unexpected token `<` when trying to do POST in php

Question

I have a php file like this

<?php

header('Content-type: application/json');
echo $_POST['name'];
?>

then I do a post request using postman,

The actual error is Undefined index: name

Switch the result view away from JSON, might be the tool’s error message and the actual result from the server is different. In any case echoing name won’t result in valid JSON. — Sami Kuhmonen, Dec 30 '17 at 06:49
@SamiKuhmonen great, saw the error, it's `Undefined index: name` — Madeline Ries, Dec 30 '17 at 06:50
Possible duplicate of [PHP: "Notice: Undefined variable", "Notice: Undefined index", and "Notice: Undefined offset"](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4261133/php-notice-undefined-variable-notice-undefined-index-and-notice-undef) — Abdulla Nilam, Dec 30 '17 at 06:54

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 30 '17 at 07:17

1

Just try like this: Select 'form-data' radio button under body near the 'x-www-form-urlencode' and try again.

answered Dec 30 '17 at 07:17

Anand Pandey

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 30 '17 at 06:59

-1

You have set the Content-type to json, so you should return json response. change the statement from $_POST['name'] to json_encode($_POST['name']);

answered Dec 30 '17 at 06:59

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