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[RESOLVED] If Elseif - Post

LTW

I am having a problem getting the correct feedback from a form on an HTML page that links to a PHP file. The form is a select form I copied below:

<form action="mash.php" method="post">
<br />
<br />
<center><strong>Pick a Method</strong></center>
<select name="way">
<option value="1">All of them
<option value="2">buying day after method
<option value="3">buying three days later method
<option value="4">short for three days method
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Result">
</form>

The resulting "mash.php" file is copied below:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$way = $_post['way'];

if ($way == 1) {
$choice = 'not';
}
elseif ($way == 2) {
$choice = 'Thank';
}
elseif ($way == 3) {
$choice = 'You';
}
else {
$choice = 'Fish and chips';
}
?>
<h2>Your Choice is:</h2>
<?php echo $choice; ?>
</body>
</html>

I want the number selection in the form to match the statement number in the "if/elseif" statement. However, the page always defaults to "Your Choice is: Fish and Chips", regardless of the selection. Any help?

ClarkF1

For this it's easier to use a switch statement.

Remove:

if ($way == 1) {
$choice = 'not';
}
elseif ($way == 2) {
$choice = 'Thank';
}
elseif ($way == 3) {
$choice = 'You';
}
else {
$choice = 'Fish and chips';
}

and replace with

switch ($way) {

case "1":
$choice = 'not';
break;

case "2" :
$choice = 'Thank';
break;

case "3" :
$choice = 'You';
break;

default:
$choice = 'Fish and chips';
break;
}

Also, it's $POST not $post which might be causing the error in the first place.

Installer

...$POST not $post...

Correct, PHP variables are case-sensitive. And if you had error display on (or checked your error log), you'd have been alerted to the undefined variable.

LTW

This worked. I inserted $_POST, too. Thank you!