" name"submit" value="Submit">
</p>
</form>


and the page it moves to has the code below, but it always moves to the else command. The other thing i have noticed is that the information is in the url http://pedro-serve/test/movie1.php?user=Joe&pass=12345&=Submit
Is this right?


session_start();
$_SESSION['username'] = $_POST['user'];
$_SESSION['userpass'] = $_POST['pass'];
$_SESSION['authuser'] = 0;

//Check username and password information
if (($_SESSION['username'] == 'Joe') and
($_SESSION['userpass'] == '12345')) {
$_SESSION['authuser'] = 1;
} else {
echo "Sorry, but you don't have permission to view this page, you loser!";
exit();
}

Is there something in the httpd.conf or php.ini files that i need to change to get this working??

Thanks

PEDRO

[James Blond]

Your problem is <form meth="POST" action="movie1.php">
that should be correct <form method="POST" action="movie1.php"> and then in the url shouldn't parameter with ? and & and &
Parameters in the url is allways GET.
That missspelling made the error. the rest is correct. But you don't need to set a session. If there isn't another page, where you need the data.

[pedro2k]

Thank you!!!
Right back on with the book!

Pedro2k