Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-23 Thread Chris Shiflett
Maybe a daft question but why would you like to check for a specific value? Can you give an example when this is a good thing to do? You might have two submit buttons, where you want to take a different action depending upon which one the user clicks. Chris = Chris Shiflett -

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-23 Thread steve
Chris Shiflett wrote: Maybe a daft question but why would you like to check for a specific value? Can you give an example when this is a good thing to do? You might have two submit buttons, where you want to take a different action depending upon which one the user clicks. You might

[PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Perry Jönsson
Hello, What is the difference between these two examples? Both works fine for me. 1. if ($_POST['submit'] == 'Login') { ... ... } 2. if (isset($_POST['submit']) { ... ... } -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit:

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Afan Pasalic
in case $_POST['submit'] == 'Yes' only 2nd example works. Right? -a|fan Perry Jönsson wrote: Hello, What is the difference between these two examples? Both works fine for me. 1. if ($_POST['submit'] == 'Login') { ... ... } 2. if (isset($_POST['submit']) { ... ... } -- PHP General

RE: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] What is the difference between these two examples? Both works fine for me. 1. if ($_POST['submit'] == 'Login') { ... ... } 2. if (isset($_POST['submit']) { ... ... } [/snip] One is checking if $_POST contains a specific value, the other just checks to

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread ankur_os
Dear u r correct, Both r same... but in first case ur variable with a constant string value And in second case u r checking that your variable is set or not but one limitation with the function is that.. isset() only works with variables as passing anything else will result in a parse error.

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Greg Donald
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:38:00 +0100, Perry Jönsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the difference between these two examples? diff 1.txt 2.txt 1c1 1. if ($_POST['submit'] == 'Login') { --- 2. if (isset($_POST['submit']) { -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://gdconsultants.com/

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Gerhard Meier
On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 09:38:00PM +0100, Perry Jönsson wrote: 1. if ($_POST['submit'] == 'Login') { ... } This one is true if $_POST['submit'] is equal to 'Login'. 2. if (isset($_POST['submit']) { ... } This one is true if $_POST['submit'] is set, it doesn't matter which value it has. /GM

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Perry Jnsson
Gerhard Meier wrote: On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 09:38:00PM +0100, Perry Jönsson wrote: 1. if ($_POST['submit'] == 'Login') { ... } This one is true if $_POST['submit'] is equal to 'Login'. 2. if (isset($_POST['submit']) { ... } This one is true if $_POST['submit'] is set, it doesn't matter which

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Perry Jönsson
Jay Blanchard wrote: [snip] What is the difference between these two examples? Both works fine for me. 1. if ($_POST['submit'] == 'Login') { ... ... } 2. if (isset($_POST['submit']) { ... ... } [/snip] One is checking if $_POST contains a specific value, the other

RE: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Vail, Warren
Because you can have more than one submit button per form? Warren Vail -Original Message- From: Perry Jönsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 12:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ? Gerhard Meier wrote: On Mon, Nov

RE: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Jay Blanchard
[snip] One is checking if $_POST contains a specific value, the other just checks to see if it contains a value. If $_POST['submit'] contains 'foo' is ISSET. Make sense? Maybe a daft question but why would you like to check for a specific value? Can you give an example when this is a good

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Robin Vickery
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:57:23 +0100, Perry Jönsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe a daft question but why would you like to check for a specific value? Can you give an example when this is a good thing to do? A forum. You have two submit buttons, one labeled 'draft' and one labeled 'final'.

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Gerhard Meier
On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 09:55:35PM +0100, Perry Jönsson wrote: Gerhard Meier wrote: If you only have one form on a page, why would you like to check the value/name of the submit button? Is there a security aspect to this? That was not your question. You asked what the difference is. And

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Angelo Zanetti
I speak under correction but the reason could be that if someone tries to hack your site, for example I post to your HTML page, you want to check it your $_POST contains a certain variable (which may be hidden) Not really sure besides that Perry Jönsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/22/2004 10:57:23

Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ?

2004-11-22 Thread Dennis Seavers
anything, could they not be reset easily? [Original Message] From: Angelo Zanetti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11/23/2004 12:17:37 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] $_POST['xxx'] = blabla ? I speak under correction but the reason could be that if someone tries to hack your