Is it possible to have two 'post' method buttons on 1 form?

[nickadeemus2002]

Hi. I need my single form to accept value inputs for inventory products and calculate the total with a "calculate" post method button. Once that is done, I need the customer to send me that form with its values to my email using a "send" post button that uses the mail(). Is this possible? Obviously, both the "calculate" and "send" buttons are on the same form but do different functions. Is it possible to do this one one form?

Here's my code for the calculations:

<?php
$page_title = 'Simple Calculator';

if (isset($_POST['submitted'])) {
  if ( is_numeric($_POST['quantity']) 
    && is_numeric($_POST['price']) && 
    is_numeric($_POST['tax']) ) {
        $taxrate = $_POST['tax'] / 100;
        $total = ($_POST['quantity'] * $_POST['price']) * ($taxrate + 1);
        echo '<h1>Total Cost</h1>
    <p>The total cost of purchasing ' . $_POST['quantity'] . ' widget(s) at $' . number_format ($_POST ['    price'], 2) . ' each, including a tax rate of ' . $_POST['tax'] . '%, is $' . number_format ($total, 2) . '.</p><p><br /></p>';
     } else {
     echo '<h1>Error!</h1>
     <p>Please enter a valid quantity, price, and tax.</p><p><br /></p>';
  }
}
?>
<h2>Simple Calculator</h2>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
  <p>Quantity: <input type="text" name="quantity" size="5" maxlength="10" /></p>
  <p>Price: <input type="text" name="price" size="5" maxlength="10" /></p>
  <p>Tax (%): <input type="text" name="tax" size="5" maxlength="10" /></p>
  <p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Calculate!"
/></p>
  <input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="TRUE" />
</form>

Thanks

[jamie85]

Most definatly.

You have 2 submit buttons

< input type=sumbit name = calculate>
< input type=sumbit name = send_info>

Your php code would look like so:

//if calculate was clicked
if ( isset($_POST['calculate']))
{
...
}
else // send was clicked
{
...
}

[nickadeemus2002]

I got it to work, sort of 😃

Here's my code:

<?php
$page_title = 'Simple Calculator';
if (isset($_POST['calculated'])) {
  if ( is_numeric($_POST['quantity']) 
    && is_numeric($_POST['price']) && 
    is_numeric($_POST['tax']) ) {
        $taxrate = $_POST['tax'] / 100;
        $total = ($_POST['quantity'] * $_POST['price']) * ($taxrate + 1);
        echo '<h1>Total Cost</h1>
    <p>The total cost of purchasing ' . $_POST['quantity'] . ' customer service options at $' . number_format ($_POST ['price'], 2) . ' each, including a tax rate of ' . $_POST['tax'] . '%, is $' . number_format ($total, 2) . '.</p><p><br /></p>';
     } else {
     echo '<h1>Error!</h1>
     <p>Please enter a valid quantity, price, and tax.</p><p><br /></p>';
  }
}
?>
<h2>Simple Calculator</h2>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
  <p>Quantity: <input type="text" name="quantity" size="5" maxlength="10" /></p>
  <p>Price: <input type="text" name="price" size="5" maxlength="10" /></p>
  <p>Tax (%): <input type="text" name="tax" size="5" maxlength="10" /></p>
  <p><input type="submit" name="calculated" value="Calculate!"/></p>
  <br>
</form>
<h1>Customer Feedback</h1>

<p>Please tell us what you think.</p>

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
Your name: <br />
	<input type=text name="name" size=40><br />
Your email address: <br />
	<input type=text name="email" size=40><br />
Your feedback:<br />
	<textarea name="feedback" rows=5 cols=30>
	</textarea>
<br />
<input type=submit name="mailit" value="MAIL IT">
</form>  

<?php
 //mail it
if(isset($_POST['mailit'])){
  $name=$_POST['name'];
  $email=$_POST['email'];
  $toaddress = '[e-mail]';
  $subject = 'Feedback from web site';
  $mailcontent = "Customer order! \n".
                 "Quantity: \n".$_POST['quantity']."\n".
                 "Price: \n".$_POST['price']."\n".
                 "Tax: \n".$_POST['tax']."\n".
                 "Total: \n".$total."\n";
  $fromaddress = 'From: [e-mail]';
   	mail($toaddress, $subject, $mailcontent, $fromaddress);
}
?>
</form>

Here's what works. Customers can fill in values and get price calculations. When they get the price level they want, they send it to me via email. I get the messages with no problem.

Here's what doesn't work:
When they get their orders done and mail it, the values do not show up in the email message. Plus, a blank message always follows after someone submits mail. I tried to put a check, so that if "$POST['mailit'] isn't set, no message comes. That didn't work.

The funny thing is that when I get rid of the if(isset($POST['mailit'] line, the values that are calculated DO show up in the email, but I get a blank one that follows the email without order amounts. Plus, when someone wants to calculate their order but not send me a message, I get a blank.

Can SOMEONE please help me?

Thanks

[jamie85]

You have 2 forms. When you post the second form, the only things that exist in the array $_POST are 'name' 'email' and 'feedback'. However you are trying to access 'price' 'tax' and 'total' which will not be posted with the customer feedback form.

The funny thing is that when I get rid of the if(isset($_POST['mailit'] line, the values that are calculated DO show up in the email,

Thats becuase when you take out the condition " if(isset($_POST['mailit'] ", the mail code executes on every page load. This includes when you submit your calculator form.

You were closer with the idea of using just the 1 form.