Hi Guys,
I really am a novice and found a script on webmonkey. Basically all I want
to do is to add records to my database. In my database I have a table called
research_main with the fields already created.
I have tried to bodge a script to work for me. it doesn't. It looks as
though it works but I get no data posted. What have I done wrong?
If you want me to put a statement in anywhere to check something please let
me know where you want me to put it as I really am useless with this.
can you tell me what is wrong with this script.
:-( I am trying honest
<html>
<body>
<?php
if ($submit) {
// process form
$db = mysql_connect("localhost", "uname", "password");
mysql_select_db("dbtouse",$db);
$sql = "INSERT INTO research_main
(date_inv,info,medium_name,place_name,date_death,v erified_event,closed_event
) VALUES
('$date_inv','$info','$medium_name','$place_name', '$date_death','$verified_e
vent','$closed_event')";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
echo "Thank you! Information entered.\n";
} else{
// display form
?>
<form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>">
<p>Date Of Event:
<input name="date_inv" type="Text" id="date_inv">
<br>
Information to be researched:
<textarea name="info" cols="75" rows="5" id="info"></textarea>
<br>
Medium or Researchers name: :
<input name="medium_name" type="Text" id="medium_name" maxlength="30">
<br>
Place Name: :
<input name="place_name" type="Text" id="place_name" maxlength="50">
<br>
Date of Investigation:
<input name="date_death" type="text" id="date_death">
<br>
Verified Event:
<input name="verified_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton">
Yes
<input name="verified_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton" checked>
No<br>
Event Closed:
<input name="closed_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton">
Yes
<input name="closed_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton" checked>
No<br>
<input type="Submit" name="submit" value="Enter information">
</p>
</form>
<?php
} // end if
?>
</body>
</html> 10  2229 
Dan Weeb wrote: Hi Guys,
I really am a novice and found a script on webmonkey. Basically all I want
to do is to add records to my database. In my database I have a table
called research_main with the fields already created.
I have tried to bodge a script to work for me. it doesn't. It looks as
though it works but I get no data posted. What have I done wrong?
If you want me to put a statement in anywhere to check something please
let me know where you want me to put it as I really am useless with this.
can you tell me what is wrong with this script.
:-( I am trying honest
<html>
<body>
<?php
if ($submit) {
// process form
$db = mysql_connect("localhost", "uname", "password");
mysql_select_db("dbtouse",$db);
$sql = "INSERT INTO research_main
(date_inv,info,medium_name,place_name,date_death,v erified_event,closed_event ) VALUES
('$date_inv','$info','$medium_name','$place_name', '$date_death','$verified_e vent','$closed_event')";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
echo "Thank you! Information entered.\n";
} else{
// display form
?>
<form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>">
<p>Date Of Event:
<input name="date_inv" type="Text" id="date_inv">
<br>
Information to be researched:
<textarea name="info" cols="75" rows="5" id="info"></textarea>
<br>
Medium or Researchers name: :
<input name="medium_name" type="Text" id="medium_name" maxlength="30">
<br>
Place Name: :
<input name="place_name" type="Text" id="place_name" maxlength="50">
<br>
Date of Investigation:
<input name="date_death" type="text" id="date_death">
<br>
Verified Event:
<input name="verified_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton">
Yes
<input name="verified_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton" checked>
No<br>
Event Closed:
<input name="closed_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton">
Yes
<input name="closed_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton" checked>
No<br>
<input type="Submit" name="submit" value="Enter information">
</p>
</form>
<?php
} // end if
?>
</body>
</html>
Stick this in after your query is executed:
if(!$result)
{
$errMsg = "<div align=center>\n".
"<font size=6 color=red>Error!</font><br>\n".
"An error was detected in your request<br>\n".
"SQL used = '<u>$sql</u>'\n".
"<br>\n".
mysql_errno($db) . ": " .
mysql_error($db) . "\n";
exit($errMsg);
}
If your insert is blowing up this will show you want MySQL is puking on.
Dan Weeb wrote: If you want me to put a statement in anywhere to check something please let
me know where you want me to put it as I really am useless with this.
Insert/replace the statements I marked with ###
<html>
<body>
<?php
### insert this one
echo 'register_globals is ', (ini_get('register_globals'))?('On'):('Off');
###
if ($submit) {
// process form
$db = mysql_connect("localhost", "uname", "password");
### replace the above with
$db = mysql_connect("localhost", "uname", "password") or die('No Connection!');
###
mysql_select_db("dbtouse",$db);
### replace the above with
mysql_select_db("dbtouse",$db) or die('No Database!');
###
$sql = "INSERT INTO research_main
(date_inv,info,medium_name,place_name,date_death,v erified_event,closed_event
) VALUES
('$date_inv','$info','$medium_name','$place_name', '$date_death','$verified_e
vent','$closed_event')";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
### replace the above with
$result = mysql_query($sql) or die('No Query!');
###
echo "Thank you! Information entered.\n";
(snip)
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"Dan Weeb" <da********@hotSPAMLESSmail.com> wrote in
news:c0*******************@news.demon.co.uk: I really am a novice and found a script on webmonkey. Basically all I
want to do is to add records to my database. In my database I have a
table called research_main with the fields already created.
I have tried to bodge a script to work for me. it doesn't. It looks as
though it works but I get no data posted. What have I done wrong?
If you want me to put a statement in anywhere to check something
please let me know where you want me to put it as I really am useless
with this.
can you tell me what is wrong with this script.
:-( I am trying honest
<html>
<body>
<?php
if ($submit) {
There's your problem. Your script assumes that register_globals is set,
which it isn't by default in recent versions of PHP. Since your form is
using the POST method, you need to replace each reference to a variable
that's supposed to come from the form with $_POST['<variable>'], where
<variable> should be replaced with the name (without the $) of the
variable. For example, in the above statement you'd replace $submit with
$_POST['submit'].
// process form
$db = mysql_connect("localhost", "uname", "password");
mysql_select_db("dbtouse",$db);
$sql = "INSERT INTO research_main
(date_inv,info,medium_name,place_name,date_death,v erified_event,closed_
event ) VALUES
('$date_inv','$info','$medium_name','$place_name', '$date_death','$verif
ied_e vent','$closed_event')";
That's fine for learning, but in real life you'll want to escape the
various form parameters so the user can't do mischief like sending an info
value consisting of "');DROP TABLE research_main;".
$result = mysql_query($sql);
And in real life you'll want to check $result to make sure the insert
succeded.
Did you try changing the username and password parts of the connect to what
the username and password is?
I noticed that Message-ID:
<Xn*******************************@130.133.1.4> from Eric Bohlman
contained the following: That's fine for learning, but in real life you'll want to escape the
various form parameters so the user can't do mischief like sending an info
value consisting of "');DROP TABLE research_main;".
Always thought MySql would not run multiple queries.
--
Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
It's only Usenet, no one dies.
My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/ $result = mysql_query($sql) or die('No Query!');
OK Thanks It was a faulty query.
How do I make sue that my php fields match my database? I want the dates
and the radio buttons to put correct info into the database fields
For example in the database
date_event is type date
medium_name is type varchar
info_research is type blob
place_name is type varchar
date_invest is type date
date_death is type date
verified_event type char(3)
closed_event type char(3)
In the php script I have the fields setup as
date_event is type text <------------ Needs to be a date in format
dd/mm/yyyy
medium_name is type text
info_research is type textarea
place_name is type text
date_invest is type text <------------ Needs to be a date in format
dd/mm/yyyy
date_death is type text <------------ Needs to be a date in format
dd/mm/yyyy
verified_event radiobutton
closed_event type radiobutton
Currently if I enter date of 21/12/2004 it displays as 2112-20-04
Thanks so much
Paul
Dan Weeb wrote: $result = mysql_query($sql) or die('No Query!');
OK Thanks It was a faulty query.
How do I make sue that my php fields match my database? I want the dates
and the radio buttons to put correct info into the database fields
You have to reformat them.
Currently if I enter date of 21/12/2004 it displays as 2112-20-04
Read how MySQL deals with DATE columns: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/DATETIME.html
MySQL does not care about anything other than digits in dates.
You *have* to insert them in the format YYYY-MM-DD (or similar ... the
year has to be first, then the month and then the day).
So you have to transform '21/12/2004' to '2004-12-21'.
Here's a fast and dirty way (no error-checking, no different format
allowed, no fancy stuff):
<?php
function dmy2ymd($dmy) {
return substr($dmy, 6, 4) . '-' . substr($dmy, 3, 2) . '-' . substr($dmy, 0, 2);
}
?>
Or you could do as I do and insert DATEs as if they were numbers (no
need to mess around with double and single quotes):
$sql = "insert into table (datecol) values (20041221)";
.... you still need to reformat though :-)
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With total disregard for any kind of safety measures Geoff Berrow
<bl******@ckdog.co.uk> leapt forth and uttered: Always thought MySql would not run multiple queries.
MySQL will, the mysql_query() API function will not.
--
Phil Roberts | Nobody In Particular | http://www.flatnet.net/
Hello!
If you are trying to run the program in LOCALHOST
you must left password blank.
Try this one for $db variable:
$db = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "");
I dont know if is this your problem,
I hope this helps.
[]
CM
Mike Discenza <di******@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:<j7**********************@newssvr11.news.prod igy.com>... Dan Weeb wrote:
Hi Guys,
I really am a novice and found a script on webmonkey. Basically all I want
to do is to add records to my database. In my database I have a table
called research_main with the fields already created.
I have tried to bodge a script to work for me. it doesn't. It looks as
though it works but I get no data posted. What have I done wrong?
If you want me to put a statement in anywhere to check something please
let me know where you want me to put it as I really am useless with this.
can you tell me what is wrong with this script.
:-( I am trying honest
<html>
<body>
<?php
if ($submit) {
// process form
$db = mysql_connect("localhost", "uname", "password");
mysql_select_db("dbtouse",$db);
$sql = "INSERT INTO research_main
(date_inv,info,medium_name,place_name,date_death,v erified_event,closed_event ) VALUES
('$date_inv','$info','$medium_name','$place_name', '$date_death','$verified_e vent','$closed_event')";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
echo "Thank you! Information entered.\n";
} else{
// display form
?>
<form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF?>">
<p>Date Of Event:
<input name="date_inv" type="Text" id="date_inv">
<br>
Information to be researched:
<textarea name="info" cols="75" rows="5" id="info"></textarea>
<br>
Medium or Researchers name: :
<input name="medium_name" type="Text" id="medium_name" maxlength="30">
<br>
Place Name: :
<input name="place_name" type="Text" id="place_name" maxlength="50">
<br>
Date of Investigation:
<input name="date_death" type="text" id="date_death">
<br>
Verified Event:
<input name="verified_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton">
Yes
<input name="verified_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton" checked>
No<br>
Event Closed:
<input name="closed_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton">
Yes
<input name="closed_event" type="radio" value="radiobutton" checked>
No<br>
<input type="Submit" name="submit" value="Enter information">
</p>
</form>
<?php
} // end if
?>
</body>
</html>
Stick this in after your query is executed:
if(!$result)
{
$errMsg = "<div align=center>\n".
"<font size=6 color=red>Error!</font><br>\n".
"An error was detected in your request<br>\n".
"SQL used = '<u>$sql</u>'\n".
"<br>\n".
mysql_errno($db) . ": " .
mysql_error($db) . "\n";
exit($errMsg);
}
If your insert is blowing up this will show you want MySQL is puking on.
"Dan Weeb" <da********@hotSPAMLESSmail.com> wrote in message
news:c0*******************@news.demon.co.uk... $result = mysql_query($sql) or die('No Query!');
OK Thanks It was a faulty query.
How do I make sue that my php fields match my database? I want the dates
and the radio buttons to put correct info into the database fields
Take a look at http://www.tonymarston.co.uk/php-mysql/dateclass.html for a
class which both validates and formats dates.
--
Tony Marston
http://www.tonymarston.net
For example in the database
date_event is type date
medium_name is type varchar
info_research is type blob
place_name is type varchar
date_invest is type date
date_death is type date
verified_event type char(3)
closed_event type char(3)
In the php script I have the fields setup as
date_event is type text <------------ Needs to be a date in format
dd/mm/yyyy
medium_name is type text
info_research is type textarea
place_name is type text
date_invest is type text <------------ Needs to be a date in format
dd/mm/yyyy
date_death is type text <------------ Needs to be a date in format
dd/mm/yyyy
verified_event radiobutton
closed_event type radiobutton
Currently if I enter date of 21/12/2004 it displays as 2112-20-04
Thanks so much
Paul
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