topic Re: Problems with HTTP forms in Operating System - HP-UX

Problems with HTTP forms

BONNAFOUS Jean Marc — Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:50:18 GMT

Hello,

I use Apache Web server 2.0.43 on A-class servers with HP-UX 11.00.When I "execute" htlm form (for example i want to give login and password for connecting on a database), i can't transmit variables values in other script: when i make a echo, i have nothing in variable.
I use the two methods (post and get) and i test with I.E and Netscape navigator.

Thanks for help.

JMB
(PS: The php and htlp scripts work well on a MS Windows system)

Re: Problems with HTTP forms

Steven Mertens — Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:05:59 GMT

hi,

can you give an example of
your script ?

Do you use the QUERY_STRING var or
$* ?

rgds.

Steven

Re: Problems with HTTP forms

Tom Jackson — Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:26:00 GMT

Hi:

If I were going to pass information from a web form to a web server, I would use a form who's action is to call a servlet. In the servlet, I would do an HttpServletRequest.getParameter("formInputFieldName") to get the value.

Goto Oreilly.com and search for Servlet Programming for information on how to program servlets.

Tom

Re: Problems with HTTP forms

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 18 Dec 2002 21:26:04 GMT

I do this all the time on httpd servers, mostly apache 1.3x.

If you attach the http doc and the program it calls, I can try and help.

My method is a post, executing a perl script which uses the chop command to parse the variables.

Take a look here for a site that uses the information to pass data:

http://www.investmenttool.com

Its got one field for stock symbols, you press the go button and bingo, data gets passed.

Its just the only example I can give you on the pubic Internet.

It is possible, I can provide examples if you find them relavent.

Steve

Re: Problems with HTTP forms

BONNAFOUS Jean Marc — Thu, 19 Dec 2002 11:03:56 GMT

Here example of php script.

The var. formProfil, formLogin, and formPwd don't pass to Faire_authentification.php script

Thanks

JMB

Re: Problems with HTTP forms

BONNAFOUS Jean Marc — Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:31:48 GMT

I perhaps find the solution.
We use the $var syntax and it's not good on some Unix platforms. We must use the $HTTP_POST_VARS['var'] syntax. This work on all platforms but it's hard job to change all scripts. If you have a best solution?

Thanks.

JMB