[Button link to include file]

Okay, for what you're talking about, it seems that you are using include a bit too much

 

Question 1

You can't make a button include a php file once the file is in your browser window. What you could do is make the button link to that php file, or link to the local file, with a variable in the request string, making PHP include the file itself.

[!--PHP-Head--][div class=\'phptop\']PHP[/div][div class=\'phpmain\'][!--PHP-EHead--][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]<?

[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]if([/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]$_GET[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"][[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]includefile[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]]==[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]1[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]) {

  include([/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"myfile.php\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]);

}

[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]?>

[/span]<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" ><a href=\"thisfile.php?includefile=1\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"aboutus.gif\" alt=\"Click here to view\" width=\"143\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\"></a></td>[/span][!--PHP-Foot--][/div][!--PHP-EFoot--]

 

Question 2

Once again use a variable on the URL, stay away from that include if you can

File 1

 

[!--PHP-Head--][div class=\'phptop\']PHP[/div][div class=\'phpmain\'][!--PHP-EHead--][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]<?

[/span][span style=\"color:#FF8000\"]//successful database query here

[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]header[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]([/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"Location: index.php?dbquerysuccess=1\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]);

[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]?>

[/span]

[/span][!--PHP-Foot--][/div][!--PHP-EFoot--]

 

File 2 (index.php)

[!--PHP-Head--][div class=\'phptop\']PHP[/div][div class=\'phpmain\'][!--PHP-EHead--][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]<?

[/span][span style=\"color:#FF8000\"]//your code here

[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]if([/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]$_GET[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"][[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]dbquerysuccess[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]] == [/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]1[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]) {

  echo [/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"Successful Database Query\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"];

}

[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]?>[/span]

[/span][!--PHP-Foot--][/div][!--PHP-EFoot--]

[More select boxes with db input]

[!--PHP-Head--][div class=\'phptop\']PHP[/div][div class=\'phpmain\'][!--PHP-EHead--][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]<?

[/span][span style=\"color:#FF8000\"]//database like this

// id     name

//--------------

// 1      Dog

// 2      Fish

// 3      Cat

 

[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]mysql_connect[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]([/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"localhost\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"], [/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"user\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"], [/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"password\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]);

[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]mysql_select_db[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]([/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"test\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]);

[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]$res[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]=[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]mysql_query[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]([/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"SELECT * FROM product\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]) or die([/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]mysql_error[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]());

echo [/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"<select name=myselect>\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"];

while([/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]$row[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]=[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]mysql_fetch_assoc[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"]([/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]$res[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"])) {

  echo [/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"<option value=$row[id]>$row[name]</option>\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"];

}

echo [/span][span style=\"color:#DD0000\"]\"</select>\"[/span][span style=\"color:#007700\"];

[/span][span style=\"color:#0000BB\"]?>[/span]

[/span][!--PHP-Foot--][/div][!--PHP-EFoot--]

[Pass url from list menu]

Try this out

 

[!--PHP-Head--][div class=\'phptop\']PHP[/div][div class=\'phpmain\'][!--PHP-EHead--]<select name=\"recordID\">

<option value=\"blah1\">Option 1</option>

<option value=\"blah2\">Option 2</option>

<option value=\"blah2\">Option 3</option>

</select>[/span][!--PHP-Foot--][/div][!--PHP-EFoot--]