[Linking this form to another php file to store the data]

Thanks again

[Linking this form to another php file to store the data]

Ok thanks. Well what is the point in php self at all?

[Linking this form to another php file to store the data]

I have my form created, and want to link it to an insert.php file where I can save data to database. Normally, I would have done it like this:

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

Although, I have done my form a different way than usual to help security precautions(Reference: http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_form_complete.asp)

 

<form method="post" action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]);?>"> 
                           Name: <input type="text" name="name" value="<?php echo $name;?>">
                           <span class="error">* <?php echo $nameErr;?></span>
                           <br><br>
                           E-mail: <input type="text" name="email" value="<?php echo $email;?>">
                           <span class="error">* <?php echo $emailErr;?></span>
                           <br><br>
                           Website: <input type="text" name="website" value="<?php echo $website;?>">
                           <span class="error"><?php echo $websiteErr;?></span>
                           <br><br>
                           Comment: <textarea name="comment" rows="5" cols="40"><?php echo $comment;?></textarea>
                           <br><br>
                           Gender:
                           <input type="radio" name="gender" <?php if (isset($gender) && $gender=="female") echo "checked";?>  value="female">Female
                           <input type="radio" name="gender" <?php if (isset($gender) && $gender=="male") echo "checked";?>  value="male">Male
                           <span class="error">* <?php echo $genderErr;?></span>
                           <br><br>
                           <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit"> 
                        </form>

 

My form's action attribute is filled with php code already, so where do I link to my insert.php file now? Can I still put a file name next to the php code that is already there? Can I do it like this, adding an onclick attribute that links to insert.php file?:

 

 <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" onclick="insert.php"> 

 

[Couple of isset() questions!(Beginner)]

Wow thanks requinix. Yeah I knew I wasn't really using isset() correctly the way I was doing it above. I was following this netbeans wishlist tutorial and they were having me do it without isset at all! I'm glad you showed me the more logical way.

[Couple of isset() questions!(Beginner)]

• I originally had the error: "undefined index: password"
• I researched the error and figured out that I needed to be using isset()

1. When should I use isset(every time I use the post array?)
2. Why does this prevent that error from showing up?

 

Also, is this how I should be coding it:

   

 

    // Check whether a password was entered and confirmed correctly
    if (isset($_POST["password"])=="") {
        $passwordIsEmpty = true;
    }
    if (isset($_POST["password2"])=="") {
        $password2IsEmpty = true;
    }
    if (isset($_POST["password"])!= isset($_POST["password2"])) {
        $passwordIsValid = false;
    } 

 

Instead of:

 

    if ($_POST['password'] == "") {
        $passwordIsEmpty = true;
    }
    if ($_POST['password2'] == "") {
        $password2IsEmpty = true;
    }
    if ($_POST['password'] != $_POST['password2']) {
        $passwordIsValid = false;
    }