Box input in form and in DB ?

habbardone

Hi,
This a mixture of HTML and PHP and is probably simple! I want to insert a short description and a long description for a photo. In a form (HTML) how do I display a box (like textarea) that I can collect from the $_POST array. I guess there is a type to use on the INPUT command ?
Also on the php side - what type of field should I be using for the long description ( approx 1000 characters ) ?

I most of the application but have got stuck on this bit. thanks - Dave

LarsLai

hi!
there is a tag called <TEXTAREA> in HTML.
with cols and rows you have to define the size of the box

<textarea name="textarea_name" cols="50" rows="10"></textarea>

Also on the php side - what type of field should I be using for the long description

What do you mean with "field type" on php side?

Roger_Ramjet

I think you mean what field type in db, mysql I expect. Over 255 chars you use a TEXT column type in mysql, other dbs vary the name.

habbardone

So do i use <textarea> in the form in place of the <input> command ?

just like the <input type="text" name ="smethiong"> works instead I use

<textarea > ?

I guess that the <textarea> can have a name and will be posted when I hit the submit button ? And then it can be reteived from the $_POST array ?

habbardone

Yes - you are right - I was meaning what type for the mysql db.

with the textarea - can I limlt the input as you can with the <input > tag ie maxlength = 1000 ?

thanks to both of you for your input.

Roger_Ramjet

Not that I know of, not as an attribute in the tag. You would have to use javascript or vbscript to do that I think.

LarsLai

Yes, Roger is right. You cannot limit the textarea with HTML
although I never understood why they did not implement this...