method transforms from POST to GET

[nospel]

I have a form

<?php

if ($submit) { 

 // echo submitted data - currently returns empty array

} else {

?>

<form action="index.php?page=2&category=4&query=2&submit=1" method="POST">
<h3 align=center>Uue HOOLDUSLEPINGU lisamine</h3>
<table align=center border=1>

<tr>
	 <td>Nimetus: </td>
    <td><input type="text" name="nimetus" size="25" maxlength="100" value=""></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	 <td>Number: </td>
    <td><input type="text" name="number" size="25" maxlength="50" value=""></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	 <td>Väljastamise kuupäev: </td>
	 <td><input type="text" name="kuupaev" size="10" maxlength="10" value="<?php echo date('Y-m-d'); ?>"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Kehtib alates: </td>
    <td><input type="text" name="kehtalg" size="10" maxlength="10" value="0000-00-00"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Kehtib kuni: </td>
    <td><input type="text" name="kehtlopp" size="10" maxlength="10" value="0000-00-00"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	 <td>Märkused: </td><td><textarea name="markused" cols="25" rows="5"></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Sisesta"></td>
<td><input type="reset" value="Uuesti"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>



<?php } ?>

I also have a control structure in another file

 

switch($query) {

case 1:

if ($submit) {
              include('forms/insert/hooldaja/hooldusleping.insert.form.php?submit=1');
            } else {
              include('forms/insert/hooldaja/hooldusleping.insert.form.php');
            }

break;

// other cases

}

With the current form action "index.php?page=2&category=4&query=1&submit=1" I loose all the POST data, because the METHOD converts from POST to GET.

How to solve this problem? And no, I don't want to use METHOD="GET" instead of POST.

[DonChris]

use hidden fields:

<input type="HIDDEN" name="category" value="4">
...

so you can expect everything as POST-data

[nospel]

Thanks for your reply. Now I have:

<form action="index.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="page" value="2">  

<input type="hidden" name="category" value="4">  

<input type="hidden" name="query" value="2">

When I submit it I get the same empty form. I also removed the if-else control statement inside switch. Page and category selection happens inside the index.php, query selection inside select.query.php, these both get these POST values fine..but the included form gets always initialised... :S

[DonChris]

initialised??
is it this form?
include('forms/insert/hooldaja/hooldusleping.insert.form.php');

what do you mean?

[nospel]

Originally posted by DonChris
initialised??
is it this form?
include('forms/insert/hooldaja/hooldusleping.insert.form.php');

what do you mean?

Yes, that same form. It displays the form as if SUBMIT was not pressed eg. always gets executed the ELSE part, not the IF($submit) part.

[DonChris]

you mean it goes the else-branch?

if ($submit) { 

 // echo submitted data - currently returns empty array
// continues here?
// what empty array?

} else { 

// continues here?
// if yes, echo $submit before the IF to see
// what's inside - very likely: nothing
// then something with your variable-transport
// went wrong...
// try to trace the variables and their content
// using several ECHOs

[nospel]

Originally posted by DonChris

if ($submit) { 

 // echo submitted data - currently returns empty array
// continues here?
// what empty array?

}

I mean empty POST array
print_r($_POST);

[nospel]

Ok, now I did this:

          

case 2:  

print_r($_POST);
include('forms/insert/hooldaja/hooldusleping.insert.form.php');

break;

And it show me this array:

Array ( [page] => 2 [category] => 4 [query] => 2 [submits] => 1 [nimetus] => [number] => [kuupaev] => 2004-05-11 [kehtalg] => 0000-00-00 [kehtlopp] => 0000-00-00 [markused] => [submit] => Sisesta )

then the empty array - Array ( ) - (which is the one in the form file before submit)

and finally the empty form!

The POST variables get lost between that final switch that includes this form.

[DonChris]

you mean print_r outputs the correct data while in the included file
include('forms/insert/hooldaja/hooldusleping.insert.form.php');
$_POST is empty??

variables don't get lost by includes - something
strange is happening 🙂

explain the structure of data-transfer from
the form to the different scripts

[nospel]

Originally posted by DonChris
you mean print_r outputs the correct data while in the included file
include('forms/insert/hooldaja/hooldusleping.insert.form.php');
$_POST is empty??

That's exactly whats happening!

variables don't get lost by includes - something
strange is happening 🙂

explain the structure of data-transfer from
the form to the different scripts

When I hit submit, the following actions take place.
index.php:

switch ((int)$page) { // Start switch

      // PÄRINGUD
	    case 1:	
        require('query_menu.php');
      break;

      // SISESTAMINE
	    case 2:
        if($_SESSION['tase'] == 'admin') {
          require('submit_menu.html');
        } else {
            require('menu.html');
          } 
      break;

      // KASUTAJAD
	    case 3:
        if($_SESSION['tase'] == 'admin') {
          require('users_menu.html');
        } else {
            require('menu.html');
         } 
      break;

      // MUUTMINE
	    case 4:
        if($_SESSION['tase'] == 'admin') {
          require('update_menu.html');
        } else {
            require('menu.html');
         } 
      break;

      // ADMINI MENÜÜ
	    default:
        if($_SESSION['tase'] == 'admin') {
          require('menu_admin.html');
        } else {
            require('menu.html');
          } 

    } // End switch


      // Choose the query to display

     switch ((int)$category) {  

      case 1:     
        require('queries/ruum.query.php'); // Päringud ruumi kohta
      break;

      case 2:
        require('queries/personal.query.php'); // Päringud personali kohta
      break;

      case 3:
        require('queries/rentnik.query.php'); // Päringud rentnike kohta
      break;

      case 4:
        require('queries/hooldaja.query.php'); // Päringud hooldajate kohta
      break;

      case 5:
        require('queries/dokument.query.php'); // Päringud dokumentide kohta
      break;

      case 10:
        require('queries/users.query.php'); // Päringud kasutajate kohta
      break;

      default:
     }

Category 4 includes that form:

switch ((int)$query) {

case 2:
             print_r($_POST);
             include('forms/insert/hooldaja/hooldusleping.insert.form.php');
break;

}

Now as I mentioned above the form itself contains print_r($_POST); too before if ($submit) check.

First array is filled, other is empty...