[SOLVED] Isset

[Daney11]

Hi guys.

 

Ive created a in website mail system for my website, however i am not using a button for the submit. I am using normal text and javascript to submit form which works fine BUT

 

in order to insert the information into the database im using

 

 if (isset($_POST[''])) { 

 

Now if i was using a button to submit it and had the name as submit i would enter submit into the post area however im not using any names. How would i go about inserting the information into my database?

 

Thanks

 

Dane

[MadTechie]

use

 if (isset($_POST['name of element used'])) { 

 

or have a hidden textbox called "POSTED" and use

 if (isset($_POST['POSTED'])) { 

 

 

[Daney11]

What do you mean by element?

 

Thanks again

 

Dane

[Daney11]

Ive tried using the javascript name ive used to submit the form but that aint working either. Any other ideas?

 

Thanks

[wildteen88]

If you don't name your form fields then the browser will use numbers as the names, for example $_POST[0] will be the first field, $_POST[1] will be the second, $_POST[2] will be the third etc.

 

You should really name your fields, It will be a lot easier identifying where your data is coming from rather then numbers.

[Daney11]

Yeah, All my fields are named. And when i used a submit form at the end and submit my data it works perfect.

 

However i dont want to use a button i want to use text "Send Mail" All my other forms are named.

[wildteen88]

You don't have to use a submit button if you don't want to. If you are using a link to submit the form then give the form itself a name and then use the following HTML to submit the form:

<a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="document.MYFORM.Submit();">Send Mail</a>

When you click the link it will submit the form.

 

In your code you don't check for the submit button, as you don't have one. All you do is check the required fields are filled in, such as To, Subject, From and Message for example.

[Daney11]

So how do i go about inserting the data into the database?

 

My form submits. But because im using if (isset($_POST[''])) {

 

I dont know where to go from there then....

 

Thanks

 

Dane

[wildteen88]

You do somethink like this:

$myVar = $_POST['myVar'];

mysql_query("INSERT INTO table_here (col1) Values ('$myVar')");