PHP Form to Text File Help

blahstuff86

This was posted in a previous thread today but the subject doesnt explain well....

Here is a base code for my parents summer camp we run. And I'm in desperate need of help!!

What the script does is let the parents email their kids at camp via the form...

Here is the whole script

<?php
if (isset($POST['submit'])) {
$recepient = trim($POST['recepient']);
$message = trim($POST['message']);
if (strlen($POST['recepient']) > 0) {
if (strlen($POST['message']) > 0) {
$file = fopen('messages.txt', 'a');
$str = 'Recepient: ' . $recepient . "\n";
$str .= 'Message: ' . $message . "\n\n";
if (fwrite($file, $str)) {
$msg = 'Your message has been saved';
} else {
$msg = 'Error: message not saved!';
}
fclose($file);
} else {
$msg = 'Please enter your message';
}
} else {
$msg = 'Please select the recepient';
}
}
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Message Form</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
if (isset($msg)) {
echo '<p>' . $msg . '</p>' . "\n";
}
?>
<form action="<?php echo $SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post" />
Recepient:
<select name="recepient">
<option value="">Choose One</option>
<option value="user1">user1</option>
<option value="user2">user2</option>
<option value="user3">user3</option>
</select><br />
Message:<br />
<textarea name="message" rows="5" cols="60"><?php
if (isset($POST['message'])) {
echo htmlspecialchars($POST['message']);
}
?></textarea><br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

But now I need some help. What it does is post to the file messages.txt What I want it to do is be able to post to multiple text files by using the pull down menu

"Recepient:
<select name="recepient">
<option value="">Choose One</option>
<option value="user1">user1</option>
<option value="user2">user2</option>
<option value="user3">user3</option>
</select><br />"

So they would choose a option and user1 would post to messages1.txt and user2 would post to messages2.txt.

The second problem I have is I want to add simple text inputs one for the child's name and one for the parents name but I dont know how to edit the script?

could you PLEASE help! I'm desperate.

Thanks,
Andrew May

dalecosp

So, your filename, 'messages.txt' becomes instead a variable, say, uh, $filename.

Then you test a conditional:

if ($user1) { $filename='messages1.txt';
}

For your lists of parents/campers, you could use a text file of their names, do an fread() and loop over the thing. Or use file() and then explode() to create an array of names to populate the select (that is what you mean, isn't it?)

You're adding a degree or two of complexity, but that's what happens when you add functionality. As to using text files, it gets to the point that you'd be better off using SQL after a while, perhaps.....