A simple PHP script won't work

[David Joor]

I just got a plesk server and now I am having a hell of a time getting variables posted back to the php page once submitted. I can't get the script to read the variable after it has been submitted. Basically the text doesn't get printed to screen. I have no problem with this on ensim, this is so basic that I am lost. Running 4.3.10 php and httpd-2.0.46-44.ent

<?PHP
if ($btnSubmit != "") {
     echo "You have pressed the submit button";
}
?>

<form method="POST" action="<? print $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'];?>">
<input type="submit" name="btnSubmit" value="push me"> 
</form>

 

[David Joor]

Someone helped me at ev1servers forum. The problem was in my php.ini file.

Need to set it to this.

register_globals = On

it was off.

 

[alexv]

I'd leave the "register_globals = Off"

and would change the "if" statement to:

. . .
if ($_POST["btnSubmit"] != "") {
. . .


It's much more secure.