[RESOLVED] Check form variables then process

[ramsfield]

I have a search form page, which sends data to page that sets cookies, then redirects to the search results.

What I would like to do is first check to see if 1 of the 5 form fields that was submitted to the setcookie page has something in it. If none are set, then return them to the search page. If at least 1 or more are set, send them to the search results page.

[rsmith]

Try:

if(!isset($_POST['var1']) || !isset($_POST['var2'])){
     header("Location: url/to/search/page.php ");
}else{
     //process request code here
}

You can repeat !isset($var) for as many times as necessary.

[ramsfield]

This doesn't seem to be working as expected. Here is the "process" page. What it is suppose to do is send the user back to the index page if no form fields have been filled out, if any of them have something in them it should send them to the search_results page.

if(!isset($_POST['txtcaseno']) || !isset($_POST['txtparcel']) || !isset($_POST['txtlname']) || !isset($_POST['txtfname']) || !isset($_POST['txtstreet'])){
header('Location: index.php');
exit();
} else {

$caseno = $_POST['txtcaseno'];
$parcelno= $_POST['txtparcel'];
$lname= $_POST['txtlname'];
$fname= $_POST['txtfname'];
$street= $_POST['txtstreet'];

$time = time();                

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[caseno]", $caseno, $time + 3600);    

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[parcelno]", $parcelno, $time + 3600);    

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[lname]", $lname, $time + 3600);   

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[fname]", $fname, $time + 3600);   

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[street]", $street, $time + 3600);   


header('Location: search_results.php');
exit();
}

[ramsfield]

Also, I am not familiar with || (pipes?) can you explain there use to me?

Thanks

[rsmith]

|| = OR
&& = AND

Get rid of the last exit(); after the header that redirects you to search_results.php

[rsmith]

You many want to look into using $_SESSION and why are you using cookies for a search?

[ramsfield]

I removed the last exit(); nothing changes.

It still sends the you to the search result page.

Cookies are being used cause the search results page, pages records and allows sorting of columns. It was my solution to the problem. I am assuming session variables would be better?

[rsmith]

I personally pass all the variables from the form into my URL and use $_GET['var']. So if you change the action of your form to "get", your user will be redirect to the script where the url would look like:

script.php?case=caseno&parcelno=parcelno&lname=lname&fname=fname&street=street

Then write the script:

<?
     //Get the variables
          $caseno = $_POST['txtcaseno'];
          $parcelno= $_POST['txtparcel'];
          $lname= $_POST['txtlname'];
          $fname= $_POST['txtfname'];
          $street= $_POST['txtstreet'];

 //See if they're empty
      if(!empty($caseno) || !empty($parcelno) || !empty($lname) || !empty($fname) || !empty($street)){
           header("Location: search_results.php?case=".$caseno."&parcelno=".$parcelno."&lname=".$lname."&fname=".$fname."&street=".$street."");
}else{
               header("Location: index.php");
}
?>

[ramsfield]

Thanks for your help, below is what I used to get it to work

if(empty($_POST['txtcaseno']) && empty($_POST['txtparcel']) && empty($_POST['txtlname']) && empty($_POST['txtfname']) && empty($_POST['txtstreet'])){
header('Location: index.php');
exit();
} else {

$caseno = $_POST['txtcaseno'];
$parcelno= $_POST['txtparcel'];
$lname= $_POST['txtlname'];
$fname= $_POST['txtfname'];
$street= $_POST['txtstreet'];

$time = time();                

// Gets the Current Server Time

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[caseno]", $caseno, $time + 3600);    

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[parcelno]", $parcelno, $time + 3600);    

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[lname]", $lname, $time + 3600);   

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[fname]", $fname, $time + 3600);   

setcookie("MasonCoPermits[street]", $street, $time + 3600);   

header('Location: search_results.php');
}