Can you put a FORM and Input box in a FOR loop

[kpetsche20]

Hey, is it possible to put a form inside a for loop. When I execute this script when I click the submit button it brings me to  index.php?button=Submit  instead of the action URL

 

<?php  
	$sql = "SELECT * FROM subscriptions";
	$run = mysql_query($sql);
	for($x=0; $x < mysql_num_rows($run); $x++)
	{
	$data = mysql_fetch_array($run);
	echo "
	<form name=\"form\" action=\"index.php?p=paypal\">
	<tr><td><b>".$data['name']."</b></td></tr><tr>
	<td>".$data['description']."<br></td>
	<tr>
	<td>$".$data['price']."<br></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td><input type=\"submit\" name=\"button\" id=\"button\" value=\"Submit\" /></form><br><br><br></td>
	</tr>";
	}

	 ?>

[radar]

Begin your corp outside of the for loop, and close it on the other side of the for loop.  this way the form will always show up, but the information in between it wont.. 

 

Something about the for loop messes with forms (ive never gotten it to work the way you have it) but works flawlessly the way i said..

[kpetsche20]

Problem is I need the form to change depending on what subscription is selected

[BlueSkyIS]

yes, i use a similar method to the one you've posted. you might want to give each form a unique name, e.g.,

 

echo "<form name='form$x' action='whatever.php'>";

[kpetsche20]

The names and prices change depending on what subscription is selected

[BlueSkyIS]

okay. you'll need to put the values you want to pass into visible or hidden form fields. i suggest that you only pass product id in a hidden field; don't rely on what you get from the browser to set the price.

[kpetsche20]

I know that but when I hit the submit button it redirects me to http://www.webmasterfreehost.com/sportsbook/members/index.php?button=Submit

 

instead of

http://www.webmasterfreehost.com/sportsbook/members/index.php?p=paypal

[radar]

Thats why you throw the form outside of the loop...  because it'll go to paypal all the time regardless... then you'll get the pricing information and such from the $_POST...

[BlueSkyIS]

I know that but when I hit the submit button it redirects me to http://www.webmasterfreehost.com/sportsbook/members/index.php?button=Submit

 

instead of

http://www.webmasterfreehost.com/sportsbook/members/index.php?p=paypal

 

i think we ran into a similar problem the other day, trying to use an action URL with a value appended. since you're posting anyway, why not pass p in a hidden form element instead of passing it as part of the URL in the form action?

 

just noticed: another issue is that you don't define the form method='POST' (assuming you want post).

 

also: can we see the latest code?

[kpetsche20]

I put the form tags outside the for loop and it does the same thing

 

     <tr>
        <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
        <table width="500px"><tr>
        <td>Name</td>
       
        </tr>
	<form name=\"form\" action=\"index.php?p=paypal\">
	<?php  
	$sql = "SELECT * FROM subscriptions";
	$run = mysql_query($sql);
	for($x=0; $x < mysql_num_rows($run); $x++)
	{
	$data = mysql_fetch_array($run);
	echo "

	<tr><td><b>".$data['name']."</b></td></tr><tr>
	<td>".$data['description']."<br></td>
	<tr>
	<td>$".$data['price']."<br></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td><input type=\"submit\" name=\"button\" id=\"button\" value=\"Submit\" /><br><br><br></td>
	</tr>";
	}

	 ?></form>
        </table>
        <p> </p>
        </td>
  </tr>
    </table>

[BlueSkyIS]

there's nothing wrong with creating multiple forms in a loop.