Script Customisation Help Needed

[tomraffe]

I am trying to customise an address book script to meet my requirements of a discount code directory. But I am having a few troubles, due to my lack of knowledge of Php.
Visit www.e-discounts.co.uk/cms5/ to see the code in action

1. My first problem is the error message
   Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at C:\websites\1130\e-discounts.co.uk\cms5\list.php:8) in C:\websites\1130\e-discounts.co.uk\cms5\functions.php on line 11
   It does not seem to have any effect on the workings of the script, but It needs to disappear.

2. In one field I need to enter some Javascript to display an image banner. However when I enter the code into this field, it displays the code as text, rather than processing the code. Do I need to change the field type, and if so what to?

3. This problem may be fairly specific to the code in question. However I want to be able to enter a web address in a field, and I want all other fields in this record to be hyperlinks to this address. Currently when you click on the site name, it takes you into an advanced view page.

4. I need the horizontal lines to go all the way across the page, regardless of wether only the first two field have any data in them. See above link to see what im talking about.

5. I want to move the search box to the left of the page, but dont really know how!

6. Again, fairly script specific, but when I add more than one discount code, it only displays the primary one on the list, and should display all codes in advanced view. I want all codes diplayed in the list.

Hopefully someone will be able to help me with this.
Cheers,
Tom

[bpat1434]

1.) i don't see that error.... but session_start needs to be before any whitespace/HTML output to the browser.

2.) Once again, I dont' see this, so huh?

3.) And your question is?

4.) What horizontal lines? You're using tables....

5.) What search? I dont' see it....

[tomraffe]

Oops. Sorry I gave the wrong address. The one you need is

www.e-discounts.co.uk/cms5/

[tomraffe]

Anyone?
I'll pay money to sort these out!

[bpat1434]

1.) session_start() can't be called after information has been passed to the browser. You page sends the header of the site (the logo and other links and email form) to the browser, then you call session_start(). You can't do that, you get the error that you see. To combat that, you use output buffering ([man]ob_start[/man], [man]ob_flush[/man]) to delay the output to the browser, and allow other functions to run first.

2.) I still dont' see this.... there's no place for JS to go....

3.) And how are you creating the links? mySQL database? If so, just write it into your code where you list the companies....

4.) It's a table, specify the column span value and you'll get what you want.... will take playing to get right

5.) That's an HTML issue, and if it's coded in PHP (the position of it), then you need to re-think the design.

6.) Once again, how are you storing your information?

I'll make this short & simple:
You ask us code specific questions, and yet you give us no code. You ask for help, but you give us nothing to help you with. You have to give to get. We're not here to be bought, so your offer to reimburse people is not allowed by the forum rules. If you want someone to take care of this right now, go look for a freelance coder. If you want to learn something, and fix it yourself, continue in this thread...

[tomraffe]

I know nothing about Php, that means I dont really know what you need to be able to help me, go easy on us newbies!

I am using phpMyadmin to control the database. I wouldnt know how to change the code for the links.

As for the session start problem. Would it be in this format?

ob_start()

<img src="logo.jpg">ect...

ob_flush()

session_start()

Maybe I do need a freelance coder, where would I be able to find one?

[bpat1434]

Codelance

Well, I kind of figured you're new, but still... you post in the "Coding" section. One would think that in the coding section areas of code would get posted (or at least links to source).

I linked to the manual for your convenience with [man]ob_start[/man] and [man]ob_flush[/man]. You need to call the [man]session_start[/man] prior to flushing information to the browser... and don't forget to terminate your lines with semi-colons ";", otherwise you get plenty of debug errors.

And PHP isn't part of HTML, so you need to wrap php tags:
<?php
?>
around any PHP code you have....

Honestly if you're not willing to learn, or at least try to learn, get a free-lancer. If you want to learn (for whatever reason) then go read the manual pages, and pick up a book on beginning PHP. Then post code, or links to source and we'll go from there....