[RESOLVED] Refresh Guestbook Entries when submitted?

middleman666

hey all,

I have a guestbook, which is made up of a form.php and a entries.php file.

I have a mainpage.php which includes form.php which includes entries.php.

When the form is submitted, the action is the PHP SELF one (cant remember correct spelling).

The form submits the data and writes it into entries.php, but the entries.php file is not refreshed untill either the URL of the page it retyped or the form is submitted again - in which case the form would do the same with that newly submitted entry.

is there anyway to refresh the included entries.php when the form is submitted?

thanks.

devinemke

i don't know the logical flow of your code but the basic idea is to do the INSERT query before you do the SELECT query. that way the SELECT query is grabbing the newly inserted data. you would need to post the code for a more detailed answer.

LoganK

I don't think he's using a database...he says that the form is writing the data into entries.php.

devinemke

LoganK wrote:
I don't think he's using a database...he says that the form is writing the data into entries.php.

well if this is the case then the basic logic of my suggestion holds true: write first then read (regardless of how/where the data is being stored).

LoganK

That's true...if he posts entries.php, we may be able to see how/when the writes/reads are taking place.

middleman666

Thanks for that, that actually makes sense... as my write to file script is after the include entries.php code.

should have mentioned its a flat file system, sorry about that.

lol i feel like quite the idiot as ive just been slaving over making a 'View Entries' button display once the form is submitted, that worked fine but it was still an extra button to push.

Thanks for the input, Im 99% sure thats the problem so ill mark this thread resolved.

LoganK

Glad it worked out for you!