From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operating system: Windows NT PHP version: 4.2.1 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: Getting Undefined Variable: error for variable taken from html page calling it.
The content of text.html is <HTML> <HEAD> </HEAD> <BODY> <FORM METHOD=GET ACTION=text.php> Who is your favourite author? <INPUT NAME="author" TYPE="TEXT"> <BR> <BR> <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT> </FORM> </BODY> </HTML> The content of text.php is <HTML> <HEAD> </HEAD> <BODY> <?php echo $author; ?> </BODY> </HTML> When a name is entered and the submit button is clicked, it goes to the text.php and shows the following error. Notice: Undefined variable: author in f:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Netproject\TestingSamples\text.php on line 5 PLEASE tell what to do about it AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=17378&edit=1 -- Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17378&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17378&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17378&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17378&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17378&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17378&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17378&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17378&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17378&r=globals
