Using html forms typs button

tlavalle

I am sure this has probably been answered before, but i have not found the answer. I want to use the type=button to go to one php page once a button has been click, with a value attached to it.

so if they click the button labeled new then it goes to my choice page checks to see which button was pressed, then goes to the right page.

bpat1434

Small example:

<body>
<form action="whichbutton.php" method="post">
<input type="button" name="page" value="personal" />
<input type="button" name="page" value="fincancial" />
<input type="button" name="page" value="social" />
</form>
</body>

<?php
$page = (empty($_POST['page']) || !isset($_POST['page'])) ? header('Location: mybutton.html') : $_POST['page'];

switch($page)
{
  case 'personal':
    header('Location: mypersonalpage.html');
    break;

  case 'financial':
    header('Location: myfinancepage.html');
    break;

  case 'social':
    header('Location: mysocialpage.html');
    break;
}
?>

That's a very simple example, but it works.

tlavalle

hmm ok here is what i have:

index.php:

choive.php:

<?php
$page = (empty($POST['page']) || !isset($POST['page'])) ? header('Location: mybutton.html') : $_POST['page'];

switch($page)
{
case 'New':
header('Location: mypersonalpage.html');
break;

case 'Update':
header('Location: myfinancepage.html');
break;

case 'Delete':
header('Location: mysocialpage.html');
break;

case 'Reports':
header('Location: mysocialpage.html');
break;

case 'Exit':
header('Location: mysocialpage.html');
break;
}
?>

ok when a button is click i get no response.

Blulagoon

Bpat's buttons are named page, yours are named choice, so you need to make the appropriate changes to your choice.php file.

Blu

bpat1434

Yes, the code I gave was pseudo code.... code for you to look at and work from, not exactly what you need.

There are a few issues here:

1.) Button names don't match the PHP file (as Blu said)
2.) Page names are obviously wrong (considering the button values)
3.) Non-submitted forms redirect to a non-existant page

tlavalle

lol. I understand it is a frame work. i am just for trying to get it to go to the choice page, then i can go from there.

bpat1434

Right, but you have to modify the code I gave you, not just copy & paste it. You copied & pasted the PHP code I gave you, and modified the HTML.... see an issue?

tlavalle

yes, sorry. here is my next question on this.

here is the index.php

<?php
include("dbconnect.php");
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>SCOA Assets</title>

<div id="Layer1">
<form action="choice.php" method="post">
<table width="151" height="175" border="0">
<tr>
<td height="39"><div align="center">
<input type="button" name="page" value="New" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center">
<input type="button" name="page" value="Update" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center">
<input type="button" name="page" value="Delete" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center">
<input type="button" name="page" value="Reports" />
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><div align="center">
<input type="button" name="page" value="Exit" />
</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</div>
<div id="Layer2">
<div align="center" ><strong><span class="style1">St Cloud Orthopedics Asset Database </span></strong></div>
</div>
<label></label>
</body>
</html>

when ever i click on a button it is not going or even erroring out.
what might i be doing wrong?