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PHP

Posted by Adam Ridgley
Adam Ridgley
12,255 Points

Stuck on Forms and PHP Variables Quiz

Hello,

Probably a really obvious answer but I can't seem to get this one right.

"Our form contains input and textarea elements wrapped in a form element with its method set to post. Values entered into this form are available in a special PHP variable called $........"

I've tried 'post' and 'var_dump' but none of them work, what am I missing?

Thanks, Adam

2 Answers

Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points
Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points

Adam,

You have the correct answer, it's possible that you just didn't write it in correctly? If the method of the form is set to "post", then you indeed will find your information held in the $_POST variable. Just remember the underscore!

Erik

Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points
Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points

Without a link to the specific challenge, it's hard to tell what else they might be looking for, but remember that there are square brackets surrounding the information held in the $_POST variable; i.e. if you have an input with the name "fname" being stored to $_POST, you would access it like this:

$_POST['fname'];

Erik

Adam Ridgley
Adam Ridgley
12,255 Points
Adam Ridgley
Adam Ridgley
12,255 Points

Hello Erik,

Thanks for the reply, and yes it was the underscore which I was missing.

Thanks again!

Adam