telling my form if method is POST or GET, which depends on a variable

[fragger]

Hi all,

does anyone know a way to tell a form's method to be GET or POST which is up to a variable. the error output should start below all textfields.
i have a hidden field '$REQUEST['sendForm']' which is's default value is '0'.
when you hit the submit button (image submit button), all fields will be checked. if ererything's ok, $REQUEST['sendForm']' is set to '1' and it should decides what action to take: GET or POST ...

also tried the header('location.....php') stuff with a function at the beginning of the script. everytime i call my function from below (after checking my fields) it tells me that the headers already sent...

here is the code:

<?PHP

if($REQUEST['sendForm'] == 1) // decide grrr..grrr
{
$handling = "GET";
$loc = "d_submitResponse.php";
print "<form method=$handling action=$loc>";
}
else
{
$handling = "POST";
$loc = "$SERVER[PHP_SELF]";
}

print "<form method='$handling' action='$loc'>";
?>

<input name="NAME" type="text" class="forms" value='<? echo $NAME;?>' >
<input name="PASS" type="password" class="forms" >
<input name="PASS-CONFIRM" type="password" class="forms" >
<input name="EMAIL" type="text" class="forms" value='<? echo $EMAIL;?>'>
<input name="sendForm" type="hidden" class="forms" value=0>

<?
foreach($REQUEST as $key => $value)
{
$countFields = count($REQUEST); // how many textfields
if(!empty($value))
{
$setFields++;
}

if($countFields == $setFields && $REQUEST['PASS'] == $REQUEST['PASS-CONFIRM'])
{
$formOK = 1;
}
if(!empty($REQUEST['PASS']) == !empty($REQUEST['PASS-CONFIRM']) && !empty($REQUEST) && $formOK == 1)
{
$REQUEST['sendForm'] == 1;
}
}
?>
</form>

[Roger_Ramjet]

The only way you are going to do that on the client is with a javascript function.

[Blulagoon]

I don't really see where your problem is, your code is more or less doing exactly what you want. I've edited it slightly, and popped in a variable value for testing purposes. If you view page source you'll see it is creating the form as you want. Change the value of $form between 1 and 2 and you'll see it working. However, you'll have to look at page source as ofcourse things within < form > tags don't print to screen.

<?PHP

$form = 2;     // you could put here = $_REQUEST['sendForm']

if ($form == 1) // decide grrr..grrr
{
$handling = "GET";
$loc = "d_submitResponse.php";
print "<form method='".$handling."' action='".$loc."'>"; 
}
else
{
$handling = "POST";
$loc = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
print "<form method='".$handling."' action='".$loc."'>";
}
?>

[fragger]

thanks for checking my code

This is still not working. after i submit my form, the hidden field will not be updated. the $_REQUEST['sendForm'] value is still '0'

[Blulagoon]

Sorry I was just checking the top part of your code.

For the rest of it, I've no idea where all the $_REQUEST variables are coming from and I have to say the logic looks strange to say the least.

Blu