Sending forms via post method

[d-machine]

Hi,

On my first page I have a simple form:

<form action="page2.htm" method="post">
<input type="text" name="firstname" />
<input type="submit" />
</form> 

I want to print on "page2.htm" the value of the firstname.

How can I do it?

[TwitterRooms]

<?php
echo $_POST['firstname'];
?>

and your in the wrong forum

[d-machine]

I know how to do it in php but I don't want to use any server-side lagnuage

[djr33]

https://www.google.com/search?q=retr...+in+javascript

Javascript cannot access post data because post data is sent directly to the server and is not part of the next page that loads.
Javascript can access get data in the URL, although it is a little difficult to program (but see some examples in some of the discussions in those search results).

[jscheuer1]

I know how to do it in php but I don't want to use any server-side lagnuage

Then there's little point in posting the form. What good will it do?

[djr33]

That's true-- you could do this using Javascript by not submitting the form. Copy the values of the inputs into variables then hide the form.