PHP $_POST array is empty for no apparent reason (XAMPP?)

Question

I have a problem, my form opens another PHP script with post method, but it doesn't pass on any values. I tried fixes such as setting in php.ini:

post_max_size = 8M
variables_order = "EGPCS"

and

Didn't work. Here's the form code:

<form enctype="text/plain" action="zalogujCheck.php" name="com-login" method="post" id="com-form-login">
                <label for="username">Nazwa użytkownika</label>
                <input name="username" id="username" type="text" class="inputbox input-long" alt="username" />
                <label for="passwd">Hasło</label>
                <input type="password" name="passwd" id="passwd" type="text" class="inputbox input-long" alt="password" />
            <input type="submit" value="Zatwierdź" name="submit">
        </form>

Here's the PHP for this form:

if( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST' )
  {
     echo "otwarte postem";
 print_r($_POST);
  }
echo "początek2";
if(isset($_POST["username"])){
    $USER=$_POST["username"];
    echo "ustawiłem username";
}
if(isset($_POST["passwd"])){
    $PASS=$_POST["passwd"];
    echo "ustawiłem passwd";
}
?>

Result is:

otwarte postemArray ( ) początek2

I am using XAMPP, don't know how much of an impact my choice has. Any help will be appreciated.

As a general troubleshooting rule, you should first use a browser addon like Firebug or Chrome's inbuilt dev features to see if you're actually sending POST variables. — Kye
– Kye, Commented Nov 5, 2013 at 11:11

Oswald · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-05 11:11:25Z

4

Remove enctype="text/plain" from the <form> element.

The default is enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded", which is fine (so you don't need to specify it explicitly). Only if you have an <input type="file"> in your form, you should specify enctype="multipart/form-data" explicitly.

answered Nov 5, 2013 at 11:11

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Stranko Over a year ago

Thank you very much, that's a copy-paste slap stick for me :). Don't know form too well yet.

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