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Bug #9782 Warning: Undefined variable: HTTP_POST_VARS
Submitted: 2001-03-16 06:32 UTC Modified: 2001-03-16 06:59 UTC
From: john at neutralize dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Strings related
PHP Version: 4.0.4pl1 OS: Windows 98
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2001-03-16 06:32 UTC] john at neutralize dot com 
The number of inputs from my form varies so I have distinguished them using a counter that increments for each record:

<input type="text" name=Service<?php echo $counter ?> size="10">

When requesting them from the header I loop through using another counter:

while ($counter <= $noServices) {
    $serviceId = $HTTP_POST_VARS['Service$counter'];
    $counter++
}

No matter how I try to build the name of the post variable I always get the following error:

Warning: Undefined variable: HTTP_POST_VARS in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot/php/neuquote/startquote.php on line 251

I have tried buiding the string as follows:

'Service$counter'
'Service'.$counter
"Service".$counter
$postVar = "Service".$counter  // put $postVar between []

I have done this in ASP before and from what I have seen from PHP so far it is more powerful, thus hopefully one of u guys can help by a different string build or a different approuch to creating the inputs

Thank you for your time.

John Stoops, Neutralize (*\*)

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 [2001-03-16 06:37 UTC] sniper@php.net 
It would be easier to find what is wrong with your example
if it would have been complete.
Try these in your script:

print_r($HTTP_POST_VARS);
print_r($HTTP_GET_VARS);

--Jani
 [2001-03-16 06:59 UTC] torben@php.net 
As it says at the end of the mails you get from the Bug Database:

 ATTENTION! Do NOT reply to this email!
 To reply, use the web interface found at http://bugs.php.net/?id=9782&edit=2

So I'm including your reply here for posterity.

Anyway, your problem appears to be related to scoping. PHP does not
automatically include global variables within local function scope (as
C does, for instance). You need to access it either by using a 'global
$HTTP_POST_VARS;' statement or $GLOBALS['HTTP_POST_VARS'], since you're
attempting to access it from inside a function (save_quote()).

See http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php for more
information.

John Stoops writes:
> My PHP page:
> 
> <?php
> //
> ****************************************************************************
> **********
> // * Module: startquote.php													            *
> // * Author: J D Stoops [john@neutralize.com] 									        *
> // * Last Updated: 16/03/2001											                *
> // * Version: 1.0														                *
> //
> ****************************************************************************
> **********
> // * This is an unpublished work the copyright in which vests in Nuera Ltd.
> *
> // * All rights reserved.												                *
> // * The information contained herein is the property of Nuera Ltd and is
> supplied		*
> // *  without liability for errors or omissions. No part may be reproduced,
> disclosed	*
> // * or used except as authorised by contract or other written permission.
> *
> // * The copyright and the foregoing restriction on reproduction, disclosure
> and use	*
> // * extend to all media in which the information may be embodied.
> *
> //
> ****************************************************************************
> **********
> ?>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Start New Quote</title>
> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
> <meta name="Description" content="Starts and saves a new quote for a client
> company of Nuera Limited"
> </head>
> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
> <?php
> // Show form
> function show_form() {
> 	// Setup database connection
> 	$conId = odbc_connect ("neuquote", "", "")
>         or die ("An error1 has occured/n");
> ?>
> <h1><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Start New Quote</font></h1>
> <form name="StartQuote" method="post" action="startquote.php">
>   <input type="Hidden" name="Action" value="1">
>   <table width="60%" border="0">
>     <tr>
>       <td width="39%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="4">Company
>         Name </font></td>
>       <td width="61%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">
> <?php
> 
> 	// Select companies to display
> 	$result = odbc_exec ($conId, "SELECT CompanyId, CompanyName FROM Company
> ORDER BY CompanyName")
> 		or die ("An error1 has occured/n");
> 
> 	if (odbc_fetch_row ($result)) {
> ?>
> 		<select name="Company">
> 			<option value=0>Please select or enter new company name below</option>
> <?php
> 		// Display all companies found
> 		echo "<option value=".odbc_result($result,
> "CompanyId").">".odbc_result($result, "CompanyName")."</option>";
> 		while ($row = odbc_fetch_row ($result)) {
> 			echo "<option value=".odbc_result($result,
> "CompanyId").">".odbc_result($result, "CompanyName")."</option>";
> 		}
> ?>
> 		</select>
> 		</font></td>
>     </tr>
>     <tr>
> 	  <td width="39%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">New
> Company
>         Name </font></td>
>       <td width="61%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">
> <?php
> 	}
> ?>
>         <input type="text" name="CompanyName" maxlength="100"></font></td>
>     </tr>
>     <tr>
>       <td width="39%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="4">Employee</font></td>
>       <td width="61%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">
>         <select name="Employee">
> 			<option value=0>Please select</option>
> <?php
> 	// Select employees to display
> 	$result = odbc_exec ($conId, "SELECT EmployeeId, EmployeeName FROM Employee
> ORDER BY EmployeeName")
> 		or die ("An error2 has occured/n");
> 
> 	// Display all employees found
> 	while ($row = odbc_fetch_row ($result)) {
> 		echo "<option value=".odbc_result($result,
> "EmployeeId").">".odbc_result($result, "EmployeeName")."</option>";
> 	}
> ?>
> 		</select>
>       </font></td>
>     </tr>
>     <tr>
>       <td width="39%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="4">Comment</font></td>
>       <td width="61%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">
>         <textarea name="Comment"></textarea>
>         </font></td>
>     </tr>
>     <tr>
>       <td width="39%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="4">Start
>         Date </font></td>
>       <td width="61%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">
>         <input type="text" name="StartDate" maxlength="10">
>         </font></td>
>     </tr>
>     <tr>
>       <td width="39%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">End
> Date</font></td>
>       <td width="61%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">
>         <input type="text" name="EndDate" maxlength="10">
>         </font></td>
>     </tr>
>   </table>
>   <p>
>     <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
>     <input type="reset" name="Reset" value="Reset">
>   </p>
> </form>
> <?php
> 	odbc_free_result ($result);
> }	// show_form
> 
> // start_new_quote
> function
> start_new_quote($companyName,$companyId,$employeeId,$comment,$startDate,$end
> Date) {
> 		// Check all required inputs are present
> 		if ($companyId == "0" && $companyName == "") {
> 			die ("An error1 has occured/n");
> 		} elseif ($employeeId == "" || $employeeId == "0") {
> 			die ("An error2 has occured/n");
> 		} elseif ($startDate == "") {
> 			die ("An error3 has occured/n");
> 		} elseif ($endDate == "") {
> 			die ("An error4 has occured/n");
> 		}
> 
> 		// Setup database connection
> 		$conId = odbc_connect ("neuquote", "", "")
> 	        or die ("An error5 has occured/n");
> 
> 		if ($companyId == "0" || $companyId == "") {
> 			// Insert new company
> 			$result = odbc_exec ($conId, "INSERT INTO Company (CompanyName) VALUES
> ('".$companyName."')")
> 				or die ("An error7 has occured/n");
> 
> 			odbc_free_result ($result);
> 
> 			// Select new companyid
> 			$result = odbc_exec ($conId, "SELECT CompanyId FROM Company WHERE
> CompanyName = '".$companyName."' ORDER BY CompanyId DESC")
> 				or die ("An error8 has occured/n");
> 
> 			// Store companyid
> 			if (odbc_fetch_row ($result)) {
> 				$companyId = odbc_result($result, "CompanyId");
> 			} else {
> 				die ("An error7 has occured/n");
> 			}
> 		} else {
> 			// Select company name
> 			$result = odbc_exec ($conId, "SELECT CompanyName FROM Company WHERE
> CompanyId = ".$companyId."")
> 				or die ("An error8 has occured/n");
> 
> 			// Store company name
> 			if (odbc_fetch_row ($result)) {
> 				$companyName = odbc_result($result, "CompanyName");
> 			} else {
> 				die ("An error7 has occured/n");
> 			}
> 		}
> 
> 		odbc_free_result ($result);
> 
> 		// Insert new quote
> 		$result = odbc_exec ($conId, "INSERT INTO Quote (CompanyId, EmployeeId,
> Comment, StartDate, EndDate) VALUES (".$companyId.", ".$employeeId.",
> '".$comment."', #".$startDate."#, #".$endDate."#)")
> 			or die ("An error8 has occured/n");
> 
> 		odbc_free_result ($result);
> 
> 		// Select new quoteid
> 		$result = odbc_exec ($conId, "SELECT QuoteId FROM Quote WHERE CompanyId =
> ".$companyId." AND EmployeeId = ".$employeeId." ORDER BY QuoteId DESC")
> 			or die ("An error9 has occured/n");
> 
> 		// Store quoteid
> 		if (odbc_fetch_row ($result)) {
> 			$quoteId = odbc_result($result, "QuoteId");
> 		} else {
> 			die ("An error10 has occured/n");
> 		}
> 
> 		odbc_free_result ($result);
> 
> 		// Select services
> 		$result = odbc_exec ($conId, "SELECT * FROM Service")
> 			or die ("An error11 has occured/n");
> ?>
> <h1><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Select Services Required By
> <?php echo $companyName ?></font></h1>
> <form name="form1" method="post" action="startquote.php">
>   <input type="Hidden" name="Action" value="2">
>   <input type="Hidden" name="Quote" value=<?php echo $quoteId ?>>
>   <table width="83%" border="0">
>     <tr>
>       <td width="0%" height="33"></td>
> 	  <td width="13%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="33"><font face="Arial,
> Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Service
>         Title</font></td>
>       <td width="1%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="33"><font face="Arial,
> Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Use</font></td>
>       <td width="15%" height="33"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="4">From</font></td>
>       <td width="15%" height="33"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="4">To</font></td>
>       <td width="15%" height="33"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="4">No Services</font></td>
>       <td width="15%" height="33"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="4">No Units/ Service</font></td>
>       <td width="26%" height="33"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="4">Comment</font></td>
>     </tr>
> <?php
> 		$counter = "1";
> 		while ($row = odbc_fetch_row ($result)) {
> ?>
>     <tr>
>       <td width="0%" height="13">
> 	  	<input type="Hidden" name=Service<?php echo $counter ?> value=<?php echo
> odbc_result($result, "ServiceId") ?>>
> 	  </td>
> 	  <td width="13%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="33"><font face="Arial,
> Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><?php echo odbc_result($result,
> "ServiceTitle") ?></font></td>
>       <td width="1%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="33"> <font face="Arial,
> Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">
>         <input type="checkbox" name=Use<?php echo $counter ?>
> value="checkbox">
>         </font></td>
>       <td width="15%" height="33"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="3">
>         <input type="text" name=From<?php echo $counter ?> maxlength="10"
> size="10">
>         </font></td>
>       <td width="15%" height="33"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="3">
>         <input type="text" name=To<?php echo $counter ?> maxlength="10"
> size="10">
>         </font></td>
>       <td width="15%" height="33"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="3">
>         <input type="text" name=NoServices<?php echo $counter ?>
> maxlength="3" size="6" value="0">
>         </font></td>
>       <td width="15%" height="33"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="3">
>         <input type="text" name=NoUnits<?php echo $counter ?> maxlength="3"
> size="6" value="0">
>         </font></td>
>       <td width="26%" height="33"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
> size="3">
>         <textarea name=Comment<?php echo $counter ?>></textarea>
>         </font></td>
>     </tr>
> <?php
> 			$counter++;
> 		}
> 		$counter--;
> 		echo "<input type=Hidden name=ServiceCount value=".$counter.">\n";
> ?>
>   </table>
>   <p>
>     <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
>     <input type="button" name="PayOption" value="Payment Options">
>   </p>
> </form>
> <?php
> 	odbc_free_result ($result);
> }	// start_new_quote
> 
> // Save new quote
> function save_quote($quoteId,$noServices) {
> 	$counter = "1";
> 	while ($counter <= $noServices) {
> 		$serviceId = $HTTP_POST_VARS['Service$counter'];
> 		$use = $HTTP_POST_VARS["Use".$counter];
> 		$from = $HTTP_POST_VARS["From".$counter];
> 		$to = $HTTP_POST_VARS["To".$counter];
> 		$noServicesUsed = $HTTP_POST_VARS["NoServices".$counter];
> 		$noUnits = $HTTP_POST_VARS["NoUnits$counter"];
> 		$comment = $HTTP_POST_VARS["Comment.$counter"];
> 
> 		// Would save to db as opposed to being printed out
> 		echo $serviceId." Use: ".$use." From: ".$from." To: ".$to." No Services:
> ".$noServicesUsed." No Units: ".$noUnits." Comment: ".$comment."<br>";
> 		$counter++;
> 	}
> }	// save_quote
> 
> // Check action
> if (@$HTTP_POST_VARS['Action']) {
> 	// Get action to perform
> 	$action = $HTTP_POST_VARS['Action'];
> } else {
> 	$action = "0";
> }
> 
> // Start new quote
> if ($action == "1") {
> 
> start_new_quote($HTTP_POST_VARS['CompanyName'],@$HTTP_POST_VARS['Company'],$
> HTTP_POST_VARS['Employee'],$HTTP_POST_VARS['Comment'],$HTTP_POST_VARS['Start
> Date'],$HTTP_POST_VARS['EndDate'], "0");
> 
> // Save new quote
> } elseif ($action == "2") {
> 	save_quote($HTTP_POST_VARS['Quote'],$HTTP_POST_VARS['ServiceCount']);
> 
> // Show new quote input form
> } else {
> 	show_form();
> }
> ?>
> </body>
> </html>
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bug Database [mailto:php-dev@lists.php.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:38
> To: john@neutralize.com
> Subject: PHP 4.0 Bug #9782 Updated: Warning: Undefined variable:
> HTTP_POST_VARS
> 
> 
> ID: 9782
> Updated by: sniper
> Reported By: john@neutralize.com
> Old-Status: Open
> Status: Feedback
> Bug Type: Strings related
> Assigned To:
> Comments:
> 
> It would be easier to find what is wrong with your example
> if it would have been complete.
> Try these in your script:
> 
> print_r($HTTP_POST_VARS);
> print_r($HTTP_GET_VARS);
> 
> --Jani
> 
> 
> Previous Comments:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> [2001-03-16 06:32:14] john@neutralize.com
> The number of inputs from my form varies so I have distinguished them using
> a counter that increments for each record:
> 
> <input type="text" name=Service<?php echo $counter ?> size="10">
> 
> When requesting them from the header I loop through using another counter:
> 
> while ($counter <= $noServices) {
>     $serviceId = $HTTP_POST_VARS['Service$counter'];
>     $counter++
> }
> 
> No matter how I try to build the name of the post variable I always get the
> following error:
> 
> Warning: Undefined variable: HTTP_POST_VARS in
> C:Inetpubwwwroot/php/neuquote/startquote.php on line 251
> 
> I have tried buiding the string as follows:
> 
> 'Service$counter'
> 'Service'.$counter
> "Service".$counter
> $postVar = "Service".$counter  // put $postVar between []
> 
> I have done this in ASP before and from what I have seen from PHP so far it
> is more powerful, thus hopefully one of u guys can help by a different
> string build or a different approuch to creating the inputs
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> 
> John Stoops, Neutralize (**)
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
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