Help Me!!!

zanyzonk1

Hi,

I want to create an input form where whatever is put into the input box goes on the end of a url and the visitor is forwarded there.

So for example, if they enter: banana, they are forwarded to mysite.com/banana

If they enter cheese, they are forwarded to mysite.com/cheese

Please Help cause i don't know how to do it.

Thanks,

Zach Woodham

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thorpe

<?php
  if (isset($_POST['direct'])) {
    header("Location: {$_POST['direct']}");
  } else {
    echo "<form action=\"{$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']}\" method=\"post\">";
    echo "  <input type=\"text\" name=\"direct\">";
    echo "  <input type=\"submit\">";
    echo "</form>";
}
?>

zanyzonk1

How do i edit that code though?

Say i put the code on instanthosting.net/page.php, but i want it to forward them to ebay.com/what-ever-they-put-in-the-box, how would i edit the code so it would do that?

Thanks,

Zach Woodham

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thorpe

really, where not here to write code for people. if you cant figure it out from my example, go take a look at the docs for the [man]header/man function, and go from there.

zanyzonk1

Ok Thorpe,

However, the code doesn't work very well.

"<?php
if (isset($POST['direct'])) {
header("Location: {$POST['direct']}");
} else {"

You see, I am meant to put my location after the "Location:" bit, however, it doesn't seem to work with the "$Post ['direct']" bit in there too. I have tried to do "$Post http://myurl.com/['direct']" and "$_Post [http://myurl.com/'direct']" and various other combinations.

You see thorpe, I am only asking for your help because the code you gave me won't work exactly.

I have read lots on this etc etc etc, but it's not working.