I can't really use PHP and from what I've seen in tutorials this should work, but it doesn't:
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<form>
<input type='text' name="name" value='myName'>
</form>
<p>
<?php
$name = $_POST['name'];
echo $name
?>
</p>
</body>
</html>
Is there a reason I can't get the value of name?
Sorry for asking such a simple question...
here is the fiddle http://jsfiddle.net/DCmu5/1/, so, please try what you said and send it to me only when it works before answering
PHP is a server-side language, so you'll need to submit the form in order to access its variables.
Since you didn't specify a method, GET is assumed, so you'll need the $_GET super-global:
echo $_GET['name'];
It's probably better though, to use $_POST (since it'll avoid the values being passed in the URL directly. As such, you can add method attribute to your <form> element as follows:
<form method="post">
<input type='text' name="name" value="myName" />
<input type="submit" name="go" value="Submit" />
</form>
Notice I also added a submit button for good measure, but this isn't required. Simply hitting return inside the textbox would submit the form.
Well, you have to POST your form to get the value of $_POST variables. Add this to your <form>
<form action="yourpagename.php" method="post">
<input type='text' name="name" value='myName'>
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
Click button and whatever is typed in your field will show up.
try this
<?php
if(isset($_REQUEST['name'])){
$name = $_REQUEST['name'];
echo $name;
}
?>
