[RESOLVED] POST V's GET

[benracer]

Hi,
My script works on get but does not on post any idea's why?
Thanks

[laserlight]

Post the smallest and simplest runnable script that demonstrates the problem.

[benracer]

This Works...

						<form action="/cart" method="get" style="display:inline">
						  <select name="charge" id="charge" onchange="this.form.submit();">
<?
     $pp = $_GET['charge'];
          if (empty($pp)){
               $pp = "next";
          }

  if($pp == "next"){
           echo "<option value='next' selected='selected'>Next Day &pound3.50</option>"; 
           echo "<option value='first'>1st Class &pound2.00</option>";
  }else{
           echo "<option value='first' selected='selected'>1st Class &pound2.00</option>";
           echo "<option value='next'>Next Day &pound3.50</option>"; 
  }
?> 


                      </select>
                    </form>

This Does Not...

						<form action="/cart" method="post" style="display:inline">
						  <select name="charge" id="charge" onchange="this.form.submit();">
<?
     $pp = $_POST['charge'];
          if (empty($pp)){
               $pp = "next";
          }

  if($pp == "next"){
           echo "<option value='next' selected='selected'>Next Day &pound3.50</option>"; 
           echo "<option value='first'>1st Class &pound2.00</option>";
  }else{
           echo "<option value='first' selected='selected'>1st Class &pound2.00</option>";
           echo "<option value='next'>Next Day &pound3.50</option>"; 
  }
?> 


                      </select>
                    </form>

[benracer]

Any idea's - strange problem? see http://btronics.co.uk/cart

[tsinka]

Hi,

I have no problems with the cart using Internet Explorer. But with Firefox the cart is emptied each time I change the drop down.

I have an idea about what might be the reason. The page contains several forms. In the select you have this.form.submit();

In Internet Explorer that submit the correct form, in Firefox it seems to submit another form.

You should give the form that the select belongs to an id or a name and specify the form in the onchange handler of the select.

Edit:

I think that this is rather a problem of how the forms get submitted than a GET/POST problem.

Thomas

[benracer]

Is there an alternative to the submit that I use?

						<form action="/cart" method="post" target="_self" style="display:inline">
						  <select name="charge" id="charge" onchange="this.form.submit();">
<?
     $pp = $_POST['charge'];
          if (empty($pp)){
               $pp = "next";
          }

  if($pp == "next"){
  		   $postage = 3.50;
           echo "<option value='next' selected='selected'>Next Day &#163;3.50</option>"; 
           echo "<option value='first'>1st Class &#163;2.00</option>";
  }else{
  	  	   $postage = 2.00;
           echo "<option value='first' selected='selected'>1st Class &#163;2.00</option>";
           echo "<option value='next'>Next Day &#163;3.50</option>"; 
  }
?> 
                          </select>
                        </form>

[benracer]

SORTED - I had to add size="1" in the select tag.