PHP - Form handling

Question

On clicking the submit query button, it should display the information the user has entered but it is not happening here. Where is the mistake? Here is the html code:

<html>
    <body>
        <form method="post" action="temp2.php">
            Name: <input type="text" name="name" ><br>
            E-mail: <input type="text" name="e-mail" ><br>
            <input type="submit" >
        </form>
    </body>
</html>`

And the temp2.php file:

<html>
    <body>
        Name: <?php echo $_POST["name"]; ?><br>
        E-mail: <?php echo  $_POST["e-mail"]; ?><br>
    </body>
</html>

This is the image of the output when Submit button is clicked.

this should work. what's showing and what's not showing? errors if any? running this from your own machine? is a webserver/PHP installed? the list goes on... and hoping comments don't go unseen here. — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 14:01
I have added an image of the output that I'm getting. I have xampp installed and running if it matters in this case. — Vasu Mistry
– Vasu Mistry, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 14:05
Try using email instead of e-mail. Else put a <?php print_r($_POST); ?> to see all sent post-data. — zwergmaster
– zwergmaster, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 14:06
@zwergmaster that shouldn't matter. hyphens only fail for variables and not POST arrays. — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 14:07

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:27:11Z

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(now that we know what was NOT going on here)

OP:

"I had those files in php folder and not in htdocs folder. It's up and running now, thank you everyone."

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Having used error reporting would have thrown you a notice about that file/folder not being found.

http://php.net/manual/en/function.error-reporting.php

Something to which I pointed out very much earlier in the comments area.

Your best bet when coding is to check if a folder/file exists in the first place and inside a conditional statement.

http://php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php

and checking if your inputs are set/not empty:

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Funk Forty Niner · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-01 15:24:47Z

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I tested it and it's working just fine. Make sure that your html and temp2.php files are in the same directory.

edited Nov 1, 2015 at 15:24

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answered Nov 1, 2015 at 13:49

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5 Comments

Machavity Over a year ago

This really needs to be a comment instead of an answer

Vasu Mistry Over a year ago

Do we need xampp to be running to test this?

Funk Forty Niner Over a year ago

@DeveloperX I upvoted your answer because that's what the real problem was from the start and felt you needed to know. After all the commenting back and forth, their question was unclear from the get-go.

Mohammed Aouf Zouag Over a year ago

It takes one to know one... happy coding :D

Funk Forty Niner Over a year ago

@DeveloperX :-) Cheers

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