Re: Learning PHP - question about hidden form fields

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On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 06:47:28PM -0400, Iggep wrote:
> Hey all!  I sat down and started learning PHP today and ran into a bit of a 
> spot.  Hoped someone here could lead me in the right direction.  I created a 
> simple test form called form.php.  I thought I had this strait in my mind 
> when I created it, but obviously it didn't work.  All I want to do is create 
> a static value and pass it back to the page which then triggers a statement 
> for the user to read.
> 
> Problem I'm running into is that I can't seem to find a way to pass that 
> variable correctly with all this being on a single file.   I'd prefer to do 
> this in a single file if possible.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> <html>
> <head>
> 	<title>Test Form</title>
> </head>
> <body>
> 
> <?php
        if ($_POST['form_submitted']=='y') {

> if (defined('form_submitted'))	{
> 	echo "<p>Thank you for submitting your trouble ticket.  We have received your 
> trouble ticket and will be in touch with you about it as soon as 
> possible.</p>";
> 	echo "<p>If you wish to submit another ticket, please use the form 
> below.</p>";
> }
> 
> echo "<form action='form.php' method='post'>";
> echo "<input type='hidden' name='preform_submitted' value='y'>";
> echo "<input type='hidden' name='form_submitted' value='$preform_submitted'>";
> echo "<table>";
> 	echo "<tr><td>Last Name:</td><td><input name='lname' type='text'></td></tr>";
> 	echo "<tr><td>First Name:</td><td><input name='fname' 
> type='text'></td></tr>";
> 	echo "<tr><td>Email Address:</td><td><input name='email_add' 
> type='text'></td></tr>";
> 	echo "<tr><td colspan=2>Trouble:</td></tr>";
> 	echo "<tr><td colspan=2><textarea name='explan'></textarea></td></tr>";
> 	echo "<tr><td><input type='submit'></td></tr>";
> echo "</table>";
> echo "</form>";
> ?>
> </body>
> </html>
> 
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