PHP Re-direct to Saved Page

dougmcc1

I created two pages. One is a form (form.php) which asks for input. One of the inputs it asks for is $page_name. After the form is submitted, the variables are sent to template.php which uses those variables to create the template.

At the bottom of the template I added code which copies template.php as temp.php, then copies temp.php into another directory, renames temp.php to $page_name (page.php), and then deletes temp.php. This works, but I also want to make template.php redirect to $page_name.

So what I want to do is enter the page name into the form, submit it, get sent to template and then sent to $page_name. Here is the code:

<?
if ($PHP_SELF=template.php)
{
//use a variable to determine if $page_name already exists in the above directory before temp is renamed to it
// alert me if this page already exists and ask me whether or not to overwrite it
copy ("template.php", "temp.php");
rename ("temp.php", "../$page_name");
unlink ("temp.php");
header("location:../$page_name");
}
?>

Meta refresh makes template.php refresh itself over and over and header isnt working, I just get sent to template.php. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated 🙂

trooper

iTS == not =

in php if you do $var =2 then you are assigning $var to be equal to 2, == on the other hand is used for comparison

HTH

Originally posted by dougmcc1
I created two pages. One is a form (form.php) which asks for input. One of the inputs it asks for is $page_name. After the form is submitted, the variables are sent to template.php which uses those variables to create the template.

At the bottom of the template I added code which copies template.php as temp.php, then copies temp.php into another directory, renames temp.php to $page_name (page.php), and then deletes temp.php. This works, but I also want to make template.php redirect to $page_name.

So what I want to do is enter the page name into the form, submit it, get sent to template and then sent to $page_name. Here is the code:

<?
if ($PHP_SELF=template.php)
{
//use a variable to determine if $page_name already exists in the above directory before temp is renamed to it
// alert me if this page already exists and ask me whether or not to overwrite it
copy ("template.php", "temp.php");
rename ("temp.php", "../$page_name");
unlink ("temp.php");
header("location:../$page_name");
}
?>

Meta refresh makes template.php refresh itself over and over and header isnt working, I just get sent to template.php. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated 🙂

dougmcc1

It only works if I use this line of code:
if ($PHP_SELF=template.php)

If I add another equal sign, or quotes, or both, it doesn't work at all.

It would work perfect if it just redirected to the copied page. The if statement is fine, I'm just having problems with the redirection.

Thanks for your help though. Any other ideas?

trooper

The if statement is wrong 🙁

You are in fact not doing an if statement at all you are assigning the vaule of $PHP_SELF to be equal to template.php

it should be something like this


if("template.php" == $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])
{
 do whatever
}

I've made the assumption (perhaps wrong) that your using the latest version of PHP hence why i have put $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']

HTH

Originally posted by dougmcc1
It only works if I use this line of code:
if ($PHP_SELF=template.php)

If I add another equal sign, or quotes, or both, it doesn't work at all.

It would work perfect if it just redirected to the copied page. The if statement is fine, I'm just having problems with the redirection.

Thanks for your help though. Any other ideas?

dougmcc1

I see what you are saying but if my IF statement wasn't working, then temp.php and $page_name both wouldnt be created because they are in the IF statement. But I check my folder after every try and they are being created when I use one equal sign, but they arent when I use the double.

Try it yourself. Create form.php with this code:

And create template.php with this code:

<html><body>
You entered a page name of:
<? echo $_POST['page_name']; ?>
<?
if ($PHP_SELF=template.php)
{
/ use a variable to determine if $page_name already exists in the above directory /
/ alert me if this page already exists and ask me whether or not to overwrite it /
copy ("template.php", "temp.php");
copy ("temp.php", "../$page_name");
unlink ("temp.php");
header("Location: ../$page_name");
}
?>
</body></html>

dougmcc1

Oh and take out the ../ or put form.php and template.php in a subdirectory folder.

trooper

Doug believe me youR IF statement is not correct its not an if statement its an assignment statement

I know cuz i've made the same mistake in the past

GM😕


<?
if ($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']=="template.php")
{
//use a variable to determine if $page_name already exists in the above directory before temp is renamed to it
// alert me if this page already exists and ask me whether or not to overwrite it
copy ("template.php", "temp.php");
rename ("temp.php", "../$page_name");
unlink ("temp.php");
header("location:../$page_name");
}
?>

dougmcc1

Maybe it should be:

if ($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] == /folder/template.php)
{
copy and redirect
}

instead of

if ($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] == template.php)
{
copy and redirect
}

Let me try that.

dougmcc1

if ($PHP_SELF == "/folder/template.php") worked, except the page didnt get redirected so I'm back to where I started. $page_name is being created but template.php isnt being redirected to it.

trooper

Do you know what $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] actually means?

dougmcc1

It's the current page, is it not?