Apache/PHP using POST doesn't seem to pass parameters?

I'm using:
Apache 1.3.27
PHP 4.3.1
Redhat Linux 8 with all patches etc from up2date.

Any scripts I try which use a POST to send data gathered from an HTML page
to a PHP script don't appear to pass the information on.

I have attached a couple of examples of the code I am trying to use:

1. access2.php is accessed and reads the contents of a file allowing me to
edit the contents within a textarea. When I click submit the parameter
'filecontents' should be passed to the next page writeaccess2.php via a
POST. writeaccess2.php should then write the contents of variable
$filecontents back to the file. I just end up with a blank file after
clicking submit which would indicate no parameter passed.

2. feedback.html is a feedback form which should mail me the details filled
out on the form. This time the text area is named 'comments' which is sent
to feedback.php also using a POST. I do receive an email but it's blank
with no name, Email or comments which would also imply once again that the
POST is not passing parameters.

Is there something I need to do within the Apache httpd.conf or php.ini to
allow the use of POST to pass parameters?

Thanks in advance I've been racking my brains on this one.

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Simon Ashford MCP
IT Consultant, Netlink Data Solutions Limited.

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 13:01:04 +0100, "Simon Ashford" <simon@netlinkdata.co.uk>
wrote:

>PHP 4.3.1
>
>Any scripts I try which use a POST to send data gathered from an HTML page
>to a PHP script don't appear to pass the information on.
>
>I have attached a couple of examples of the code I am trying to use:
>
>1. access2.php is accessed and reads the contents of a file allowing me to
>edit the contents within a textarea. When I click submit the parameter
>'filecontents' should be passed to the next page writeaccess2.php via a
>POST. writeaccess2.php should then write the contents of variable
>$filecontents back to the file. I just end up with a blank file after
>clicking submit which would indicate no parameter passed.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/languag...predefined.php

Use $_POST['filecontents'].

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Andy Hassall (andy@andyh.co.uk) icq(5747695) (http://www.andyh.co.uk)
Space: disk usage analysis tool (http://www.andyhsoftware.co.uk/space)

Thanks Andy,

Actually finally found the problem!!! Haven't used this newer version of
PHP until recently and the register globals is now off by default disabling
parameters from being passed from one page to the next via POST in the
php.ini.

Full explanation here: http://uk2.php.net/register_globals

--
Simon Ashford MCP
IT Consultant, Netlink Data Solutions Limited.
"Andy Hassall" <andy@andyh.co.uk> wrote in message
news:catfovg9857ejrldfrm05mb6r8o80m278o@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 13:01:04 +0100, "Simon Ashford"
<simon@netlinkdata.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> >PHP 4.3.1
> >
> >Any scripts I try which use a POST to send data gathered from an HTML
page
> >to a PHP script don't appear to pass the information on.
> >
> >I have attached a couple of examples of the code I am trying to use:
> >
> >1. access2.php is accessed and reads the contents of a file allowing me
to
> >edit the contents within a textarea. When I click submit the parameter
> >'filecontents' should be passed to the next page writeaccess2.php via a
> >POST. writeaccess2.php should then write the contents of variable
> >$filecontents back to the file. I just end up with a blank file after
> >clicking submit which would indicate no parameter passed.
>
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/languag...predefined.php
>
> Use $_POST['filecontents'].
>
> --
> Andy Hassall (andy@andyh.co.uk) icq(5747695) (http://www.andyh.co.uk)
> Space: disk usage analysis tool (http://www.andyhsoftware.co.uk/space)