[Resolved] Variable/Form Question

Ironmann00

Is it possible to put information submitted using a form to arrays, set a single variable (already in the HTML page) to each array and put the variable in an individual HTML page for each form submission? If so, how?

Is it possible to do something similar? If so, how?

Is it possible to automatically create an HTML page from the user submitted info by having the variable (that is = to the array) in an HTML page? If so, how?

How do you get include files to be read before the rest of the content on a webpage?

If you can answer or help to answer any of my questions, I would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Merve

We'll be happy to help...just be more specific...and if you're a newbie, read the guidelines.

When I signed up, I made the mistake of not reading them and look at me now....boo hoo hoo....

PHP is cool!

dalecosp

Wow, what a list. Look out for a RTFM answer.

Complex question, or I'm just thick (which is more likely). Consider

<html>
<form method=post action=somepage>
Your name:<input type=text name=var[]><br>
Your email:<input type=text name=var[]><br>
Your favorite food:<input type=text name=var[]><br>
<input type=submit name=submit>

In this case, "somepage" would receive the values in var[0], var[1], and var[2] in the $_POST array.

Is that similar enough? 🙂

Somepage says this:

<?php
$var=$POST['var'];
echo "Thanks for giving us your information, ";
echo $var[0];
echo ".  We show your email address as ";
echo $var[1] . " and your favorite food as " . $var[2];
?>

4. Put the include files near the top of the script.

I'd suggest some tutorials here or at zend.com, weberdev.com, etc., or maybe a good book. Not to mention, the [man]manual[/man].

HTH, 🙂

Ironmann00

Now you have got me thinking. By the way what is a RTFM answer? YOu are not thick. I am just unclear. 🙂

One more question (I hope):

Is it possible to have a variable that reflects all submitted data, but reads them seperatly (by user...say)?

Let's say that:

$Display = the info that is submitted by one user. $Display is already typed into an HTML page. Each time a user submitted info, $_Display would show what the submitted in the HTML/PHP page. But how could I save the info to a database too? Should I save the HTML/PHP page to the database instead? I will continue to try and make what I am trying to say more clear.

I just started reading the guidelines. I am doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance for the help.

stolzyboy

RTFM //Read The F*&#$@g/Friendly Manual

you may also sometimes see

STFW // Search The F#$@#$g/Friendly Web

UTSL // Use The Search Link

dalecosp

Originally posted by Ironmann00
Now you have got me thinking.

🙂

Is it possible to have a variable that reflects all submitted data, but reads them seperatly (by user...say)?

Probably.

Let's say that:

$Display = the info that is submitted by one user.

An array, I suppose ... I follow thus far.

$_Display is already typed into an HTML page.

Which is to say, that a script displays the content of $Display after it's been submitted by a user? OK ...

Each time a user submitted info, $_Display would show what the submitted in the HTML/PHP page.

Yup. I was right, then 🙂

But how could I save the info to a database too? Should I save the HTML/PHP page to the database instead? I will continue to try and make what I am trying to say more clear.

You could break up the array, using perhaps [man]explode/man, and submit each variable to a seperate database column in some database table, for example. You might not even need to explode() it ---

<?php
$sql="insert into sometable (name, email, favefood) values($var[0], $var[1], $var[2])";
$success=mysql_query($sql);
if ($success) {
   echo "Saved all info to database!";
   }
else {
   echo "DB crapped out in somescript, line whatever...";
   }

I just started reading the guidelines. I am doing something wrong?

Not necessarily. A lot of questions are maybe less preferable than one well forumulated one. Also, it's good if people will try and learn as much as possible via tutorials, books, the manual, whatever. Also, planetsim did a fairly good job on the FAQ and examples that are sticked at the top of this forum. (BuzzLY's guidelines are ultra-kewl, IMHO...) But I'm not having a problem with your posts. Welcome to PHPBuilder, BTW ... 🙂

Oh, and stolzy, isn't it "Use the Source, Luke!"?? 😃

stolzyboy

Originally posted by dalecosp
Oh, and stolzy, isn't it "Use the Source, Luke!"?? 😃

could very well be and would probably help some people more than use the search link 😃

Ironmann00

Please delete this post.

stolzyboy

Ummm......why?