[SOLVED] How to use what's echoed in an else statenements in the HTML

[toxictoad]

I have this code working

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded']['tmp_name'], $target))
{
echo "The file ". basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). " has been uploaded<br /><br />";
}
else {
echo "Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file.";
}
?>

 

What I don't get is how to take what's being echoed in the else statements and have it in the HTML code. Can anyone help?

 

Thanks

TT

[gevans]

<?php
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded']['tmp_name'], $target))
{
$uploadResult = "The file ". basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). " has been uploaded<br /><br />";
}
else {
$uploadResult =  "Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file.";
}
?>

 

Then in your html put <?php echo $uplaodResult; ?> where ever you want it

[mmarif4u]

Exactly like that.

You won gevans.

[toxictoad]

thanks guys, I was playing with it and figured it out, I did it a little different though

 

$success="The file ". basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). " has been uploaded<br /><br />";

 

$error= "Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file.";

 

then use <?=$success?><?=$error?> in the HTML code but your use of just $uploadResult will just mean that I only need to add <?=$uploadResult?> so thanks

[gevans]

this is an old way of doing things <?=$success?>

 

please use

 

<?php echo $success; ?>

[toxictoad]

this is an old way of doing things <?=$success?>

 

please use

 

<?php echo $success; ?>

 

Ok thank's, picking it up as I go

 

Before I mark it as solved would there be a way of adding a different graphic to each of these statements?

[gevans]

$error= "<div>Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file.</div><div><img src=\"yourimage.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></div>";

 

Just shove your html in there!! and dont forget to escape your quotes (if needed)

[mmarif4u]

this is an old way of doing things <?=$success?>

 

please use

 

<?php echo $success; ?>

Yeh, its an old way. you can do this now also. but have to configure you php.ini file.

[gevans]

@mmarif4u

 

it can be done, but is not recommended

[mmarif4u]

@mmarif4u

 

it can be done, but is not recommended

You are right, not recommended. it was until php4.

[toxictoad]

Thanks gevans I'm slowly picking up the basics

both <?=$success?> and <?php echo $success; ?> work so guess the server's setup ok, I'll stick to <?php echo $success; ?>

 

Thanks again