Simple script help!

[TheDoodleTwins]

In response to gamesCool saying i should make a thread about this so somone may help, here it is!

Im having trouble with a realy simple thing!

I have 2 files, 1 with a form in with 1 text box called "name" and the form leads to testCreate.php

In testCreate.php is the script i just created of the top of my head, which is why i think it wont work xD

<?php
if($_POST['submit']){
$name = $_POST['name'];
if ($name == ""){
echo "You did not enter anything into the name feild.";
}
}
?>

Does anyone know whats wrong with it! Its probly somthing realy simple like i forgot a character or somthing.

[DFox]

Wait so what's wrong? What happens when you run this?

[elbekko]

if($_POST['submit']){
should be
if(isset($_POST['submit'])){

[SummerCity]

Nope, still doesent work, and its ment to do this,

When somone clicks submit on the form.php page and hasent entered anything into the name feild! it activates: echo "You did not enter anything into the name feild.";

[DFox]

Is the name of your submit button on the form page "submit"?

[WoogieNoogie]

Does your form have the method attribute equal to "POST"?

[TheDoodleTwins]

To answer both your questions, yes! its set to post and the button is called submit

[DFox]

At 7/17/06 03:36 PM, GwenTheDoodle wrote: To answer both your questions, yes! its set to post and the button is called submit

Can you post the form please?

[CyberLemming]

if($_POST['submit'])
should be
if ($_POST[(nameofsubmitbutton)] == '(valueofsubmitbutton)')

[DFox]

At 7/17/06 03:44 PM, CyberLemming wrote: if($_POST['submit'])
should be
if ($_POST[(nameofsubmitbutton)] == '(valueofsubmitbutton)')

No, it doesn't have to be. I don't think that's the problem as if(isset($_POST['submit'])) or if($_POST['submit']) should work just fine.

[TheDoodleTwins]

Still dont work, now you see why im having trouble with what should be a simple script!

[DFox]

At 7/17/06 03:51 PM, GwenTheDoodle wrote: Still dont work, now you see why im having trouble with what should be a simple script!

If you post the form I'm sure we can spot the problem.

[TheDoodleTwins]

Here is the form!#

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

<div align="center">
<input name="name" type="text" maxlength="14" />
</div>
<p align="center">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Join" />
</p>
</form>

[CyberLemming]

At 7/17/06 03:46 PM, GamesCool wrote: No, it doesn't have to be. I don't think that's the problem as if(isset($_POST['submit'])) or if($_POST['submit']) should work just fine.

at the risk of sounding retarded:
"O RLY?"

create test.php:

<?php
var_dump($_POST);
?>
<form method="post">
<input type="text" name="OMG" value="WTF" />
<input type="submit" name="ROFL" value="LOL" />
</form>

load it up in a browser, and hit LOL.
=)

[DFox]

So if you enter nothing in the name field, it's not showing that message?

[CyberLemming]

*copies form*

and when:

<?php
var_dump($_POST);
?>
<form method="post">
<div align="center">
<input name="name" type="text" maxlength="14" />
</div>
<p align="center">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Join" />
</p>
</form>

result of hitting Join without entering anything:

array(2) { ["name"]=> string(0) "" ["submit"]=> string(4) "Join" }

=)

[cherries]

<form action="testicals.php">
<input type="text" name="author" /><br/>
<input type="submit" value="I suck" />
</form>

Test.php:
<?
$author = $_POST['author'];
if (strlen($author) == 0) {
die('No name j00 fewl');
}
?>

[TheDoodleTwins]

Okay! non of them work, but here! dos anyone get why this wouldent wont work!

When somone clicks submit its ment to just activate the script in this code? But it does nothing!

<?php
if ($_POST[(Submit)] == '(Submit)'){
$filename="words.txt";
$words=file($filename);
shuffle($words);
$word=$words[0];
echo $word;
}
?>
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="random.php">
<label>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
</label>
</form>

[DFox]

At 7/17/06 04:54 PM, GwenTheDoodle wrote: <?php
if ($_POST[(Submit)] == '(Submit)'){
$filename="words.txt";
$words=file($filename);
shuffle($words);
$word=$words[0];
echo $word;
}
?>

Should be:
<?php
if (isset($_POST['Submit'])){
$filename="words.txt";
$words=file($filename);
shuffle($words);
$word=$words[0];
echo $word;
}
?>

[Jordan]

*cough* are you sure your uploading the php files to a server that supports php?

[CyberLemming]

At 7/17/06 04:54 PM, GwenTheDoodle wrote: <?php
if ($_POST[(Submit)] == '(Submit)'){
$filename="words.txt";
$words=file($filename);
shuffle($words);
$word=$words[0];
echo $word;
}
?>
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="random.php">
<label>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
</label>
</form>

!!!!
the brackets weren't meant to be taken literally!
jesus...
so like so:

<?php
if ($_POST['Submit'] == 'Submit'){
$filename="words.txt";
$words=file($filename);
shuffle($words);
$word=$words[0];
echo $word;
}
?>