That makes sense, but I'm not sure if it's set up the way you are thinking. Here's a snippet of code from the input.php3 page, where I believe the message handling is done. I know some of this may not make sense to you without seeing all of the other files or the database. Basically, this is just the input form, where I would assume you mean the POST action would be initiated.
I'm not a PHP programmer by any means, but I do have a little Java and HTML knowledge, so I can follow the code for the most part.
Part of the confusion in the code I think is due to the PHP wanting to strip all of the HTML tags save for the <B><I> and <U> for on-screen text enhancements. Hopefully, this little bit of code will help make more sense out of it. If not, then maybe I can set up a chatroom on a server somewhere so you can see the whole thing.
<!-- Input form -->
<TD>
<?php
// Define the way posted values will be handled according to the javascript abilities
// of the browser
if ($Ver == "H")
{
$action = "handle_inputH.php3";
$target = "input_sent";
}
else
{
$action = "input.php3";
$target = "_self";
};
?>
<FORM NAME="MsgForm" ACTION="<?php echo($action); ?>" METHOD="POST" AUTOCOMPLETE="OFF" TARGET="<?php echo($target); ?>" onSubmit="return window.parent.validateSubmission();">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="From" VALUE="<?php echo($From); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="Ver" VALUE="<?php echo($Ver); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="L" VALUE="<?php echo($L); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="U" VALUE="<?php echo(htmlspecialchars(stripslashes(urlencode($U)))); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="R" VALUE="<?php echo(htmlspecialchars(stripslashes(urlencode($R)))); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="T" VALUE="<?php echo($T); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="D" VALUE="<?php echo($D); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="N" VALUE="<?php echo($N); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="O" VALUE="<?php echo($O); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="ST" VALUE="<?php echo($ST); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="NT" VALUE="<?php echo($NT); ?>">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="PWD_Hash" VALUE="<?php echo(isset($PWD_Hash) ? $PWD_Hash : ''); ?>">
<!-- Ignored users list -->
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="Ign" VALUE="<?php echo(isset($Ign) ? htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($Ign)) : ""); ?>">
<!-- Last sent message or command (will be used for the '/!' command) -->
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="M0" VALUE="<?php echo(isset($M) ? htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($M)) : ""); ?>">
<A HREF="help_popup.php3?<?php echo("L=$L&Ver=$Ver"); ?>" onClick="window.parent.help_popup(); return false" TARGET="_blank" onmouseover="document.images['helpImg'].src = window.parent.imgHelpOn.src" onmouseout="document.images['helpImg'].src = window.parent.imgHelpOff.src"><IMG NAME="helpImg" SRC="images/helpOff.gif" WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=15 BORDER=0 ALT="<?php echo(L_HLP); ?>" onClick="document.forms['MsgForm'].elements['M'].focus();"></A>
<?php
// Get the value to put in the message box : preceding M0 field value for /! command,
// preceding entry if it was an erroneous command, else nothing;
$ValM = $IsM ? $M0 : "";
if (isset($Error) && !($IsCommand)) $ValM = $M;
?>
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="M" SIZE="50" MAXLENGTH="299" VALUE="<?php echo(htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($ValM))); ?>">
<!-- Addressee that will be filled when the user click on a nick at the users frame -->
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="MsgTo" VALUE="">
<?php
if ($Ver == "L")
{
// Drop down list of colors for non-enabled JavaScript1.1+ browsers
echo("<SELECT NAME=\"C\">\n");
while(list($ColorName, $ColorCode) = each($TextColors))
{
// Red color is reserved to the admin or a moderator for the current room
if ($ColorCode == "#FF0000" && !(isset($status) && ($status == "a" || $status == "m"))) continue;
echo("<OPTION VALUE=\"".$ColorCode."\"");
if($C == $ColorCode || $ColorCode == "#000000") echo(" SELECTED");
echo(">".$ColorName."</OPTION>");
}
echo("\n</SELECT> \n");
}
else
{
?>
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="C" VALUE="<?php echo($C); ?>">
<?php
}
?>
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="sent" VALUE="0">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="sendForm" VALUE="<?php echo(L_OK); ?>">
</TD>
<?php
if ($Ver != "L")
{
// Define the colors picker for JavaScript1.1+ enabled browsers
unset($TextColors);
$TextColors = array('#000000', '#ffffff');
for($x = 0; $x < 360; $x += 6)
{
$r = ceil(126 * (cos(deg2rad($x)) + 1));
$g = ceil(126 * (cos(deg2rad($x + 240)) + 1));
$b = ceil(126 * (cos(deg2rad($x + 120)) + 1));
if(!($r > 128 && $g < 128 && $b < 128 && !(isset($status) && ($status == "a" || $status == "m"))))
{
$TextColors[] = '#'.substr('0'.dechex($r), -2).substr('0'.dechex($g), -2).substr('0'.dechex($b), -2);
}
}
?>
<TD> </TD>
<TD>
<TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0>
<TR>
<?php
while(list($key, $ColorCode) = each($TextColors))
{
$i = $key + 1;
if ($ColorCode == $C)
{
$wichImage = "selColor.gif";
$wichSelected = $i;
}
else
{
$wichImage = "unselColor.gif";
}
echo("\n\t\t\t");
echo('<td bgcolor="' . $ColorCode . '"><a href="#" onclick="window.parent.ChangeColor(\'' . $ColorCode . '\',\'C' . $i .'\'); return false;"><img src="images/' . $wichImage . '" alt="' . $ColorCode . '" name="C' . $i . '" border="0" width="2" height="20" /></a></td>');
};
unset($TextColors);
echo("\n");
?>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</TD>
<TD></FORM></TD>
