Problem Passing Parameters in a form

From: Gil Grodsky (ggrodsky_at_charter.net)
Date: 03/09/05 

Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 06:36:56 -0800

I am running Apache 2 and PHP 4.3.8 in the ubuntu distribution of linux
(based on debian). I am POSTing two variables in a form. The second
page doesn't start with the two variables defined, I have to exctract
them from $HTTP_POST_VARS at the beginning of my file. I inserted the code:

<?php
        $uname=$HTTP_POST_VARS["uname"];
        $pw=$HTTP_POST_VARS["pw"];
?>

at the beginning of my file. Without that code, the variables are not
defined.

The tutorial that I am working through says that the variables are just
going to be defined.

Is there a configuration item I need to change, or am I missing something?

Thanks for you help.
Gil Grodsky

PS: In anticipation of questions, here is the snipit where I create the
form:

<form method="POST" action="t2.php">
Username: <INPUT type="TEXT" name="uname"><br/><br/>
Password: <input type="PASSWORD" name="pw"><br/><br/>
<input type="SUBMIT"> <input type="RESET"><br/>

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