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I have created a members login website here http://ipage.netau.net/index.php.

 

Now, can someone help me create a custom form which remembers what the member inserted ,when they are loged in. 

 

what i mean is http://starvator.890m.com/form.php

<form action="output.php" method="get">
Page Title: <input type="text" name="title" />
<br>
Website #1
Name: <input type="text" name="name1" />
Address: <input type="text" name="link1" />
<br>
Website #2
Name: <input type="text" name="name2" />
Address: <input type="text" name="link2" />
<br>
Website #3
Name: <input type="text" name="name3" />
Address: <input type="text" name="link3" />

<br>
Website #4
Name: <input type="text" name="name4" />
Address: <input type="text" name="link4" />
<br>
Website #5
Name: <input type="text" name="name" />
Address: <input type="text" name="link5" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>
<!-- www.000webhost.com Analytics Code -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var websiteID='starvator.890m.com';
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://analytics.hosting24.com/do.php"></script>

<noscript>
<a href="http://www.hosting24.com/"><img src="http://analytics.hosting24.com/s.php?websiteID=starvator.890m.com" alt="web hosting" /></a>
</noscript>
<!-- End Of Code -->

and depending on what they put in, it will show up on http://starvator.890m.com/output.php

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>
<meta content="yes" name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" />
<meta content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type" />
<link href="pics/homescreen.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" />
<meta content="minimum-scale=1.0, width=device-width, maximum-scale=0.6667, user-scalable=no" name="viewport" />
<link href="css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="javascript/functions.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<title></title>
<meta content="iPod,iPhone,Webkit,iWebkit,Website,Create,mobile,Tutorial,free" name="keywords" />
<meta content="Try out all exclusive features iWebKit 4.0 has to offer and discover how far web developement can go. Create the ultimate WebApp!" name="description" />
</head>

<body>

<div id="topbar">
<div id="title">
	</div>
<div id="leftbutton">
	<a href="http://iwebkit.net">Free Homepage Builder</a></div>
</div>
<div id="content">
	<li class="menu"><a href="">
	<span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>

	<li class="menu"><a href="">
	<span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
	<li class="menu"><a href="">
	<span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
	<li class="menu"><a href="">
	<span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
	<li class="menu"><a href="">
	<span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
	<li class="menu"><a href="">

	<span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
	<li class="menu"><a href="">
	<span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
</ul>

</div>
<div id="footer">
<!-- please keep this line of text for three reasons: to help us, to thank us and just because it is cool-->
<a class="noeffect" href="http://iwebkit.net">Powered by iWebKit</a></div>

</body>

</html>

<!-- www.000webhost.com Analytics Code -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var websiteID='starvator.890m.com';
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://analytics.hosting24.com/do.php"></script>
<noscript>
<a href="http://www.hosting24.com/"><img src="http://analytics.hosting24.com/s.php?websiteID=starvator.890m.com" alt="web hosting" /></a>
</noscript>
<!-- End Of Code -->

 

So, when the users log into their panel, they will be able to customise it from where they left off!

 

I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I NEED!

 

star ;D ;D ;D

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For each textbox, add

 

value="<?php echo $_POST['SELFNAME']; ?>"

 

So like this:

Website #1
Name: <input type="text" name="name1" value="<?php echo $_POST['name1']; ?>" />
Address: <input type="text" name="link1" value="<?php echo $_POST['link1']; ?>" />

 

It should work.. ;)

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For each textbox, add

 

value="<?php echo $_POST['SELFNAME']; ?>"

 

So like this:

Website #1
Name: <input type="text" name="name1" value="<?php echo $_POST['name1']; ?>" />
Address: <input type="text" name="link1" value="<?php echo $_POST['link1']; ?>" />

 

It should work.. ;)

 

I dont understand how it will work, because the output of the page is not in an sort of database... what i need is to find out how to put it in a database... And if i understand your code, it means that the form and output have to both be on the same page...

 

thanks

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The standard way to transfer this data to the next page is with POST.  So change this line:

 

</pre>
<form action="output.php" method="POST"><

 

And on "output.php" change this to:

 


   
   
   

   

     

 

You're going to have to store these URL's in the database somewhere to remember what the user put in.  Make some sort of login system.

 

P.S. - Looks like you were missing the opening

    tag there as well.
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The standard way to transfer this data to the next page is with POST. So change this line:

 

<form action="output.php" method="POST">

 

And on "output.php" change this to:

 

<div id="content">
<ul>
<?php  foreach($_POST AS $url) {  ?>   
  <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
  <li class="menu"><a href="<?php echo $url; ?>"><?php echo $url; ?></a>
<?php } ?>
  </ul>
</div>

 

You're going to have to store these URL's in the database somewhere to remember what the user put in. Make some sort of login system.

 

P.S. - Looks like you were missing the opening <ul> tag there as well.

 

I am very sory, but i am a complete noob at this and do not understand what you said... Instead of the

<form action="output.php" method="get">
Page Title: <input type="text" name="title" />
<br>
Website #1
Name: <input type="text" name="name1" />
Address: <input type="text" name="link1" />

put

 

<form action="output.php" method="get">
Page Title: <div id="content">
<ul>
<?php  foreach($_POST AS $url) {  ?>   
  <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
  <li class="menu"><a href="<?php echo $url; ?>"><?php echo $url; ?></a>
<?php } ?>
  </ul>
</div>
<br>
Website #1
Name: <div id="content">
<ul>
<?php  foreach($_POST AS $url) {  ?>   
  <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
  <li class="menu"><a href="<?php echo $url; ?>"><?php echo $url; ?></a>
<?php } ?>
  </ul>
</div>
Address: <div id="content">
<ul>
<?php  foreach($_POST AS $url) {  ?>   
  <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
  <li class="menu"><a href="<?php echo $url; ?>"><?php echo $url; ?></a>
<?php } ?>
  </ul>
</div>

^^^ I AM SO CONFUSED!

 

ALL OF THESE CODES CONFUSE ME OUT OF MY MIND!

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^^^ I AM SO CONFUSED!

 

I can tell!  :P

 

Change this line:

 

</pre>
<form action="output.php" method="get"><

 

to:

 

</pre>
<form action="output.php" method="POST"><

 

And, in output.php, change this portion of code:

 

      
      

      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      
   
 

 

to this:

 


   
   
   

 

 

 

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^^^ I AM SO CONFUSED!

 

I can tell!  :P

 

Change this line:

 

<form action="output.php" method="get">

 

to:

 

<form action="output.php" method="POST">

 

And, in output.php, change this portion of code:

 

<div id="content">
      <li class="menu"><a href="">
      <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>

      <li class="menu"><a href="">
      <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
      <li class="menu"><a href="">
      <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
      <li class="menu"><a href="">
      <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
      <li class="menu"><a href="">
      <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
      <li class="menu"><a href="">

      <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
      <li class="menu"><a href="">
      <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
   </ul>
   
</div>

 

to this:

 

<div id="content">
<ul>
<?php  foreach($_POST AS $url) {  ?>   
   <span class="name"></span><span class="arrow"></span></a></li>
   <li class="menu"><a href="<?php echo $url; ?>"><?php echo $url; ?></a>
<?php } ?>
   </ul>
</div>

 

ok, i can do that, but how would i get it into my database? ??? ??? ???

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ok, i can do that, but how would i get it into my database? ??? ??? ???

 

That's going to require you to read some tutorials. 

 

Do you have a DB setup?

Do you know how to create tables and fields?

Do you know what you want your structure to look like?

And I assume you don't know how to INSERT and SELECT data from a DB...?

 

I suggest reading this: PHP & MySQL.

 

Good luck, come back if you have any specific questions, we'll be happy to help.

 

 

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ok, i can do that, but how would i get it into my database? ??? ??? ???

 

That's going to require you to read some tutorials.

 

Do you have a DB setup?

Do you know how to create tables and fields?

Do you know what you want your structure to look like?

And I assume you don't know how to INSERT and SELECT data from a DB...?

 

I suggest reading this: PHP & MySQL.

 

Good luck, come back if you have any specific questions, we'll be happy to help.

 

I TOLD YOU I AM A COMPLETE NOOB

 

I already have a database with a login system, but i copied the codes from a guide...

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PHP & MySQL for dummies is a good place to start too. It will teach you how to connect to a a MySQL database with PHP and some basic SQL to insert and retrieve your data. You will need to use the mysql_connect() function to connect to the database, and mysql_query() to interact with the database. The online phpManual can give you some basics about the functions. Alternately, if the only reason you are storing this information is for a returning user, you could possibly just set cookies to remember this information. Copying scripts without any knowledge of how they work is like downloading a set of plans for a building and then going on the internet and asking "How do I build this?"  We'd love to help, it's just there are books and website tutorials dedicated to this, we can't answer such general questions in a single post.

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PHP & MySQL for dummies is a good place to start too. It will teach you how to connect to a a MySQL database with PHP and some basic SQL to insert and retrieve your data. You will need to use the mysql_connect() function to connect to the database, and mysql_query() to interact with the database. The online phpManual can give you some basics about the functions. Alternately, if the only reason you are storing this information is for a returning user, you could possibly just set cookies to remember this information. Copying scripts without any knowledge of how they work is like downloading a set of plans for a building and then going on the internet and asking "How do I build this?"  We'd love to help, it's just there are books and website tutorials dedicated to this, we can't answer such general questions in a single post.

 

k thx, anyways im bored of this topic and dont feel like building the site afterall...

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