So, to write a generic script to handle POST method variables you would need something similar to the following:
Make sure that the track_vars feature is enabled in your php.ini file. Since PHP 4.0.3, this feature is always on. When track_vars is on, it creates some associative arrays, the most important here is: $_POST (this used to be called $HTTP_POST_VARS in PHP versions prior 4.1.0). So, to write a generic script to handle POST method variables you would need something similar to the following: