ShadwSrch Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I am new to .php... I have a form that I am using (really just experimenting with)... <form method="post" action="updatedatabase.php" /> ...some text boxes <input type="sumit" value="Submit" /> The updatedatabase.php file is layed out like this: <?php some code ?> I don't have any other elements in it. When I click the submit button, IE tries to download updatedatabase.php. I copied the code from a tutorial somewhere, but I can't seem to remember where I got it...I can post the code if needed, but I didn't think it was relevant to the behavior... Any Ideas why this is happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMariner Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 your aint set up to run php - either its not installed or your server is not configured correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadwSrch Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 The file with the code in it is a .php file.... No php in it, though...just html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schilly Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 put <?php php_info(); ?> in a php file and see if it runs. it not then php is either not installed or not configured on your web server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadwSrch Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 It is on a server at work...I'm home now...I will check tomorrow...thanks for the help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpf Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Lol, always a good idea to install PHP before running any code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaweed Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 and it's always a good idea to install FireFox before browsing the web Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schilly Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 and it's always a good idea to install FireFox before browsing the web haha how true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeB Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ohhh browser wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 What's the mime code? IE doesn't support XHTML. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpf Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 and it's always a good idea to install FireFox before browsing the web Lol. Good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadwSrch Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 turns out the code is <?php phpinfo(); ?> ...and not "php_info" Mine returns the following: PHP Version 5.2.6-1+lenny2 followed by the rest... In case it helps, here are the 2 files: teamentry.php: <html> <head> <title>Update Database</title> </head> <body> <form method="post" action="updateteam.php"> <label for="txtName">Name:</label> <input type="text" size="25" name="Name" id="txtName"/> <br /> <label for="txtGrad">GradYear:</label> <input type="text" size="4" name="GradYear" id="txtGrad"/> <label for="txtTeam">Team:</label> <input type="text" size="4" name="Team" id="txtTeam"/> <br /> <input type="submit" value="Add Record"/> </form> <?php phpinfo(); ?> </body> </html> updateteam.php: <?php $Name = $_POST['Name']; $GradYear = $_POST['GradYear']; $Team = $_POST['Team']; mysql_connect("localhost","php","phpMySQ1") or die ('Error: ' . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db ("php_test"); $query="INSERT INTO teaminfo (id, name, grad, team) VALUES ('NULL','".$Name."', '".$GradYear."', '".$Team."')"; mysql_query($query) or die ('Error updating database'); echo "Database Updated With: " .$Name. " ," . $GradYear; ?> any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadwSrch Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Alright...after adding the phpinfo() to the file...and accessing with Firefox, it now works on both Firefox and IE... I guess it is good that I don't have the problem anymore, but I wish I knew what the problem was... Thanks for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpf Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 It's probably nothing to do with you - just IE having a spasm or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.