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Skipjackrick

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I have only shown a portion of the form but anyways......

 

When a user submits a date on the form below, the user chooses the year ("yyyy") month ("mm") and day ("dd").  Each piece of the form populates my database table "date" which has 3 fields (yyyy, mm, dd).  The db fields are set as TINYINT(4). 

 

But, I have noticed that there is an option to set the db field as "DATE"

 

Is there a better way to submit dates that I am not aware of?  Is it possible to submit dates into one field rather than 3??  I tried an internet search and it comes back with all sorts of junk.  It may be too simple to find a tutorial on.

 

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form action="" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="form1" id="form1">
              <td><span class="style1">Date of Catch</span></td>
              <td><select name="yyyy" id="yyyy">
                <option value="2008" selected="selected">2008</option>
                <option value="2009">2009</option>
                <option value="2010">2010</option>
                <option value="2011">2011</option>
                <option value="2012">2012</option>
              </select>
                <select name="mm" id="mm">
                  <option value="00">Select Month</option>
                  <option value="01">January</option>
                  <option value="02">February</option>
                  <option value="03">March</option>
                  <option value="04">April</option>
                  <option value="05">May</option>
                  <option value="06">June</option>
                  <option value="07">July</option>
                  <option value="08">August</option>
                  <option value="09">September</option>
                  <option value="10">October</option>
                  <option value="11">November</option>
                  <option value="12">December</option>
                </select>
                <select name="dd" id="dd">
                  <option value="00">Select day</option>
                  <option value="01">1</option>
                  <option value="02">2</option>
                  <option value="03">3</option>
                  <option value="04">4</option>
                  <option value="05">5</option>
                  <option value="06">6</option>
                  <option value="07">7</option>
                  <option value="08">8</option>
                  <option value="09">9</option>
                  <option value="10">10</option>
                  <option value="11">11</option>
                  <option value="12">12</option>
                  <option value="13">13</option>
                  <option value="14">14</option>
                  <option value="15">15</option>
                  <option value="16">16</option>
                  <option value="17">17</option>
                  <option value="18">18</option>
                  <option value="19">19</option>
                  <option value="20">20</option>
                  <option value="21">21</option>
                  <option value="22">22</option>
                  <option value="23">23</option>
                  <option value="24">24</option>
                  <option value="25">25</option>
                  <option value="26">26</option>
                  <option value="27">27</option>
                  <option value="28">28</option>
                  <option value="29">29</option>
                  <option value="30">30</option>
                  <option value="31">31</option>
                </select></td>
                <td colspan="2">
                <div align="center">
                  <input type="Submit" name="Submit" id="Submit" value="Submit" />
                  <input type="reset" name="clear" id="clear" value="Clear" />
                </div></td>
            </tr>
          </table>
        </div></td>
    </tr>
    </form>
</body>
<html>

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The DATE field is YYYY-MM-DD format.

 

So in my form would I just have each <input> with the exact same id??  I am not sure how to code the form along with the php to where its all in one field.  This is what my php looks like.  With the form beneath it.

 


<html>
<head>
</head>
<?php
if (isset($_POST['Submit']))
{
    $yyyy = $_POST['yyyy'];
    $mm = $_POST['mm'];
    $dd = $_POST['dd'];

# THIS CODE TELLS MYSQL TO INSERT THE DATA FROM THE FORM INTO YOUR MYSQL TABLE
$sql = "INSERT INTO $db_table(yyyy, mm, dd) 
values (''$yyyy', '$mm', '$dd', '$pic')";
if($result = mysql_query($sql ,$db))
{
echo "Thank you, Your information has been entered into the database";
}
else
{
echo "ERROR: ".mysql_error();
}

}
else
{
?>

<body>
<form action="" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="form1" id="form1">
              <td><span class="style1">Date of Catch</span></td>
              <td><select name="yyyy" id="yyyy">
                <option value="2008" selected="selected">2008</option>
                <option value="2009">2009</option>
                <option value="2010">2010</option>
                <option value="2011">2011</option>
                <option value="2012">2012</option>
              </select>
                <select name="mm" id="mm">
                  <option value="00">Select Month</option>
                  <option value="01">January</option>
                  <option value="02">February</option>
                  <option value="03">March</option>
                  <option value="04">April</option>
                  <option value="05">May</option>
                  <option value="06">June</option>
                  <option value="07">July</option>
                  <option value="08">August</option>
                  <option value="09">September</option>
                  <option value="10">October</option>
                  <option value="11">November</option>
                  <option value="12">December</option>
                </select>
                <select name="dd" id="dd">
                  <option value="00">Select day</option>
                  <option value="01">1</option>
                  <option value="02">2</option>
                  <option value="03">3</option>
                  <option value="04">4</option>
                  <option value="05">5</option>
                  <option value="06">6</option>
                  <option value="07">7</option>
                  <option value="08">8</option>
                  <option value="09">9</option>
                  <option value="10">10</option>
                  <option value="11">11</option>
                  <option value="12">12</option>
                  <option value="13">13</option>
                  <option value="14">14</option>
                  <option value="15">15</option>
                  <option value="16">16</option>
                  <option value="17">17</option>
                  <option value="18">18</option>
                  <option value="19">19</option>
                  <option value="20">20</option>
                  <option value="21">21</option>
                  <option value="22">22</option>
                  <option value="23">23</option>
                  <option value="24">24</option>
                  <option value="25">25</option>
                  <option value="26">26</option>
                  <option value="27">27</option>
                  <option value="28">28</option>
                  <option value="29">29</option>
                  <option value="30">30</option>
                  <option value="31">31</option>
                </select></td>
                <td colspan="2">
                <div align="center">
                  <input type="Submit" name="Submit" id="Submit" value="Submit" />
                  <input type="reset" name="clear" id="clear" value="Clear" />
                </div></td>
            </tr>
          </table>
        </div></td>
    </tr>
    </form>
</body>
<html>

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