PHP Problem

[Monk3h]

This is a mini chat system im using, its displayed in the top right corner of my site, it works fine apart from when i click Chat to post a message it takes me to chat.php.

 

How would i change this script so that it dosnt take me to chat.php but still does the action. =/

 

<?php

Print"<center>
<form method=post action=chat.php?action=minichat>
<tr><td colspan=2 align=center>
<input type=text name=msg size=15> <input type=submit value=Chat>
</form></center>";

} if ($action == minichat) {
if ($msg){

		if ($stat[rank] == Admin) {
		$starter = "<span style=color:#0066cc>$stat[user]</span>"; 
		} elseif ($stat[sub] > 0) {
		$starter = "<span style=color:#FF0000>$stat[user]</span>"; 
		} elseif ($stat[rank] == Staff) { 
		$starter = "<span style=color:#629632>$stat[user]</span>"; 



} else {
		$starter = "$stat[user]";
	}
	mysql_query("insert into chat (user, chat) values('$starter', '$msg')");
mysql_query("update players set chatline=chatline+1 where id=$stat[id]");
}
}
?>

		<iframe src=minichat.php width='100%' height=306 id=ifr name=ifr frameborder=0></iframe>




	</td></tr>
	</table><br>

 

 

BTW, Chat .php is the main chat script.

[phpzone]

I don't use Iframes much, but can you set a target on your form action eg. <form target=ifrm

 

failing that, take a trip to ajax land ;-)

[Monk3h]

I'm not sure.. Could you add what you mean to the script and ill give it a try?

[BlueSkyIS]

this will almost certainly confuse browser(s) (form action defined twice due to missing quotes):

 

<form method=post action=chat.php?action=minichat>

 

should be:

 

<form method='post' action='chat.php?action=minichat'>

[DarkWater]

Use AJAX or have a redirect on the chat.php page.  Ajax is your best bet.

[Monk3h]

WTF is Ajax? :s

[DarkWater]

Asynchronous Javascript and XML.  It's basically using Javascript to send asynchronous requests to another file (IE, chat.php) so page reloads aren't necessary.  PM me if you want a working example of Ajax on the user list I made on my little test site. xD