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"PHP, Mysql, Cs forms"

Ok, it's a huge pain using post forms in HTML, but moving to css and php using a mysql database has stumped me completely

Anyone any links to any tutorials? This is driving me mental, and I haven't even got to the news item addition form yet.

cjh wrote:
> ... it may seem to do the same, but I think its better to learn how
> its done now rather than past methods - you'll find getting to grips
> with bigger projects a lot easier.

Yeah, just getting the damn thing picking up to start with in. ;)

if (isset($_POST['submit'])){
$display = intval($_POST['display']);
$date = intval($_POST['date']);
$postedBy = intval($_POST['postedBy']);
$header = (string)$_POST['header'];
$newsimage = (string)$_POST['myfiles'];
$imagealt = (string)$_POST['imagealt'];
$body = $_POST['body'];

*PROCESS
} else {
* rest of page
}

Where did you pick up that example from? As it is syntax for older versions of PHP. Try using this:

if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
foreach ($_POST as $name=>$value) {
echo "$name = $value
\n";
}
} else {
// do the rest of the page.
}
?>

... it may seem to do the same, but I think its better to learn how its done now rather than past methods - you'll find getting to grips with bigger projects a lot easier.

$_POST is the replacement to $HTTP_POST_VARS
$_GET is the replacement to $HTTP_GET_VARS
$_COOKIE is the replacement to $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS
$_SERVER is the replacement to $HTTP_SERVER_VARS
$_ENV is the replacement to $HTTP_ENV_VARS
$_SESSION is the replacement to $HTTP_SESSION_VARS
$_FILES is the replacement to $HTTP_POST_FILES

Fixed.

while (list($name, $value) = each($HTTP_POST_VARS)) {
echo "$name = $value
\n";
}
} else {
// do the rest of the page
?>

sorted. I can go on now.

Pandaemonium wrote:
> Afternoon wrote:
> Do you need help with forms for php css and mysql or just a general
> php guide?
>
> I've found this: -
>
> [URL]http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/99/21/index3a_page4.html?tw=programming[/URL]
>

Ignore, simply cutting and pasting the code doesn't work. I love it when code in tutorials are wrong. Nothing is more annoying.

Afternoon wrote:
> Do you need help with forms for php css and mysql or just a general
> php guide?

I've found this: -

[URL]http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/99/21/index3a_page4.html?tw=programming[/URL]

That I'm trying to convert. Infuriating so far. It's not picking up the submit. Grrr.

General principals though (no CSS however) as it's avoiding all of dreamweavers appalling support.

Do you need help with forms for php css and mysql or just a general php guide?

Ok, it's a huge pain using post forms in HTML, but moving to css and php using a mysql database has stumped me completely

Anyone any links to any tutorials? This is driving me mental, and I haven't even got to the news item addition form yet.