Need help coding a web form

[derekbelcher]

I have a web at the following address:  http://www.mercercountyfa.org/addentry.php

 

I want to code this form so that the user enters the info and gets a preview before submitting the content to the database. 

 

Any help?  Thanks.

[Maq]

Any help?  Thanks.

 

Sure, make a button called "preview" that shows them what they typed in.

[derekbelcher]

Should I change the post to something other then my page that posts it directly to the database.  What does the code look like for the preview button?

[Maq]

Make a preview button and at the top of your page you need something like:

 

if(isset($_POST['preview'])) {
  echo "Here is your preview: ";
  //all of the inputs
}

[derekbelcher]

Is this right?  how do I list the inputs?  Sorry, so many questions, I am very novice at PHP, trying to learn though :-)

<?php

  if ($HTTP_POST_VARS['submit']) {

    mysql_connect("server info");

    mysql_select_db("server info");

    $entrytitle=$HTTP_POST_VARS['entrytitle'];

    $entrytext=$HTTP_POST_VARS['entrytext'];

    $query ="INSERT INTO weblog (entrytitle,entrytext)";

    $query.=" VALUES ('$entrytitle','$entrytext')";

if(isset($_POST['preview'])) {

    echo "Here is your preview: ";

 

    $result=mysql_query($query);

    if ($result) echo "<b>Successfully Posted!</b>";

    else echo "<b>ERROR: unable to post.</b>";

  }

?>

[derekbelcher]

I still don't know how to make this work.  Can anyone help.  I read somewhere about sessions, but have no idea how to set that up.  Thanks in advance.

[Gazan]

<?php

//Your form goes here..

if(isset($_POST['preview'])) {
echo "Here is a preview";
//Output the variables they filled in..
echo $title;
echo $weblog_entry;
}

?>

 

Replace the variables with whatever variables you're using. It's not as hard as it seems. You just take the variables they've filled in, and then output them on the same page IF they've pressed "preview".

 

EDIT: what maq said.