Newbie Q & a Registration Form

[uglysignman]

Hello everyone... this is my first post and i'm learning php etc. I been trolling around the board for week looking for some info and well im still confused. I guess im hitting a tough project here. Beyond my capabilities right now, but i'll get there eventually.

Im interested in the below code for a shopping cart. It's a registration form.

My problem, i dont understand the fieldset part. Well actually i'd like to get this out of the fieldset where i am able to customize
the layout to this form. Currently, it displays a straight down Label / Field look and it looks crappy.
I'd like to be able to edit the labels & fields like i would in Dreamweaver. Being able to see what it could look like.
I suppose in a <table> form?

I been playing with this code but recieved serious results that weren't wanted of course.

What i'm looking for is to be able to make it look like so:
http://teepeesigns.com/!files/regform.jpg

This is not exactly the same form, but position wise is what im after.
Being the code below contains a fieldset, i cannot figure out how to get it out of it
and make it the way I want.

Please advise, after a week im baffled with Fatal Errors.
ps: site isnt live, im doing this thru the pc xampp & joomla

Thanks for your time.


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[code]<?php
defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' );
/*
*/
mm_showMyFileName( __FILE__ );

$country = mosGetParam( $_REQUEST, 'country', $vendor_country_3_code);
$state = mosGetParam( $_REQUEST, 'state', '');

$missing = mosGetParam( $_REQUEST, "missing", "" );
$missing_style = "color:red; font-weight:bold;";

if (!empty( $missing )) {
echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">alert('".$VM_LANG->_CONTACT_FORM_NC."'); </script>\n";
}
$label_div_style = 'float:left;width:30%;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;font-weight: bold;padding-right: 5px;';
$field_div_style = 'float:left;width:60%;';


$required_fields = Array( 'first_name', 'last_name', 'address_1', 'city', 'zip', 'country', 'phone_1' );

$shopper_fields = array();

// This is a list of all fields in the form
// They are structured into fieldset
// where the begin of the fieldset is marked by
// an index called uniqid('fieldset_begin')
// and the end uniqid('fieldset_end')

if (!$my->id && VM_SILENT_REGISTRATION != '1' ) {
// These are the fields for registering a completely new user!

// Create a new fieldset
$shopper_fields[uniqid('fieldset_begin')] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ORDER_PRINT_CUST_INFO_LBL;
$shopper_fields['username'] = $VM_LANG->_REGISTER_UNAME;
$shopper_fields['email'] = $VM_LANG->_REGISTER_EMAIL;
$shopper_fields['password'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_PASSWORD_1;
$shopper_fields['password2'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_PASSWORD_2;
// Finish the fieldset
$shopper_fields[uniqid('fieldset_end')] = "";
// Add the new required fields into the existing array of required fields
$required_fields = array_merge( $required_fields, Array( 'email', 'username','password','password2') );
}
// Now the fields for customer information...Bill To !

$shopper_fields[uniqid('fieldset_begin')] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_USER_FORM_BILLTO_LBL;
$shopper_fields['company'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_COMPANY_NAME;
$shopper_fields['title'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_TITLE;
$shopper_fields['first_name'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_FIRST_NAME;
$shopper_fields['last_name'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_LAST_NAME;
$shopper_fields['middle_name'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_MIDDLE_NAME;
$shopper_fields['address_1'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_ADDRESS_1;
$shopper_fields['address_2'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_ADDRESS_2;
$shopper_fields['city'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_CITY;
$shopper_fields['zip'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_ZIP;
$shopper_fields['country'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_COUNTRY;
if (CAN_SELECT_STATES == '1') {
$shopper_fields['state'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_STATE;
$required_fields[] = 'state';
}
$shopper_fields['phone_1'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_PHONE;
$shopper_fields['phone_2'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_PHONE2;
$shopper_fields['fax'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_FAX;
if (!$my->id && VM_SILENT_REGISTRATION == '1') {
$shopper_fields['email'] = $VM_LANG->_REGISTER_EMAIL;
$required_fields[] = 'email';
}

// Extra Fields when defined in the language file
for( $i=1; $i<6; $i++ ) {
$property = "_PHPSHOP_SHOPPER_FORM_EXTRA_FIELD_$i";
if( $VM_LANG->$property != "" ) {
$shopper_fields['extra_field_'.$i] = $VM_LANG->$property;
}
}

$shopper_fields[uniqid('fieldset_end')] = "";

// Is entering bank account information possible?
if (LEAVE_BANK_DATA == '1') {
    $selected[0] = @$_REQUEST['bank_account_type']=="Checking" ? 'selected="selected"' : '';
    $selected[1] = @$_REQUEST['bank_account_type']=="Business Checking" ? 'selected="selected"' : '';
    $selected[2] = @$_REQUEST['bank_account_type']=="Savings" ? 'selected="selected"' : '';
   
    $shopper_fields[uniqid('fieldset_begin')] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_BANK_TITLE;
    $shopper_fields['bank_account_holder'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_LBL_BANK_ACCOUNT_HOLDER;
    $shopper_fields['bank_account_nr'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_LBL_BANK_ACCOUNT_NR;
    $shopper_fields['bank_sort_code'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_LBL_BANK_SORT_CODE;
    $shopper_fields['bank_name'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_LBL_BANK_NAME;
    $shopper_fields['bank_account_type'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_LBL_ACCOUNT_TYPE;
    $shopper_fields['bank_iban'] = $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_LBL_BANK_IBAN;
    $shopper_fields[uniqid('fieldset_end')] = "";
}

// Does the customer have to agree to your Terms & Conditions?
if (MUST_AGREE_TO_TOS == '1') {
$shopper_fields[uniqid('fieldset_begin')] = $VM_LANG->_BUTTON_SEND_REG;
// This label is a JS link with a noscript alternative for non-JS users
$shopper_fields['agreed'] = '<script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[
document.write(\'<label for="agreed_field">'.htmlspecialchars( $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_I_AGREE_TO_TOS, ENT_QUOTES ).'</label><a href="javascript:void window.open(\\\''. $mosConfig_live_site .'/index2.php?option=com_valuecart&page=shop.tos&pop=1\\\', \\\'win2\\\', \\\'status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no\\\');">\');
document.write(\' ('.$VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_STORE_FORM_TOS .')</a>\');
//]]></script>
<noscript>
<label for="agreed_field">'. $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_I_AGREE_TO_TOS .'</label>
<a target="_blank" href="'. $mosConfig_live_site .'/index.php?option=com_valuecart&page=shop.tos" title="'. $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_I_AGREE_TO_TOS .'">
('.$VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_STORE_FORM_TOS.')
</a></noscript>';
$required_fields[] = 'agreed';
$shopper_fields[uniqid('fieldset_end')] = "";
}
// Form validation function
vmCommonHTML::printJS_formvalidation( $required_fields );
?>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="includes/js/mambojavascript.js"></script>

<form action="<?php echo $mm_action_url ?>index.php" method="post" name="adminForm">

<div style="width:90%;">
<div style="padding:5px;text-align:center;"><strong>(* = <?php echo $VM_LANG->_CMN_REQUIRED ?>)</strong></div>
  <?php
  foreach( $shopper_fields as $fieldname => $label) {
  if( stristr( $fieldname, 'fieldset_begin' )) {
  echo '<fieldset>
    <legend class="sectiontableheader">'.$label.'</legend>
    ';
  continue;
  }
  if( stristr( $fieldname, 'fieldset_end' )) {
  echo '</fieldset>
    ';
  continue;
  }
  echo '<div id="'.$fieldname.'_div" style="'.$label_div_style;
  if (stristr($missing,$fieldname)) {
  echo $missing_style;
  }
  echo '">';
        echo '<label for="'.$fieldname.'_field">'.$label.'</label>';
        if( in_array( $fieldname, $required_fields)) {
        echo '<strong>* </strong>';
        }
      echo ' </div>
      <div style="'.$field_div_style.'">'."\n";
     
      /**
      * This is the most important part of this file
      * Here we print the field & its contents!
      */
  switch( $fieldname ) {
  case 'title':
  $ps_html->list_user_title(mosGetParam( $_REQUEST, 'title', ''), "id=\"user_title\"");
  break;
 
  case 'country':
  if( CAN_SELECT_STATES ) {
  $onchange = "onchange=\"changeStateList();\"";
  }
  else {
  $onchange = "";
  }
  $ps_html->list_country("country", $country, "id=\"country_field\" $onchange");
  break;
 
  case 'state':
  echo $ps_html->dynamic_state_lists( "country", "state", $country, $state );
    echo "<noscript>\n";
    $ps_html->list_states("state", $state, "", "id=\"state\"");
    echo "</noscript>\n";
  break;
   
case 'bank_account_type':
echo '<select class="inputbox" name="bank_account_type">
            <option '. $selected[0] .' value="Checking">'. $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_LBL_ACCOUNT_TYPE_CHECKING .'</option>
            <option '. $selected[1] .' value="Business Checking">'. $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_LBL_ACCOUNT_TYPE_BUSINESSCHECKING .'</option>
            <option '. $selected[2] .' value="Savings">'. $VM_LANG->_PHPSHOP_ACCOUNT_LBL_ACCOUNT_TYPE_SAVINGS .'</option>
          </select>';
break;

case 'agreed':
echo '<input type="checkbox" id="agreed_field" name="agreed" value="1" class="inputbox" />';
break;
case 'password':
case 'password2':
echo '<input type="password" id="'.$fieldname.'_field" name="'.$fieldname.'" size="30" class="inputbox" />'."\n";
  break;
 
  case 'extra_field_4': case 'extra_field_5':
  eval( "\$ps_html->list_$fieldname( mosGetParam( \$_REQUEST, '$fieldname'), \"id=\\\"$fieldname\\\"\");" );
  break;
 
  default:
        echo '<input type="text" id="'.$fieldname.'_field" name="'.$fieldname.'" size="30" value="'. mosGetParam( $_REQUEST, $fieldname) .'" class="inputbox" />'."\n";
  break;
  }
 
  echo '</div>
      <br/><br/>';
  }
 
    echo '
<div align="center">';
   
if( !$mosConfig_useractivation && VM_SILENT_REGISTRATION != '1') {
echo '<input type="checkbox" name="remember" value="yes" id="remember_login2" checked="checked" />
<label for="remember_login2">'. $VM_LANG->_REMEMBER_ME .'</label><br /><br />';
}
else {
echo '<input type="hidden" name="remember" value="yes" />';
}
echo '
<input type="submit" value="'. $VM_LANG->_BUTTON_SEND_REG . '" class="button" onclick="return( submitregistration());" />
</div>
<input type="hidden" name="Itemid" value="'. $sess->getShopItemid() .'" />
<input type="hidden" name="gid" value="'. $my->gid .'" />
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="'. $my->id .'" />
<input type="hidden" name="user_id" value="'. $my->id .'" />
<input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_valuecart" />

<input type="hidden" name="useractivation" value="'. $mosConfig_useractivation .'" />
<input type="hidden" name="func" value="shopperadd" />
<input type="hidden" name="page" value="checkout.index" />
</form>
</div>';

?>[/code]

[fert]

this is an HTML problem not a php problem

[WhiteyDude]

[quote author=fert link=topic=123749.msg511965#msg511965 date=1169604486]
this is an HTML problem not a php problem
[/quote]


That's what I thought when I looked too, but he said he's getting "Fatal errors", sounds like PHP to me.


uglysignman: are you able to paste some of these errors here?


Does look like you're using some sort of external library though (joomla?), and I don't personally have a lot of expertise in it :P.


-Whitey