Help Me Please!

atholon · #1 05-21-2005, 08:44 PM

Anyone know wtf is wrong with this? I have no errors but it is not working when I type in the filename and ?view=search nothing happens!! See anything wrong?

PHP Code:


			
<?php

if ($view = "main") {

echo ("<form action=\"http://www.nerdhq.net/forum/index.php?act=Search&amp;CODE=01\" method=\"post\" name=\"sForm\">");

echo ("");

echo ("        <table cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\" width=\"520\" align=\"center\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" bordercolor=\"#C0C0C0\">");

echo ("        <tr>");

echo ("         <td bgcolor=\"#FAFAFA\" align=\"center\"><font color=\"#0046D5\" face=\"arial\"><b>Search by Keywords:</td>");

echo ("         <td bgcolor=\"#FAFAFA\" align=\"center\"><font color=\"#0046D5\" face=\"arial\"><b>Filter by Member Name (optional):</td></tr>");

echo ("         <tr> ");

echo ("         <td width=\"50%\" align=\"center\">");

echo ("             <input type=\"text\" maxlength=\"100\" size=\"35\" name=\"keywords\" id=\"keywords\" class=\"forminput\">");

echo ("            </td>");

echo ("         <td width=\"50%\" align=\"center\">");

echo ("             <input type=\"text\" maxlength=\"100\" size=\"35\" name=\"namesearch\" class=\"forminput\" >");

echo ("         </td>  ");

echo ("        </tr>");

echo ("        </table>");

echo ("<br>");

echo ("<table cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">         ");

echo ("<tr>");

echo (" <td class=\"pformstrip\" width=\"60%\" valign=\"middle\" align=\"center\"><font color=\"#0046D5\" face=\"arial\"><b>Search Where</b> <br>");

echo ("    <input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"searchsubs\" value=\"1\" id=\"searchforum\" checked=\"checked\">&nbsp;<label for=\"searchsubs\">Search in forums?</label><br>");

echo ("   <select name=\"forums[]\" class=\"forminput\" size=\"4\" multiple=\"multiple\" width=\"300\">");

echo ("<option value=\"all\" selected=\"selected\">&raquo; All Forums</option>");

echo ("<option value=\"c_4\" class=\"cat\">Tutorials</option>");

echo ("<option value=\"12\">&middot;&middot;&nbsp;Hardware Tutorials &amp; FAQ's</option>");

echo ("<option value=\"11\" class=\"sub\">&middot;&middot;&nbsp;Software Tutorials &amp; FAQ's</option>");

echo ("</select>");

echo ("   <br>");

echo ("    <input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"searchsubs\" value=\"1\" id=\"searchsubs\" checked=\"checked\">&nbsp;<label for=\"searchsubs\">Search in child forums if sub category is chosen?</label><br>");

echo ("");

echo ("             <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"prune\" value=\"0\">");

echo ("             <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"prune_type\" value=\"newer\">");

echo ("             <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"sort_key\" value=\"forum_id\">");

echo ("             <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"sort_order\" value=\"desc\">");

echo ("                <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"search_in\" value=\"posts\">");

echo ("             <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"result_type\" value=\"result_topics\">");

echo ("");

echo ("  </td>");

echo ("</tr>");

echo ("<tr>");

echo ("    <td class=\"pformstrip\" colspan=\"2\" align=\"center\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Perform the search\" class=\"forminput\"></td>");

echo ("</tr>");

echo ("</table>");

echo ("</form>");

echo ("</b>");

}

if ($view = "search") {

echo ("");

}

else {

echo ("");

}

?>

IcIshoot · #2 05-21-2005, 09:13 PM

to access the submitted variable you use

PHP Code:


			
$_GET['variablename']

So, in your case you could do

PHP Code:


			
$view = $_GET['view']

Or, put this line at the begining of your script (I got it from the babstats code, and I use it a lot)

PHP Code:


			
if($HTTP_GET_VARS)    foreach($HTTP_GET_VARS    as $Key=>$Value) $$Key = $Value;

That line will turn each variable passed by the url into a usable variable in your script.

So using "script.php/?view=test" in your script you can use the variable "$view" and it will contain the value "test".

Same thing applies to post variables, just substitute $HTTP_GET_VARS with $HTTP_POST_VARS, or if you use my first example $_POST['variable name'].

Hope this helps,

IcI

atholon · #3 05-21-2005, 09:17 PM

OK. Thanks for input.

I think my problem is that it is it is executing the if statements even if it is not falling under the if conditions.

I'll mess around with your technique, is anything in my code bad that would cause if to execute everytime?

Yah so if I put $view="search"; right into the code it will execute the first IF anyway.

IcIshoot · #4 05-21-2005, 09:23 PM

hmm... it is displaying every thing, even when I try using view=search..

atholon · #5 05-21-2005, 09:25 PM

Yeah, so it is screwed.

I put in the bottom If: echo ("goober"); and it did that too.

IcIshoot · #6 05-21-2005, 09:26 PM

nvm, I think I fixed that part too...

use if ($view == "main") and if ($view == "search"), etc.

IcI

atholon · #7 05-21-2005, 09:56 PM

hmm I thought I tried that.

atholon · #8 05-21-2005, 09:57 PM

NM it be working...thanks.

Scott · #9 05-21-2005, 11:20 PM

use this... note the ELSEIF statement... extract($_GET); is a simple way of doing

if($HTTP_GET_VARS) foreach($HTTP_GET_VARS as $Key=>$Value) $$Key = $Value;

//code..

extract($_GET,EXTR_SKIP);

If($view=="blah") {
//do blah
} Elseif($view=="blah2") {
//do blah2
} Elseif($view=="blah3") {
//do blah3
} Else {
//do main
}

IcIshoot · #10 05-21-2005, 11:43 PM

just curious, which would be better the if...elseif or using switch?

Scott · #11 05-22-2005, 12:01 AM

everyone asks me that but i don't know which is better and why.. i think it's mostly just preference.. i personally like if and elseif

JonM · #12 05-22-2005, 12:21 AM

i like if and else if, but if i make functions i simply do a switch... don't ask me why...

atholon · #13 05-22-2005, 01:54 PM

well now I need to figure out how to redirect the forum variables.

IcIshoot · #14 05-22-2005, 02:41 PM

redirect the forum variables?

what do you mean?

JonM · #15 05-22-2005, 08:23 PM

i believe if i understand, you could use a $_GET[]; ...

atholon · #16 05-22-2005, 09:53 PM

Just part of my old post.

I just need to get a redirect script.

It is simple... if I want the script to search the forum and the tutorial database...

I just need to make it redirect to the search page with the variables in the address bar.

Scott · #17 05-22-2005, 10:09 PM

use get with hidden fields? like on our map db?

atholon · #18 05-23-2005, 07:39 AM

Well if I am going to use hidden fields in the redirect page how do I use the get part of a form? I am confused.

JonM · #19 05-23-2005, 07:50 AM

i think it's like this

Code:

<input type="hidden" value="whatever" name="search_property">

atholon · #20 05-23-2005, 07:57 AM

Yeah I know that part but how do I get the action so that it does it automattically?

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