I used text.html to get info from text.php. Each time I clicked Submit Query, it brings the text.php page, but without the information. But with the message:
"Your Favourite authur is:
 Notice: Undefined variable : Authur in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\text.php on line 6"

I checked on the codes again and again, but everything is as it is in the Book. Could it be a mistake in the code. Please look into it, because I am a biginner in PHP. This same applies to all the examples in this Chapter, which are Check Box, TextArea, etc.

Hi, the problem relates to the register_globals directive.

The solution is you must access the variable in the $_POST superglobal array, and not as a global variable...

So $_POST['Authur'] instead of $Authur if the method attribute of your html form is set to post.

Or $_GET['Authur'] instead of $Authur if the method attribute of your html form is set to get.

Here is the most important URL you will ever need when dealing with PHP:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php

Here is the specific page on super-global variables:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/languag...predefined.php

A page discussing why register_globals is a potential security risk:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/securit...terglobals.php

More topics on p2p that discuss this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=regis...e:p2p.wrox.com

: )
Rich

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