Another module in same window question

Hangin' Around Joined: Apr 03, 2004 Posts: 32

Hello,

I'm self-learning PHP and MYSQL at the moment from a book, and they were giving some examples like making a guestbook ( really really basic one ).

Now I'm having this problem :
I created module and an index.php for the guestbook allready were you are supposed to leave your message for the guestbook. Now when people press the submit button, I want the next PHP file to appear in the same place as the sign-in page. How can I do that ?

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

I will assume you are calling the next file through a <form> tag using the ACTION attribute. To make the next file display in the same nuke window, you must code the ACTION attribute like this

Code:

<form action="modules.php?name=MODULE_NAME&file=FILE_NAME_WITHOUT_EXTENSION">

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:48 am

Thanks for the reply Raven ! I've been trying to fix the problem now but I'm getting the message "sorry such file doesn't exist".

This is the INDEX.PHP of the module :

Code:

<?php


#### Generated by Module Creator - By Disipal site (www.disipal.net) ####


if (!eregi("modules.php", $PHP_SELF)) {


   die ("You can't access this file directly...");





}


require_once("mainfile.php");


$module_name = basename(dirname(__FILE__));





include("header.php");


$index = 1;


OpenTable();


echo " ";


echo "Sign my Guestbook !!!";


echo "<form action=modules.php?name=AYK&file=ce>";


echo "<table>";


echo "<TR>";


echo "<TD>";


  echo "<b>Name :</b>";


echo "</TD><TD>";


  echo "<input type=text size=40 name=name>";


  echo "</TD";


  echo "</TR></table>";


  echo "<br>";


  echo "<b>Location :</b>";


  echo "<input type=text size=40 name=location>";


  echo "<br>";


  echo "<b>E-mail :</b>";


  echo "<input type=text size=40 name=email>";


  echo "<br>";


  echo "<b>Home page :</b>";


  echo "<input type=text size=40 name=url>";


  echo "<br>";


  echo "<b>Comments :</b>";


  echo "<textarea name=comments cols=40 rows=4 wrap=virtual></textarea>";


  echo "<br>";


  echo " ";


  echo "<input type=submit name=submit value=Sign!>";


  echo "<input type=reset name=reset value=Start over>";


  echo " ";


  echo "</form>";





CloseTable();


include("footer.php");





?>

And this is the file ( CE.PHP ) that I want to appear when one presses the sign ! button :

Code:

<?php


#### Generated by Module Creator - By Disipal site (www.disipal.net) ####


if (!eregi("modules.php", $PHP_SELF)) {


   die ("You can't access this file directly...");





}


require_once("mainfile.php");


$module_name = basename(dirname(__FILE__));





include("header.php");


$index = 1;


OpenTable();





include(dbconnect.php);





if ($submit == Sign !)


{


    $query = insert into guestbook


             (name,location,email,url,comments) values


             ('$name','$location','$email', '$url', '$comments')


             ;


             mysql_query($query) or


                 die ( mysql_error());


    


echo "<h2>Thanks !!!</h2>";


echo "<h2><a href=view.php>View My guestbook !!!</a></h2>";





  


}





else





{


    include(sign);


}











CloseTable();


include("footer.php");





?>

All files are in the /modules/ayk ( name of the module ) directory.

Do you have any tips for me ?

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:06 am

When you click on the submit button and you get the error message, is the url in your browser the correct url? Remember on *nix systems it is case sensitive.

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:13 am

This is the url that appears :

http://www.ayk.nl/modules.php?name=&location=&email=&url=&comments=&submit=Sign%21

hmm... I do not see it calling the ce.php file anywhere ...

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:14 am

And it's not a unix system by the way : it's apache on winxp.

Thanks for the fast response by the way !

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:26 am

I made a [mis]assumption that you would add the METHOD attribute to your FORM tag. Modify it to read

Code:

<form method=post action=modules.php?name=AYK&file=ce>

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:41 pm

Thanks ! I got it to work now. Laughing