Date from form to mySQL

[Lee David]

How do I take a field from a form and store it on in a mySQL table?

TIA, Lee

[Alvaro G Vicario]

*** Lee David wrote/escribió (Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:18:49 -0500):

How do I take a field from a form and store it on in a mySQL table?

Do you want an explanation of *all* the process or you have a very specific
question? There're many things involved as to explain it all: HTML, forms,
database management and design, data validation in PHP, database access...

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[Michael Phipps]

> How do I take a field from a form and store it on in a mySQL table?

Do you know how to do ANYTHING with mySQL in PHP?
Do you know how to send form fields to a PHP script?

Let us know what you can do in PHP.

I don't like offering complete code because I end up doing all the work, and
you learn nothing.

[Will Woodhull]

Lee David wrote:

How do I take a field from a form and store it on in a mySQL table?

TIA, Lee

Hi Lee,

As others have mentioned, this is too broad a question for a good
answer from the group.

Here's a rough outline of what you need to study to work out your own
answer:
HTML-- <form>, <input>, possibly other form fields
Javascript-- client-side validation techniques
PHP-- $_GET() and $_POST(), server-side validation, data
transformation
PHP-- the mysql_whatever() functions (or possibly the PEAR module)
MySQL-- database definitions, INSERT queries

I think that's a comprehensive, eagle's view of the terrain. I'm sure
if I missed something really big, someone will jump in and mention it.

If you use this outline, you will probably have questions that are more
specific which the group would be able to respond to.

[Jasen Betts]

In article <14*****************************@40tude.net>, Alvaro G Vicario wrote:

*** Lee David wrote/escribió (Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:18:49 -0500):

How do I take a field from a form and store it on in a mySQL table?

Do you want an explanation of *all* the process or you have a very specific
question? There're many things involved as to explain it all: HTML, forms,
database management and design, data validation in PHP, database access...

the data from your form will arrive in (among other places) an array called
$_REQUEST you take it from there and create the mysql commands to store it
in your table.

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Bye.
Jasen