[RESOLVED] Repopulate form ... How??

G-fer

Hi ...,
I'm really new at this.
I've been trying to figure out how to repopulate a form after it has failed due to a validation problem. I've looked at dozens of posts, but none of the solutions that I have seen work for me.
Perhaps it's my code ... here it is very cut down and simplified, but it still doesn't work.

<! File name: MyForm.html>

Username: <input name="user" type="text">

</form>
</body>
</html>

<! file name: validatepart.php>

<?php

$local=$_POST["user"];

// Code here to validate $local, returns $localOK either true or false.
// Assume that .....

$localOK=false;

if(!$localOK ==true)  // local username is not allowed
{
     include("MyForm.html");  // Return to MyForm

 echo "OOps, made an error";

 exit();
    }

I return to the form OK, but it isn't populated. Where am I going wrong?

G-fer

johanafm

Change filename to MyForm.php and then

<input name="something" value="<?php echo isset($_POST['something'] ? $_POST['something'] : ''; ?>"/>

halojoy

<?php
// File name: myform.php>

$local = '';

if( isset( POST['submit'] ) ) {

$local = POST['user'];


// other checkings here
// or redirect to other page


}


?>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>

<form action="myform.php" method="post">

Username: 
<input name="user" type="text" value="<?php echo $local ?>">

<input type="submit" value="DO IT!!">

</form>
</body>
</html>

Note that I renamed the include page to 'myform.php'

The variable $local can be set to empty initially.
After posted then you can test if form is submitted
and give variable $local another value.

This value can be displayed in the new form.
Like in the code above.

G-fer

Thanx guys ... that solved the problem. Had to make a few changes though, such as adding $_ to the post parts. Also, isset( POST['submit'] ) ) didn't work, but isset( POST['user'] ) ) did.
Thanks a million, and merry xmas to all.

G-fer.

halojoy

I had a syntax error in my code

if( isset( POST['submit'] ) )
should of course be:
if( isset($POST['submit']) )
and also $POST['user']

This way it will work!

<?php // File name: myform.php>

$local = '';
if( isset($_POST['submit']) ) {

$local = $_POST['user'];
// other checkings here
// or redirect to other page

}

?>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>

<form action="myform.php" method="post">
Username:
<input name="user" type="text" value="<?php echo $local ?>">
<input type="submit" value="DO IT!!">
</form>

</body></html>