Re: Newbie form question

On 6/21/2013 10:09 AM, Karl-Arne Gjersøyen wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I have an application that generete HTML5 form in PHP.
> The form is written in a while loop and therefore the form field has exact
> same name for every row in the loop.
> And that is the problem. Because when my PHP document shall handle
> submitted data it only take the very last row in the while loop and show
> the result of it.
>
> if(isset($_POST['update_explosive'])){
>      $item_serial_number = $_POST['item_serial_number'];
>      $update_item_in_store = $_POST['update_item_in_store'];
>
>      if($item_serial_number === "ETX1.22X1000"){
>          echo "<h1>$update_item_in_store</h1>";
>          }
>      if($item_serial_number === "ETX1.17X460"){
>          echo "<h1>$update_item_in_store</h1>";
>          }
>      }
>
> I think the solution will be to create different and unike fieldname
> dymamic. For example I tried to write <input type="text" name="<?php echo
> "$item_serial_number"; ?>" value="<?php echo "$item_serial_number"; ?>"> in
> the HTML5/PHP form.
>
> But the problem is that periode "." not is allowed as $variable_name.
> I then try to write it this way:
>
> if(isset($_POST['update_explosive'])){
>      $item_serial_number = $_POST['ETX1.22X1000'];
>      $update_item_in_store = $_POST['update_item_in_store'];
>
>      if($item_serial_number === "ETX1.22X1000"){
>          echo "<h1>$update_item_in_store</h1>";
>          }
>      if($item_serial_number === "ETX1.17X460"){
>          echo "<h1>$update_item_in_store</h1>";
>          }
>      }
>
> But this last part did not make any sense to me. I recive no output when
> tried that one.
>
> One problem is that I have between 2 and 25 items with different serial
> number. Sometimes only 5 of this shall be updated and other times all 25
> items. I like to do this through one simple form and not for one time for
> every single item. (I know how to do when select one by one and update
> them, but that is a long and hard way for people using my application. A
> better solution is to just use one form and view all items there. Then just
> write the amount of item in <input type="number"
> name="update_item_in_store" size="6"> field.)
>
> If you have time to help me *understand* this newbie question by explain or
> give me an example or post a link to a tutorial that can help me though, I
> am very thankful.
>
> Karl
>
Make your names on your input tags like this:
if you currently have
<input type='text' name='field1'>
then change it to this:
<input type='text' name='field1[]'>

This will give you an array of in your POST/GET array.