[PHP] Why won't this form post session variables?

[Dave G]

PHP Gurus,
I'm really stuck here. I've written the following code, and it
will never execute the if statement. I keep getting the form displayed,
and when I fill the form and hit the submit button, the
HTTP_SESSION_VARS array does not seem to take any of the values set out
in the form.
Is there an error in this code? I've checked and double checked,
but I can't see why the variables wouldn't post. Any advice much
appreciated.

session_start();
if(isset($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodeTitle']) 
isset($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodePP']))
{
$episodePP=addslashes($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodePP']);
$episodeTitle=addslashes($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodeTitle']);
db_connect();
$insertPPQuery = INSERT INTO scripts (title, plotpoints) VALUES ( .
$episodeTitle . ,  . $episodePP . );
$insertPPResult = mysql_query($insertPPQuery);
unset ($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['$episodeTitle']);
unset ($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['$episodePP']);
echo 'Your episode, ' . $episodeTitle . ', has been saved. Would you
like to a href=addplotpoint.phpadd another episode/a?';
}
else
{
echo 'Enter in a new episode in plot point form.brbr';
echo 'form action=thispage.php method=post name=newPPbr';
echo 'Title:br';
echo 'input type=text name=episodeTitle size=75br';
echo 'Text:br';
echo 'textarea name=episodePP rows=10 cols=55/textareabr';
echo 'input type=submit name=submitButton value=Upload';
echo '/form';
}

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RE: [PHP] Why won't this form post session variables?

[Martin Towell]

I haven't used sessions before, but it doesn't look like the variables are
being put into the session.

If they're coming from a form, then they would appear in the $_POST or
$HTTP_POST_VARS variables, not the $HTTP_SESSION_VARS variable.

HTH
Martin

 -Original Message-
 From: Dave G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Monday, 22 December 2003 4:34 PM
 To: 'PHP General'
 Subject: [PHP] Why won't this form post session variables?
 
 
 PHP Gurus,
   I'm really stuck here. I've written the following code, and it
 will never execute the if statement. I keep getting the form 
 displayed,
 and when I fill the form and hit the submit button, the
 HTTP_SESSION_VARS array does not seem to take any of the 
 values set out
 in the form.
   Is there an error in this code? I've checked and double checked,
 but I can't see why the variables wouldn't post. Any advice much
 appreciated.
 
 session_start();
 if(isset($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodeTitle']) 
 isset($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodePP']))
 {
 $episodePP=addslashes($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodePP']);
 $episodeTitle=addslashes($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['episodeTitle']);
 db_connect();
 $insertPPQuery = INSERT INTO scripts (title, plotpoints) VALUES ( .
 $episodeTitle . ,  . $episodePP . );
 $insertPPResult = mysql_query($insertPPQuery);
 unset ($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['$episodeTitle']);
 unset ($HTTP_SESSION_VARS['$episodePP']);
 echo 'Your episode, ' . $episodeTitle . ', has been saved. Would you
 like to a href=addplotpoint.phpadd another episode/a?';
 }
 else
 {
 echo 'Enter in a new episode in plot point form.brbr';
 echo 'form action=thispage.php method=post name=newPPbr';
 echo 'Title:br';
 echo 'input type=text name=episodeTitle size=75br';
 echo 'Text:br';
 echo 'textarea name=episodePP rows=10 cols=55/textareabr';
 echo 'input type=submit name=submitButton value=Upload';
 echo '/form';
 }
 
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RE: [PHP] Why won't this form post session variables? [SOLVED]

[Dave G]

Martin,

 If they're coming from a form, then they would appear in the $_POST or
 $HTTP_POST_VARS variables, not the $HTTP_SESSION_VARS variable.

Aha! Yes, that was it! Thank you for helping get my script to
work and also giving me that much more insight into session and post
variables. And so quickly, too!
Much appreciated!

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