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[jeppers]

hi peeps i am having so much trouble..

 

i have created a form which takes values from the reg users database and the values are passed from a view users script. the scrip i am working on is designed so the user can change there details and then update there account... but my problem is that when i submit the form nothing happens and it just appiers as a blank screen.

 

i have checked that the database is working. and that is...

 

please help out a newbie as i am only learning..

 

thanks

 

<?php # Script 8.4 - edit_user.php

// This page edits a user.
// This page is accessed through view_users.php.

$page_title = 'Edit a User';
include ('includes/header_inc.php');

// Check for a valid user ID, through GET or POST.
if ( (isset($_GET['id'])) && (is_numeric($_GET['id'])) ) { // Accessed through view_users.php
$id = $_GET['id'];
} elseif ( (isset($_POST['id'])) && (is_numeric($_POST['id'])) ) { // Form has been submitted.
$id = $_POST['id'];
} else { // No valid ID, kill the script.
echo '<h1 id="mainhead">Page Error</h1>
<p class="error">This page has been accessed in error.</p><p><br /><br /></p>';
include ('includes/footer_inc.php'); 
exit();
}

require_once ('includes/mysql_connect.php'); // Connect to the db.

// Check if the form has been submitted.
if (isset($_POST['submitted'])) {

$errors = array(); // Initialize error array.

// Check for a first name.
if (empty($_POST['first_name'])) {
	$errors[] = 'You forgot to enter your first name.';
} else {
	$fn = escape_data($_POST['first_name']);
}

// Check for a last name.
if (empty($_POST['last_name'])) {
	$errors[] = 'You forgot to enter your last name.';
} else {
	$ln = escape_data($_POST['last_name']);
}

// Check for an email address.
if (empty($_POST['email'])) {
	$errors[] = 'You forgot to enter your email address.';
} else {
	$e = escape_data($_POST['email']);
}

if (empty($errors)) { // If everything's OK.

	//  Test for unique email address.
	$query = "SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email='$e' AND user_id != $id";
	$result = mysql_query($query);
	if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 0) {

		// Make the query.
		$query = "UPDATE users SET first_name='$fn', last_name='$ln', email='$e' WHERE user_id=$id";
		$result = @mysql_query ($query); // Run the query.
		if (mysql_affected_rows() == 1) { // If it ran OK.

			// Print a message.
			echo '<h1 id="mainhead">Edit a User</h1>
			<p>The user has been edited.</p><p><br /><br /></p>';	

		} else { // If it did not run OK.
			echo '<h1 id="mainhead">System Error</h1>
			<p class="error">The user could not be edited due to a system error. We apologize for any inconvenience.</p>'; // Public message.
			echo '<p>' . mysql_error() . '<br /><br />Query: ' . $query . '</p>'; // Debugging message.
			include ('includes/footer_inc.php'); 
			exit();
		}

	} else { // Already registered.
		echo '<h1 id="mainhead">Error!</h1>
		<p class="error">The email address has already been registered.</p>';
	}

} else { // Report the errors.

	echo '<h1 id="mainhead">Error!</h1>
	<p class="error">The following error(s) occurred:<br />';
	foreach ($errors as $msg) { // Print each error.
		echo " - $msg<br />\n";
	}
	echo '</p><p>Please try again.</p><p><br /></p>';

} // End of if (empty($errors)) IF.

} // End of submit conditional.

// Always show the form.

// Retrieve the user's information.
$query = "SELECT first_name, last_name, email FROM users WHERE user_id=$id";		
$result = @mysql_query ($query); // Run the query.

if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 1) { // Valid user ID, show the form.

// Get the user's information.
$row = mysql_fetch_array ($result, MYSQL_NUM);

// Create the form.
echo '<h2>Edit a User</h2>
<form action="edit_user.php" method="post">
<p>First Name: <input type="text" name="first_name" size="15" maxlength="15" value="' . $row[0] . '" /></p>
<p>Last Name: <input type="text" name="last_name" size="15" maxlength="30" value="' . $row[1] . '" /></p>
<p>Email Address: <input type="text" name="email" size="20" maxlength="40" value="' . $row[2] . '"  /> </p>
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" /></p>
<input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="TRUE" />
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="' . $id . '" />
</form>';

} else { // Not a valid user ID.
echo '<h1 id="mainhead">Page Error</h1>
<p class="error">This page has been accessed in error.</p><p><br /><br /></p>';
}

mysql_close(); // Close the database connection.

include ('includes/footer_inc.php');
?>

[trq]

Theres a fair bit of code in your post but straight away I see this section as a problem.

 

<?php // added to get the boards syntax highlight working.

$query = "SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email='$e' AND user_id != $id";
	$result = mysql_query($query);
	if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 0) {

		// Make the query.
		$query = "UPDATE users SET first_name='$fn', last_name='$ln', email='$e' WHERE user_id=$id";
		$result = @mysql_query ($query); // Run the query.
		if (mysql_affected_rows() == 1) { // If it ran OK.

?>

 

Here you check if the user exists, if not you try and UPDATE there record. If they don't exist, you can't very well UPDATE the record because it doesn't exist.

[jeppers]

i have another form which has all the details of the reg memeber with a edit and a delete option.

 

when i delete an reg user works fine.

 

when i click on the edit option it goes to the page. i change some details and then when i submit it nothing..

 

i am just not sure where to look

[Jessica]

lol.

 

Edit: Hey genius, I was "lol"ing at your inability to read. No need to PM me and think we're friends now. Thorpe found your problem and you are still clueless.

[jeppers]

can someone please help

[jeppers]

well as you can see i am not seeing what i should do hear i need someone to spell it out for me. i just don't see what to do