Combine internal and external POST?

[groston]

I have created a simple web site that is used to enter data into a database. Each page essentially has:

<form role="form"  method="post"> ... </form>

The site works without issue. However, I want to add to the form the ability to upload an image file. I wrote a small test page that does this and it works without issue. However, the problem is this: The test page has the following:

<form action="fileUploadScript.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">

The first <form> uses code on the page itself to do the database insertion, whereas the second <form> uses an external php file to upload the file.

In terms of executing the code, I suspect that I could make this work with two mouse clicks: one to upload the file and the other to enter the data. Is there a way to achieve this with one mouse click? Note that there are a dozen fields or so, and identifying all of them to have the external php file handle them might be a pain...

Thanks.

Edited November 18, 2021 by groston
removed blank line and unneeded quote

[Barand]

Then move all the processing to the same place - one or the other

[ginerjm]

Is there a reason you have defined 2 forms?  Why not one to include all of your 'data' in one process/one click?

[groston]

Yeah, I figured this out. I simply put the upload code inside a if that checks to see if the button was pushed. Sorry to have wasted everyone's time - some more thinking and I figured it out. Thanks.

[ginerjm]

Good work!  Although a lot of people here don't rely on 'checking' the button but I live by that and have never had an issue.