Settings go blank...

[methodcomptech]

Whenever I change a setting in the admin panel, it updates, but not properly. For example, I tried to set CSS buttons value to true instead of false, and when I edited it, and then submitted the new value, the value went completely blank instead of being ture, so, i tried to switch it back to false, and the same thing happened. I decided to remove the ez-pages from the public view, but, then decided i wanted them back, and it is just blank, and i cant get it to change. i could however do this all manually through phpmyadmin, but, the guy that is going to be running the site doesnt know how to do any of that, so, this really needs to be working properly, especially when he goes to add his CC info for his merchant account and stuff like that. please help. thanks in advance.

[methodcomptech]

sorry for the double post, but, the system would not let me edit my message

i am not sure if this is gong to make a difference or not, but, here is my php and mysql version

PHP - version 4.4.4
MySQL - version 4.1.21-standard

[methodcomptech]

sorry for the bump, but, i really need to get this problem solved. does anyone have any solution. i tried the ask a question button on the zencart site, and i still havent heard form anyone, and not sure if they even recieved the email since there was no conformation email. someone please help.

[DrByte]

i tried the ask a question button on the zencart site, and i still havent heard form anyone, and not sure if they even recieved the email since there was no conformation email. someone please help.

The forum is the place to ask for support. Posting here is appropriate.

[DrByte]

What Version of Zen Cart are you using?
Was this an upgrade? from what version?
What addons/contributions have you installed on your site?
What browsers are you testing this with?
Does this happen from more than one computer?
Do you have any login problems on the storefront or in the admin?
Has this always been happening, or has it just started?
When you did the installation, did the System Inspection page give you any warnings ?
Did you install manually or via an automated install such as Fantastico ?
Who is your hosting company ?
Do your customers have any trouble editing settings in their My Account area? ie: shipping address, date of birth, newsletter format selection, etc?

[Athenon]

What Version of Zen Cart are you using? 1.3.7.1
Was this an upgrade? from what version? no
What addons/contributions have you installed on your site? none
What browsers are you testing this with? firefox and IE
Does this happen from more than one computer? yes
Do you have any login problems on the storefront or in the admin? both
Has this always been happening, or has it just started? always
When you did the installation, did the System Inspection page give you any warnings ? no
Did you install manually or via an automated install such as Fantastico ? manually
Who is your hosting company ? self hosted
Do your customers have any trouble editing settings in their My Account area? ie: shipping address, date of birth, newsletter format selection, etc? no

Additional details:
I am a programmer, and I have discovered that when settings are changed in the admin page, they do NOT show up in $_POST...$_POST exists, but is empty. As such, blank data is put in the database. Apache version 1.3.37, PHP 5.2.3. As such, the shopping cart is also always empty.