this is the form
<table class="general" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<form name="form1" method="post" action="register.php">
<tr>
<td class="normal" align="left" valign="top">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td><span class="normal">Pledge requesting </span></td>
<td><input name="pledge" type="text" size="20" maxlength="20" value="">
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="normal">Item needed </span></td>
<td><input name="item" type="text" size="20" maxlength="20" value="">
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="normal">Quantity </span></td>
<td><input name="quantity" type="text" size="3" maxlength="3" value="">
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="normal">Materials required </span></td>
<td><textarea id="mat1" name="mat1" cols="35" rows="10"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="normal">Materials available </span></td>
<td><textarea id="mat2" name="mat2" cols="35" rows="10"></textarea></td>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</table>
and this is the code for the form
<?
include 'db.php';
//Variables grabbed from join form go here
$pledge = $_POST['pledge'];
$mat1 = $_POST['mat1'];
$mat2 = $_POST['mat2'];
$item = $_POST['item'];
$quantity= $_POST['quantity'];
echo "Pledge= $pledge<br>";
echo "Mat1= $mat1<br>";
echo "Mat2= $mat2<br>";
echo "Item=$item<br>";
echo "Quantity= $quantity<br>";
if((!$pledge) || (!$mat1) || (!$mat2) || (!$item) || (!$quantity)){
echo 'You did not submit the following required information! <br />';
if(!$pledge){
echo "Pledge name is a required field. Please enter it below.<br />";
}
if(!$mat1){
echo "Materials required is a required field. Please enter it below.<br />";
}
if(!$mat2){
echo "Materials available is a required field. Please enter it below.<br />";
}
if(!$quantity){
echo "Quantity is a required field. Please enter it below.<br />";
}
if(!$item){
echo "Item name is a required field. Please enter it below.<br />";
}
include 'join_form.html';
exit();
}
$info1 = htmlspecialchars($mat1);
$info2 = htmlspecialchars($mat2);
$sql = mysql_query("INSERT INTO item_request ( itemname, Materials_required, Materials_available, pledge,Date_posted)
VALUES('$item', '$info1', '$info2','$pledge', now())") or die (mysql_error());
if(!$sql){
echo 'There has been an error creating your account. Please contact the webmaster.';
} else {
$itemid = mysql_insert_id();
echo 'Your request has been created';
}
?>
