Link as Submit button. A little problem bugging me

[irkevin]

Ah the title says, I want to have a link acting as a submit button.

 

I made it. Like below:

 

<script type="text/javascript">

function submitForm(type){

for(i = 0;i < post_form.lenght;i++)
	document.post_form.post[i].value = type; 

document.post_form.submit();
}

<form method="post" action="test.php" name="post_form">
<input type="checkbox" name="post[]" value="1" /> 1
<input type="checkbox" name="post[]" value="2" /> 2
<input type="checkbox" name="post[]" value="3" /> 3
</form>
<a href="javascript:submitForm('delete');">Delete</a>
</script>

 

But, when using a submit button, you specify the <name> attribute to use it with php. Like below

 

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />

 

The name submit will be use in php. But when using a link, how do I specify a name to refer it to php?

 

Can someone please help?

[haku]

Just check to see if $_POST exists:

 

if(isset($_POST))
{
  // do your stuff here
}

 

But, I'll add that you really shouldn't do this - it's a bad use of javascript. Anyone who has it turned off won't be able to use your form.