[chimchim]

Question from a somewhat newbie:

I have a simple php script that collects data from a user form, and writes it to a csv or txt file.

For example: HTML form > PHP Processing Form > Data goes into CSV file.

The php script that processes the data looks like this:

<?php

$filePointer = fopen ("mail2.csv", 'a');

fputs ($filePointer, "$userEmail".","."$state"."\n");
fclose ($filePointer);

?>

“mail2.csv” is the file I’m trying to write data to. And $userEmail and $state are the variables passed along by the form.

This script has worked great on a UNIX server running PHP 4.3.3.

THEN, I tried to use the same script and files on another website running PHP 4.3.1. and I get:

Notice : Undefined variable: userEmail in E:\Inetpub\VirtualWwwRoot\wzlxco\emailprocessstate .php on line 11

Notice : Undefined variable: state in E:\Inetpub\VirtualWwwRoot\wzlxco\emailprocessstate .php on line 11

So, I want to know if there are portability problems regarding PHP. Is there any reason why my script will work successfully on one site and not on another?

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[evo4ever]

Hi. Where are these variables getting defined? or what is giving them their values? Also, there is a special function called fgetcsv() which call handle getting data out of a CSV.

[chimchim]

Originally Posted by evo4ever

Hi. Where are these variables getting defined? or what is giving them their values? Also, there is a special function called fgetcsv() which call handle getting data out of a CSV.

Well, I define the two variables (I believe?) in my html form. They get their values from the input of the user. As follows:

<form action=emailprocessstate.php>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2">Enter your email address:
<input type="text" name="userEmail" size=10>
<br>
Enter Your State:</font>
<select name="state">
<option>AL</option>

[chimchim]

The remainder of my message got cut off from my above post...so here's the rest:

( the two variables being $userEmail and $state.)

So that's the form....'emailprocessstate.php' is the code that processes the data and is written in my first post.

Like i said it works great on another site I did, but no dice on the next. I'm totally boggled why...

Any other insight would be great. I've heard things about allowing Global variables on a Win 2K server....maybe this has something to do with that.

I'm new at this and thus a little in the dark. I appreciate and the insight and your patience. Thanks for the reply BTW.

[evo4ever]

Ahh! this is a common problem! You have Registered Globals turned off. You need to use the $_POST[] array to retrieve form variables.

Your vars would be: $_POST["userEmail"] and $_POST["state"].

[chimchim]

IT WORKED. Thanks!!!!!!

You were correct about the Register Globals. On the site the script was working on they were turned ON. On the site I was having difficultly with, they were consequently turned OFF.

It actually only worked when I named the files $_GET['userEmail'] and $_GET['state']. For some reason it didn't work with the post attributes in the html form and php processing file.

Anyway~ thank you VERY MUCH for the time I really appreciate you shedding some light on this for me.