Passing Values Through Html Forms

[t12igger]

I started PHP programming about a week ago.

 

I've been at this all night. For some reason I can't get the value to go through. This is what I have:

 

 

if (isset($_GET['updateid'])) {

 

echo '<form name="box" method="post" action="homework.php">

Name: <input type="text" name="updatename"><br>

Shout:<input type="text" size="150" name="updateshout"><br>

<input type="hidden" name="updateid" value="<?php echo $_GET[\'updateid\']; ?>">

 

<input type="submit" name="button" value="Submit">

 

</form>';

 

I am trying to get the set updateid to pass as a hidden value in my form so when I update my database, it can utilize the updateid to know which rows to update.

 

This line right here: <input type="hidden" name="updateid" value="<?php echo $_GET[\'updateid\']; ?> is not working properly, and I am not getting any error messages. What am I doing wrong?

[Muddy_Funster]

This is a perfect example of when a heredoc statement should be used :

$form = <<<FORM_TXT
<form name="box" method="post" action="homework.php">
Name: <input type="text" name="updatename"><br>
Shout:<input type="text" size="150" name="updateshout"><br>
<input type="hidden" name="updateid" value="{$_GET['updateid']}">

<input type="submit" name="button" value="Submit">

</form>
FORM_TXT;
echo $form;

 

Another thing, you should probably be validating that $_GET['updateid'], or else people could just manualy enter any ID they wanted to change into the url and load the update form for that id....

[t12igger]

Thank you so much. That worked beautifully. And i learned something new and useful.

 

I appreciate all your help.