PHP not showing up values for Post function

Question

Hye there I'm new to PHP and learning to my own I have a simple HTML form as:

<form action="file:///C|/wamp/www/welcome.php" method="POST"> 
Enter your name: <input type="text" name="name" /> 
Enter your age: <input type="text" name="age" /> 
<input type="submit" />

and my PHP file is:

<body>
HELLO
<?php 
Welcome <?php echo $_POST["name"]; ?>.<br />
You are <?php echo $_POST["age"]; ?> years old!
?>
</body>

the problem is that when i click on my submit button it only shows the following output:

HELLO Welcome .
You are years old!

I mean the output is not showing up the contents from the POST Function! so is it me doing something wrong or so. I am new to PHP and want to learn it can somebody help me please thanks in advance!

John Conde · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-22 15:15:57Z

4

The path for your form action must be a valid web path. Not a file path on your computer:

<form action="/welcome.php" method="POST">

or

<form action="http://localhost/welcome.php" method="POST">

You also mix HTML in your PHP which should be throwing you a syntax error. When you fix the above that will error out on you.

<body>
HELLO
Welcome <?php echo $_POST["name"]; ?>.<br />
You are <?php echo $_POST["age"]; ?> years old!
</body>

answered May 22, 2014 at 15:15

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4 Comments

Funk Forty Niner Over a year ago

+1 Yepper. I posted a comment above but I deleted it. The first and last tags needed to be omitted. You've got this one under control ;-)

John Conde Over a year ago

You're always one step ahead of me. But I blame the cat on my lap for this episode! :)

Funk Forty Niner Over a year ago

Well, yes and no. Remember, I type faster ;-) that doesn't necessarily mean I always get it right! haha --- I had cats, now they've been replaced by "cacti". They're meaner.

Java Nerd Over a year ago

Thanks and regards you helped me I am totally new and learning PHP thanks so nice of you

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