html +php

[pragan]

Hi,

I need help in doing the following thing:

I have a html page that displays something like this:

Select your choice:
Item1 Item2 Item3 Item4 and so on....

if they just click anyone of the above items it displays the details in the row below.
For example, Item1(bold item) is selected and the details is displayed in the row below.
Item1 Item2 Item3 Item4

Item 1 cost 10$
Advantages :
Reviews
Demo

The above part is done using some javascript.

And this page has a Next button and that will take the user to next page to select some more options and it goes on...

so when they click the Item 1 and click Next I want this variable to be displayed in the next page and once they select (mandotory) some option here then both the values(first page and second page selection ) has to be displayed and once they complete the process it will show their complete selection/order and once its submitted finally..I need to update the database..

Some details about few things:

I have to use php. I have done some php before where I will collect the information typed in a form and display it and store it but here I guess the person who created the html page had kept value for each Items(Item1..Item2..Item3) so I need to pass this to continuing pages.Also we have limited access to the database..means I can create new variable ...delete the variable but its running in different place...so we can just connect but not have full privallges.

Hope I am clear in explaining this. In the mean I am also trying my ideas..but it would be great if someone can guide me as I am new to PHP.

Thanks
Pragan

[Blulagoon]

Well, for pages to be processed by php they need to have the extension of .php unless your webserver has been set up to process files of a different extension. Broadly you can use either GET or POST to pass information from one php page to the next, along the following lines.

GET:
<a href="my2ndpage.php?var1=1&var2=2">

On my2ndpage.php you will have access to the variable values via:
$GET['var1'] and $GET['var2']

This is assuming Register_Globals is set to off

POST
You need an html form along the lines of:
<form action="my2ndpage.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="myvar1" value="1">

Follow this with a submit button and on my2ndpage.php you have access to the variable through $_POST['myvar1']

Hope this helps
Blu