[SOLVED] echo record inside text box (easy one)

[emediastudios]

Hey everyone, still a newbe, but should of worked this out,

I got this code on top of my file

 <?php
include_once('includes/include.php');
$query = "SELECT * FROM history where id =1";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
while($news=mysql_fetch_array($result)){

$history .= "$news[history]";

}

?>

and i want to add the varible to show in the text box so i can see all the text, make my changes then hit update.

I tried many versions of the below  code but it dont work.

<?php
if($secret == "89"){ 
$content .='
<form id="news" form action="history_edit.php" method="post">
  <table width="500" border="0">
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2" class="orangelink"><strong>Update History</strong></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="108">Text</td>
      <td width="182"><label>
        <textarea name="history" cols="60" rows="12" class="fields" id="history"><?php echo"$history"; ?></textarea>
      </label></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2"><label>
        <input name="Submit" type="submit" class="fields" id="Submit" value="Submit" />
      </label></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</form>
';
}
else $content .= "You Must Be Logged In To Do That.";
?>

 

[5kyy8lu3]

Hey everyone, still a newbe, but should of worked this out,

I got this code on top of my file

does this work?

  <textarea name="history" cols="60" rows="12" class="fields" id="history" value="<?php echo $history; ?>"></textarea>

[dokueki@gmail.com]

Also, looks like you forgot to add the single quote at start, correct me if I'm wrong,

<?php
if($secret == "89"){ 
$content .= '
<form id="news" form action="history_edit.php" method="post">
  <table width="500" border="0">
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2" class="orangelink"><strong>Update History</strong></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="108">Text</td>
      <td width="182"><label>
        <textarea name="history" cols="60" rows="12" class="fields" id="history"><?php echo $history; ?></textarea>
      </label></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2"><label>
        <input name="Submit" type="submit" class="fields" id="Submit" value="Submit" />
      </label></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</form>
';
}
else $content .= "You Must Be Logged In To Do That.";
?>

[emediastudios]

Also, looks like you forgot to add the single quote at start, correct me if I'm wrong,

<?php
if($secret == "89"){ 
$content .= '
<form id="news" form action="history_edit.php" method="post">
  <table width="500" border="0">
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2" class="orangelink"><strong>Update History</strong></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="108">Text</td>
      <td width="182"><label>
        <textarea name="history" cols="60" rows="12" class="fields" id="history"><?php echo $history; ?></textarea>
      </label></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2"><label>
        <input name="Submit" type="submit" class="fields" id="Submit" value="Submit" />
      </label></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</form>
';
}
else $content .= "You Must Be Logged In To Do That.";
?>

 

Also, looks like you forgot to add the single quote at start, correct me if I'm wrong,

<?php
if($secret == "89"){ 
$content .= '
<form id="news" form action="history_edit.php" method="post">
  <table width="500" border="0">
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2" class="orangelink"><strong>Update History</strong></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width="108">Text</td>
      <td width="182"><label>
        <textarea name="history" cols="60" rows="12" class="fields" id="history"><?php echo $history; ?></textarea>
      </label></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2"><label>
        <input name="Submit" type="submit" class="fields" id="Submit" value="Submit" />
      </label></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</form>
';
}
else $content .= "You Must Be Logged In To Do That.";
?>

I missed the quote in the cut and paste, buts it in my file, the code didnt work.my code just showed <?php echo $history; ?> in the text box, the code you supplied me with displays and empty text box

[dokueki@gmail.com]

Replace

<?php echo $history; ?>

with

'.$history.'

(Including quotes and everything)

[emediastudios]

Thanks mate

Works a charm, thanks