Load a new page after POST....

skyline

Help...!!

Very inexperienced coder here.

I have a php page. It basically has a form on it.
The user fills out the form and the page takes the values from the fields and inserts it as a row of data into an oracle database.

Fine all working here.

I use if($_POST[fieldname]) {

$db->makequery("insert into..........")

echo ("Success!<p>");
}

How can I do it so that once the insert is completed, a new page is loaded up with the words Success??? At the moment, the word success just appears at the bottom of the form?

Many Thanks

python_q

Ok, so I assume the form sends to the exact same page. In your form, put <input type=hidden name=submit value=true> right before the submit button. Then this code should work:

<?

if(!$_POST['submit'])
{
   Code for form....
}
else
{
   Code for inserting values....
   echo "Success....";
}
?>

Moonglobe

why would it need to be a hidden? it's probably just his button! :p

in any case, if you really wanted a separate page, you could use

header('Location: http://www.mysite.com/success.php');

and you should be checking your forms with isset($_POST['submit']) for good style

hth
moon

python_q

Yes, if(!isset($_POST['submit'])) is better style. And simply naming the submit button name=submit would work too. thanks for correcting me.

skyline

where should i insert this code?

header('Location: http://www.mysite.com/success.php');

thanks

Moonglobe

after you've found out they have filled out the form properly

python_q

Right after the code for inserting data into the database, i.e.:

<?
if(!isset($_POST['submit'])) {
   ...Code for form...
}
else
{
   Code for inserting into database...
   header('Location: http://www.mysite.com/success.php');
}
?>

lordkraken

well I have a problem with the header stuff...

I want to jump to a new page and I use something like
header('location.....');

but I get that kind of errors :
Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/free.fr/11/l/o/r/d/lordkraken666/godwarriors/combat.php:16) in combat.php on line 152

I know that I should not use header in the middle of html code, but I dont see any other issue to 'jump' to another page...
(to be complete, I check some var in php, and when war are ok, I want to go on an other page)

Thanks a lot 🙂

AliasZero

lordkraken:

you can't send another header half way through your script, if it's already echo/printf'd something.

either remove whatever is outputting data or if you MUST have something displayed (it will not be seen because the page will redirect before it has a chance to be read) then use a javascript redirect... always include a static link for those who don't have javascript on though.


<script>
window.location='nextpage.php'
</script>
Forwarding you to the next page...
<br />
If you are not forwarded then click <a href="nextpage.php"><b>here</b></a>

lordkraken

that was exactly what I needed 🙂

in the same idea, I have a multi-frame page, how can I load different page in different frame at the same time ?