Form data not showing in php

Question

I am creating a simple form with HTML and PHP.I put this code in index.html:

 <form action="formdata.php" method="post">
  <h3 class="h3">First Name:</h3>
  <input type="text" name="fname"></input>
  <h3 class="h3">Last Name:</h3>
  <input type="text" name="lname"></input>
  <br>

  Male
  <input type="radio" name="sex" value="Male"></input>
  Female
  <input type="radio" name="sex" value="Female"></input><br>

  <input type="Submit" value="submit"></input><br>
 </form>

And here is my PHP code:

<html>
 <head>
  <title>PHP script</title>
 </head>
 <body>
   First Name: <?php echo $_POST["fname"]; ?><br>
   Last Name: <?php echo $_POST["lname"]; ?>
 </body>
</html>

But the output in php is not showing names.It just showing

First Name:
Last Name:

What should i do?

Is the `PHP` code in `formdata.php` ? Additionally, what does `print_r($_POST);` show? Presumably you are sending the form data to a wrong location as it looks ok. — Jan, Jan 05 '16 at 16:47
Question is, how are you accessing this? as `http://localhost/file.xxx` or as `c://file.xxx`? Those are 2 different animals altogether and make sure PHP is installed and running. — Funk Forty Niner, Jan 05 '16 at 16:51
I'm tempted to close this question with ^ given the additional answer. Edit: I have. — Funk Forty Niner, Jan 05 '16 at 16:58

Kashif Latif · Answer 1 · 2016-01-05T16:57:13.243

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try this, it's work for me in Core PHP

<?php $_POST["fname"]; ?>

edited Jan 05 '16 at 16:57

answered Jan 05 '16 at 16:47

Kashif Latif

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Why should assigning a variable yield another result than simply outputting it? – Jan Jan 05 '16 at 16:50
i commonly use that so we can use that single variable multiple time (if required) – Kashif Latif Jan 05 '16 at 16:52
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Your code is fine but does not solve the OP's problem (nor does it make sense to write **try only this** without any further explanation). – Jan Jan 05 '16 at 16:54
*"try this, it's work for me in Core PHP "* - oh sure, for "you" maybe. – Funk Forty Niner Jan 05 '16 at 16:57
seems like you're here to reduce my points :/ BTW thank you i updated my answer, try to help beginner by adding comments not by reducing their reputation every time – Kashif Latif Jan 05 '16 at 16:58
the OP is already using `` plus, WITH an echo, which you're not even doing and you've made it worse. All you're doing is injecting `$_POST["fname"];`. – Funk Forty Niner Jan 05 '16 at 16:59
thanks @Fred-ii- for you comments, i noted my mistakes, next time i'll be more careful on that – Kashif Latif Jan 05 '16 at 17:04
@KashifLatif you're welcome. Not my downvote btw. – Funk Forty Niner Jan 05 '16 at 17:08

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 05 '16 at 16:56

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Just ran this code verbatim on my WAMP server. Everything worked properly. Are you sure you are running your .html file from inside your web server directory (localhost / 127.0.0.1) If you are not, PHP will not have any of the POST data handed to it.

answered Jan 05 '16 at 16:56

Haymaker

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that's already been said in comments and is just that too, a comment. – Funk Forty Niner Jan 05 '16 at 16:57
@Fred-ii-: It's already been said but not yet from everybody ;-) ! – Jan Jan 05 '16 at 17:00
@Jan OP runs off and we're left talking amongst ourselves, *lovely* lol – Funk Forty Niner Jan 05 '16 at 17:01

Form data not showing in php

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