help with php and forms

[oracle259]

How can i submit a form using a text link

[tet3828]

What sort of data are you trying to submit? Where do you want the data to be sent to? a different page or the one you are working on?

[oracle259]

just a regular for with a text, password and hidden fields. the data is being sent to a different page

[tet3828]

Im a noobie to but this worked for me:

(this code needs to be within the <?php ?> brackets)


echo "<a href=yoururl.php?id='$varaibleYouWantToPass' />type your link text here</a>";


yoururl.php is where you put the location and file name you want to pass your data to.
$varaibleYouWantToPass is the varaible you want to pass.

[oracle259]

no no I want to know if i can submit a form using a text link similar to how a submit button does it

[alpine]

You can do that by using javascript:
[code]

<s c r i p t type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function submitform()
{
  document.my_form.submit();
}
</s c r i p t>

<form method="post" name="my_form" action="handle.php">
<input type="text" name="name">
<a href="javascript: submitform()">Submit</a>
</form>

[/code]

(compress "s c r i p t" and remove the spaces - due to posting restrictions on this board)

[oracle259]

Thanks this helps more than u know