'GuestBook' fails to log details

[PiDgE]

PROBLEM:
I appear to have installed/setup 'GuestBook' successfully (i.e. i see the expected page running on my server) but after hit the submit button i get the confirmation message but my details have simply dissapeared.

NOTES:
Ive set the 'GuestBook' folder permissions to 'execute & write'
PHP works successfully with the Forum app.

SPEC:
WinXP pro
Apache 2.0.39
PHP 4.2.1

<hmmmm>

All thoughts, ideas, creative suggestions welcome, and i apologise in advance if i'm being a prune and missing something.

Cheers!

Pidge
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[Musicman]

Hi,

can you check whether $HTTP_POST_VARS or $_POST  appears in the script? If notm the script
needs some updating to run with your php version

Musicman

[PiDgE]

Bugger! You're correct. If i install "PHP 4.2.3" will that solve my problem? Or can i simply insert the lines you mentioned?

Much appreciated!

[Musicman]

Hi,

you will have to modify the script for ANY php version 4.1 and later
In old hp a variable from the movie (your textboxes might have been named "name", "email", "message" just appears in the php script as $name, $email, $message etc.
In new php versions you have to add lines
$name = $_POST["name"];
for all the variables you are expecting from the movie.

Musicman

[PiDgE]

Afternoon chap,

Feel a little confused, need to clarify your advice. Below you'll find details of the GuestBook.php script as it is now, and below the script with your suggested changes, assuming i've understood you correctly (?):

(current)
               $Name = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9 ]", "", $Name);
   $Email = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9 \@\.\-\/\']", "", $Email);
   $Comments = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9 \@\.\-\/\']", "", $Comments);
   $Website = eregi_replace("http://", "", $Website);
   $Website = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9 \@\.\-\/\'\~\:]", "", $Website);
   $Name = stripslashes($Name);
   $Email = stripslashes($Email);
   $Website = stripslashes($Website);
   $Comments = stripslashes($Comments);
(new)
               $Name = $_POST["name"];
               $Email = $_POST["email"];
               $Comments = er$_POST["comments"];
   $Website = eregi_replace("http://", "", $Website);
   $Website = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9 \@\.\-\/\'\~\:]", "", $Website);
   $Name = stripslashes($Name);
   $Email = stripslashes($Email);
   $Website = stripslashes($Website);
   $Comments = stripslashes($Comments);

...apologies for being a thicky, I'm learning, albiet rather slowly.