MySQL question

Taneya

Do fields in MySQL databases accept the form tag?

I ask b/c I am interested in using PayPal buttons on my site to sell items, but for type of customization that I need they only offer buttons that are created with the <form></form> tags - these buttons then link to a page on PayPal for someone to buy something.

So, my dilemma is trying to figure out how I would get this button to display in each record I show on a php page where I'm querying the database. I know that I can put <a></a> tags into a mysql field, but I can't seem to get the form tags to work.

Is this possible at all??

tuf-web_co_uk

yes this is possible you simply need to insert the whole form, and have a hidden value which points to that specific item

eg. for a t-shirt with the product code 398472 you would need something like

<form action="paypal.com/page" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="productid" value="<?=$productid?>"> <-- $productid would be returned from a loop of some kind
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="buy">

is this what your looking for?

HTH

Taneya

thanks for the reply and yes it is helpful 🙂

I have also just figured out a way to pass the variables in a URL so I think I will just go with that option. Thanks so much!

Taneya