PHP Settings? PHP not receiving POST data

Question

I’m sending a .php file POST data from a java application. The .php file is not accepting the POST data. file_get_contents(‘php://input’) is empty and $_POST is empty. I kno

Answer 1

If the Content-Type is empty or not recognized in the HTTP message then the PHP $_POST array is empty. If you cannot send the Content-Type you can add this to your PHP:

if(empty($_SERVER['CONTENT_TYPE']))
{ 
 $_SERVER['CONTENT_TYPE'] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"; 
}

You can also check if you have the correct settings in your php.ini

; Maximum size of POST data that PHP will accept.
post_max_size = 8M

If post_max_size is 0, PHP will not populate $_POST.

variables_order = "EGPCS"

If you do not have P in there, $_POST will not be set either.