Yes, that is the HTML and the PHP code to check. What about the php code to go
to the db?
Bastien> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:42:25 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; php-db@lists.php.net> Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php maximum
characters in text field> > The field on the form is as such: <TEXTAREA
name="Customer_Description"> cols=100 rows=10 tabindex="44"></TEXTAREA>> > The
confirmation page is: <?php echo ($_POST['Customer_Description']);> ?>> > > >
From: Bastien Koert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007
11:26 AM> To: VanBuskirk, Patricia; php-db@lists.php.net> Subject: RE: [PHP-DB]
php maximum characters in text field> > > > And how is the table / field of
interest configured? 833 will obviously> not fit into a 255 varchar field...> >
Bastien> > > > ________________________________> > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php
maximum characters in text field> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:24:14 -0400> From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; php-db@lists.php.net> > The info he
was trying to submit was 883 characters, including spaces> (counted in Word).
Many times, people have very detailed descriptions> they need to send in. Can
you think of a way to work around this> limitation? Also, what happened when he
tried to submit is he got an> email back with "Undefined variable" errors
wherever the database was> supposed to send back info, and no record was
created.> > > > From: Bastien Koert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday,
October 12, 2007 11:12 AM> To: VanBuskirk, Patricia; php-db@lists.php.net>
Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php maximum characters in text field> > > > Unless you
are using a text field (which holds 64K [mysql]) a normal> varchar maxs out at
255 characters> > Post is limited by the php.ini file amounts (usually in the
megabyte> range).> > what is the size of the post?> > Bastien> > > Date: Fri,
12 Oct 2007 10:41:15 -0400> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To:
php-db@lists.php.net> > Subject: [PHP-DB] php maximum characters in text field>
> > > Is there a maximum number of character $_POST will/can return from a> >
text field. I have an online form that was driving me nuts trying to> >
troubleshoot, as most orders were coming in fine, but this one would> > not. I
narrowed down to the length of the "customer description" field> > which has no
limits on the form or in the database. I was told there> > was a limit to how
much $_POST could return. Can someone advise?> > > > > > > > Thanks!> > > >
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