PHP - $_POST not working (Simple Code)

Question

I want to echo the value of the textarea.

I've tried :

Changing method="POST" to method="post"referring to action="anotherpage.php"
Changing the name

The code seems to work correctly with GET request. So i'm out of ideas.

My Code:

<?php    
if(isset($_POST["name"])){

    $test= $_POST["name"];
    echo $test;
}    
?>
<form action="welcome.php" method="POST">
    <textarea id="welcome1" name="name" cols="60" rows="6"></textarea>
    <br><br><input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>

Are you running this on a web server? There is nothing wrong with the code you've posted here. — Jay Blanchard, May 21 '16 at 13:57
@TristanKenis if this filename is welcome.php and if you are running with webserver (or even localhost) it should work perfectly — Thamilhan, May 21 '16 at 14:00
There is your problem. PHP requires a web server, even locally, to run. Install XAMPP or some other web server on your local machine. — Jay Blanchard, May 21 '16 at 14:00
@JayBlanchard he is running in webserver only it seems he said _if i test this code with **get** it works_ — Thamilhan, May 21 '16 at 14:02
@JayBlanchard How could it work with get if not in the appropriate directory? How could he even display the form? — Arcesilas, May 21 '16 at 14:05
The form would display in any web browser because it isn't generated code. — Jay Blanchard, May 21 '16 at 14:06
Copied/Pasted your code in a `welcome.php` file on my test host and... no surprise, it works. So the truth is out there. — Arcesilas, May 21 '16 at 14:06
@JayBlanchard PHP would not be interpreted: OP would certainly have noticed that — Arcesilas, May 21 '16 at 14:06
@TristanKenis what do you actually get? Any error? What if you `var_dump($_POST);`? — Arcesilas, May 21 '16 at 14:07
Maybe @Arcesilas, but if running in an IDE it might not display. Like I said, I sense some confusion. — Jay Blanchard, May 21 '16 at 14:08
@JayBlanchard Please read complete question and all OP's comments: he is running XAMP. Don't assume he's so dumb. — Arcesilas, May 21 '16 at 14:09
Never said dumb @Arcesilas. I said confused. Don't assume I haven't read the question. — Jay Blanchard, May 21 '16 at 14:09
:/ arf... always the same problem: giving information piece by piece. Soon, torture will be required to make sure we get all relevant information from askers. — Arcesilas, May 21 '16 at 14:10
Such an extended discussion should not be necessary to understand what's going on. — Arcesilas, May 21 '16 at 14:12
@JayBlanchard http://localhost:63342/phpstorm/welcome.php i get this adress automatically if i start it with phpstorm, i've also tried to test it with file:///C:/XAMPP/htdocs/phpstorm/welcome.php but that gives also no result — , May 21 '16 at 14:12
What if you remove the port number? XAMPP typically runs Apache on port 80 — Jay Blanchard, May 21 '16 at 14:14
Right all the way throught then Jay Blanchard ... as usual! @Arcesilas — RiggsFolly, May 21 '16 at 14:18
@JayBlanchard You shoudl have been a dentist, you are great at pulling teeth — RiggsFolly, May 21 '16 at 14:19
Then the house went *Boom!* @JayBlanchard - Did you hear the *earth shattering Kaboom?* — Funk Forty Niner, May 21 '16 at 14:29
possible duplicate of [PHP code is not being executed I can see it on source code of page](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5121495/php-code-is-not-being-executed-i-can-see-it-on-source-code-of-page) — Funk Forty Niner, May 21 '16 at 14:34
You also posted this http://stackoverflow.com/q/37333782/ and given answers (one was deleted) and mine's still there. So, what's up with that one? Gotten no feedback from that whatsoever. — Funk Forty Niner, May 21 '16 at 14:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 21 '16 at 15:01

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XAMPP typically runs Apache on port 80 – Jay Blanchard manually changing the default portnumber to 80 in phpstorm solves the issue.

answered May 21 '16 at 15:01

PHP - $_POST not working (Simple Code)

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