Beginner Help - Form not working, not sure why
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:41 pm
Hey Guys,
I am new to php coding and trying figure out why the following code isnt working. Here is my index page:
and here is my php code:
Now all I am simply trying to do is save the data entered in the form in a file named after that members memberId AND if the file does not exist create it. I am also trying to create a folder to store the member files in and if that folder does not exist create it.
What is happening at the moment is that after I fill out the form and click submit nothing happens, can you guys on here please point me in the right direction and at the same time comment on how I might improve my coding skills.
Thanks.
I am new to php coding and trying figure out why the following code isnt working. Here is my index page:
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC
"-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>HTML Links Golf Club</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>New Member Form</h1>
<form action:"addMember.php" method:"post">
Member ID
<input type:"text" name:"memberId">
Valid Until
<select name="day" id="day">
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">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>
<select name="month" id="month">
<option value="1">Janu</option>
<option value="2">Feb</option>
<option value="3">Mar</option>
<option value="4">Apr</option>
<option value="5">May</option>
<option value="6">Jun</option>
<option value="7">Jul</option>
<option value="8">Aug</option>
<option value="9">Sep</option>
<option value="10">Oct</option>
<option value="11">Nov</option>
<option value="12">Dec</option>
</select>
<input type:"text" name:"year">
<h2><b>Member Information</b></h2></p></p>
Member's First Name:
<input type:"text" name:"memberFirstName">
Last Name:
<input type:"text" name:"memberLastName">
<br />
Member's Phone #
<input type:"text" name:"memberPhone">
Australian Golf Handicap
<select name="handicap" id="handicap">
<option value="0" selected="selected">00</option>
<option value="1">01</option>
<option value="2">02</option>
<option value="3">03</option>
<option value="4">04</option>
<option value="5">05</option>
<option value="6">06</option>
<option value="7">07</option>
<option value="8">08</option>
<option value="9">09</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>
<option value="32">32</option>
<option value="33">33</option>
<option value="34">34</option>
<option value="35">35</option>
<option value="36">36</option>
<option value="37">37</option>
<option value="38">38</option>
<option value="39">39</option>
<option value="40">40</option>
<option value="41">41</option>
<option value="42">42</option>
<option value="43">43</option>
<option value="44">44</option>
<option value="45">45</option>
</select>
<br />
<input type="submit" value="Save Member">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
<a href="index.html">Cancel and return to main page</a>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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<?php
if($_POST[memberId] == NULL){
echo "Please enter your member ID";
}
if(checkdate($_POST[day],$_POST[month],$_POST[year]) == FALSE){
echo "Please enter a valid date";
break;
}
elseif(file_exists(members) == FALSE)
{
mkdir("members");
$memberInformation = "Member ID: $_POST[memberId]\n";
$memberInformation .= "Valid Until: $_POST[day]\\$_POST[month]\\$_POST[year]\n";
$memberInformation .= "Member Name: $_POST[memberFirstName] $_POST[memberLastName]\n";
$memberInformation .= "Member Phone: $_POST[memberPhone]\n";
$memberInformation .= "Handicap: $_POST[handicap]\n";
$memberFile = "$_POST[memberId].txt";
file_put_contents($memberFile,$memberInformation);
echo"File Written";
}
?>
What is happening at the moment is that after I fill out the form and click submit nothing happens, can you guys on here please point me in the right direction and at the same time comment on how I might improve my coding skills.
Thanks.