Hidden Login Form?

[kirkh34]

Hello, I'd like to have a login form appear only when a link is clicked...is there any way to do this only using php?

[ignace]

It's not possible using PHP. You can use JavaScript for it though:

 

<a href="#" onclick="javascript:showForm();">Show Form</a>
<form id="someForm" style="display: none;" action="" method="post">
<label for="inputField">Label Name</label>
<input type="text" name="inputField" id="inputField" />
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
function showForm() {
   var someForm = document.getElementById('someForm');
   if ("block" == someForm.style.display) {
      someForm.style.display = "none";
   } else {
      someForm.style.display = "block";
   }
}
</script>

[kirkh34]

hmm this is the first time i've tried to mess w/ javascript, it seems a lot like php but i'm having some probs, my form still shows no matter what i do, but it's inside of a table...i dont know if that's a prob, but i took the test form you put in to test it and i can't get the link to work, what do i put in href? is the # sign okay for that?

[George Botley]

Take a look here..

 

www.torindul-designs.co.uk

 

My company website - cast your eyes to the Client Area button at the bottom right of the page, click it....

 

Is this something your after?

 

I can provide the code for such addon for you if you require something similar, this is called an inline frame - not detecting by pop-up blockers for that reason and can load content of an internal/external page, in your case your login document whether in another directory or not.

[kirkh34]

that's pretty awesome...how complicated is that code? i was thinking of something more basic where it just pops up html right on the page, but i'll take any code, i desire to learn

[George Botley]

The code isn't that hard to learn, infact its an adaptation of a few pre-built javascript codes.

 

The code wasn't made by me, http://jquery.com/demo/thickbox/ - there is the website address demonstrating how to install and use it correctly within your site, it takes seconds to implement. The content it shows is within another file.