Avatar System

Ryuu

Hello, I'm very to new to php (I began to learn a week ago). I have tried writing a script, an avatar system. I'm not that good at PHP terms but i'll try and explain. I have a drop down bar-type thing that lets you choose your avatar. here, i'll put the code and that might explain better. Its name is avatarform.php:

<center>


<?php
$avatar = $_POST['avatar'];
echo "Current Avatar: $avatar";
echo "<img src=triumph.flawlesshosting.net/avatar/$avatar.gif>";
?>

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<br>

Change Avatar<br><form action="avatarchange.php" method="post">
<select name="avatar">
<option>Default</option>
<option>------------</option>
<option>Nekou</option>
<option>Simbei</option>
<option>Koinu</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Change">
</form>

I Currently have it so when it goes to avatarchange.php it shows the avatar the user wanted:

<?php
$avatar = $_POST['avatar'];
echo "You have just changed your avatar to: $avatar!<br/><br/>";
echo "<img src=http://triumph.flawlesshosting.net/avatar/$avatar.gif><br/>";
?>




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<br>
<a href=avatarform.php>Choose a different avatar.</a> | <a href=messageboard.php>Continue to the messageboards!</a><br><br>

It only shows the avatar I want on avatarform.php and when I try to make an echo for it to show up on another page it doesn't show up. I want to know how it could store the avatar information. I know I have not explained it well but someone might be able to get what i'm saying.

Thanks,
Ryan

drew010

it appers you aren't actually saving the change anywhere. $_POST is a variable made available after a form is submitted, but on any other pages it no longer exists. A post is a one time variable, and if you want to save the results you have to do it yourself, either in a cookie, session variable, or in a database, and I think in this case the database would be the most appropriate place to store it.

www.zend.com/php/beginners/ is a good place to start learning. also www.php.net/manual/en is an endless resource for functions, sample code, and useful user comments.

Ryuu

Okay, great! Let me go dig up something about that. Most likely, I won't be able to do. Would I have to make a table called avatars and have it connect to that?