Sending form info to multiple places

Local_Hero

I have a problem. Without showing you all the code, I have a php and javascript setup where I can use any font I want. I can make a form that lets the user enter the text for the font, but not choose the font and vise-versa. I need to make a form that will send the contents to two php files. The one handles the text and the other handles which font and they create one page. How can I do that? Do I use Html, PHP, or JavaScript? I would think that someone would have had to send the information to multiple places before.

bpat1434

Why use two PHP pages when you can just use two functions in one php page that displays the created page you want?

There's nothing wrong with wanting to redirect data to another php page, but if it is not needed, don't do it. I would suggest just writing two functions inside of one php page: one to handle the text, the other to handle the font. That way, you have all the data you need in one page, and you can render the output as you please!!

🙂

~Brett

Local_Hero

This is a tricky situation though. Let me clearify the process as I understand it.
The code was designed (not by me) to easily change headings into a specific font. When I write a page, I have a Javascript link in the <head>. When I have a <h2> heading, the javascript recognizes it and begins to change it. Inside the Javascript file, it talks to a PHP file that determines the font, size, color, etc. When it is finished it turns the heading text into a PNG image of the new font.

I have been able to let the user control the text by using a form to display an ECHO in an <h2> tag. But the PHP file that controls the font won't actually process a form. I've tried to put a link to the JS in the <head> of the PHP file, but it won't create a picture.

I need to find a way to let the user control the font selection. Is there a way I can make a form that will go to the PHP file and change the font first, and then create the text in a <h2> tag after? I have the text code at www.localheroclothing.com/phphelp.htm but it is long and confusing. If anyone can offer any help on this, or a better way to do what I am trying I would be forever grateful. But go slow, I'm a newbie.

bpat1434

Yes:

Use one page (cleaner). Post back to itself. Before anything happens in the page, check to see if the form has been submitted. Then grab all the info that has been submitted IF the submit button was pressed.

Do your javascript thing as you please after that. And if the page has not been submitted, just display the form (minus Javascript) for the user.

<?php
if($_POST['submit'] == 'Submit' && !empty($_POST['submit']))
{
    // It's been submitted, lets do stuff
    $font = $_POST['font'];
    $color = $_POST['color'];
    // I omitted the creation of the page.
    // But you would need to do the same
    // as what's in the else statement,
    // except that you need to add the
    // javascript to the <head></head>
    // section
}
else
{
    ?>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Font Script</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="<?= $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
Font: <input type="text" name="font"><br>
Color: <input type="text" name="color"><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
    <?php
}
?>

That's basic code to get you started. It's not meant to work past actually checking if the form is submitted AND taking the posted values and putting them into variables.

~Brett

Local_Hero

Well so far you've gotten me further then I could have ever been on my own. But it still isn't working. I think I understand the idea. I'm telling the page not to apply the font changing php until it has the variables selected. Right now I'm just trying to get it to change the font of the text I input. I changed the names you set because they conflicted with the other php code. What I've been able to do is have the form show up, then when submitted the text goes into a <h2> tag that the JS code will change. When the next part loads the text, the ECHO works fine. The text gets put inside the tag. But when the JS goes to change the text into the PNG of the font it fails. Take a look at these:

This is how it should look using a seperate php file:
http://www.localheroclothing.com/deleteme3.htm

This is the latest code I made:
http://www.localheroclothing.com/deleteme5.php

And this is the text of the code above (my format is probably messed up):
http://www.localheroclothing.com/phphelp.txt

The JavaScript file is st:
http://www.localheroclothing.com/replacement.js

I just want to thank you for taking the time to help me with my problem, it's really been bugging me. The code wasn't designed for this, and I'm not sure if it will. I think it's closer. If i did anything wrong or if you have any ideas, I would appreciate it. Thanks.