Form Input Not Working? Options

[Rayj00]

I have a form with 20 inputs. They all work except one.
By work I mean subsequently, a php script can read the $_POST
and update a mySQL database. But the following one is not
working, as the subsequent $_POST is empty?

For some reason the html looks like it's not working.

I have the following html:

<li id="li_15" >
<label class="description" for="element_15">Property Identification Number: </label>

<div>
<input id="element_15" class="myDiv" type="text" maxlength="30" name='propertypin' Required />
</div>
</li>

The subsequent $propertypin = ($_POST['propertypin']); echo ("\n<h2>Propertypin = $propertypin </h2>\n"); returns nothing,
while the other 19 $_POST's are fine.

This is pretty simple stuff but I am pulling my hair trying to fix it!!

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Ray

[Christian J]

The following works for me:

CODE

<form method="post">
<ul>
<li id="li_15" >
<label class="description" for="element_15">Property Identification Number: </label>

<div>
<input id="element_15" class="myDiv" type="text" maxlength="30" name='propertypin' Required />
</div>
</li>
</ul>

<input type="submit" value="Send">
</form>

<?php

$propertypin = ($_POST['propertypin']);
echo ("\n<h2>Propertypin = $propertypin </h2>\n");

?>

(of course you should sanitize the POST data before using it in a database query, or even writing it to a web page).

What do the other INPUT fields look like? Do you have more than one with the same NAME "propertypin"?

[James Goff]

I have a form with 20 inputs. They all work except one.
By work I mean subsequently, a php script can read the $_POST
and update a mySQL database. But the following one is not
working, as the subsequent $_POST is empty?

For some reason the html looks like it's not working.

I have the following html:

<li id="li_15" >
<label class="description" for="element_15">Property Identification Number: </label>

<div>
<input id="element_15" class="myDiv" type="text" maxlength="30" name='propertypin' Required />
</div>
</li>

The subsequent $propertypin = ($_POST['propertypin']); echo ("\n<h2>Propertypin = $propertypin </h2>\n"); returns nothing,
while the other 19 $_POST's are fine.

This is pretty simple stuff but I am pulling my hair trying to fix it!!

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Hello,
The HTML and PHP code snippets you've shared seem correct. Here are a few suggestions to troubleshoot:

Check for Typos: Ensure there are no typos in the name attribute of the input field.

Inspect Form Tags: Ensure the <form> tag properly wraps your inputs and has the correct method="post" attribute.

Verify Form Submission: Ensure that the form is correctly submitting data. Add a basic debug statement to check all $_POST values.

Check for Duplicates: Ensure no other input shares the same name attribute.

Try adding this debug code at the top of your PHP script to see all submitted values:

php
print_r($_POST

Best Regards,
James Goff