Post to SAME php file?

[yrone]

Hey guys, first post here on the board, I hope you can help me out! I tried a search but I couldnt narrow it down enough not knowing the proper terms

I am getting into writing php and I have the simple stuff down like variables and getting stuff from a mysql database but the thing that I am running into is the fact that for every action that I want to do I end up writing a NEW php script to take care of that part of it. Like I have a php file called submit_phone.php and it contins the form and then I have a php script called phone.php that does something and writes the output.

Is there a way to submit to the "same" script? as in post to itself and get results? Is it bad to do this?

I think that it would cut down on clutter. I use include templates for page header and footer stuff and some of the more standard non changing parts of the page. But I think that I am limiting myself so far by not knowing this.

Thanks alot everyone!

[jnuneznyc]

This is a perfect thing to do. It's keeps all of your functions for that section in one file

I use a switch statement and a hidden form variable in HTML.

switch( $_POST['command'] ){
    case 'add':
        {display a blank form with command=insert}
        break;
    case 'edit':
        {display a populated form with command=update}
        break;
    case 'discard':
        {display a verification message with a form with command=delete}
        break;
    case 'insert':
        {save new record}
        break;
    case 'update':
        {save existing record}
        break;
    case 'delete':
        {delete existing record}
        break;
    default:
        {Listing of records}
}

[craigh]

definately. I do it all the time. for the form action, use <?php echo basename($PHP_SELF); ?>

and then if you rename the file, you won't have to remember to check that part...