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maxskywalker · 2012-02-29 10:41:06

I've been trying to work with PHP lately, and while I thought that I understood it, when it looks like either my if or echo statements aren't working. I've inserted the following code into an HTML file:

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html><html><body><form>
        <fieldset>
            <legend>Organization XIII</legend>
                Nobody: <select name="nobody">
                        <optgroup label="Founding members">
                        <option value="I">Xemnas</option>
                        <option value="II">Xigbar</option>
                        <option value="III">Xaldin</option>
                        <option value="IV">Vexen</option>
                        <option value="V">Lexaeus</option>
                        <option value="VI">Zexion</option>
                        </optgroup>

                        <optgroup label="Other">
                        <option value="VII">Axel</option>
                        <option value="VIII">Saïx</option>
                        <option value="IX">Demyx</option>
                        <option value="X">Luxord</option>
                        <option value="XI">Marluxia</option>
                        <option value="XII">Larxene</option>
                        <option value="XIII">Roxas</option>
                        </optgroup>
                    </select>
                <br />

                Somebody: <select name="somebody">

                        <optgroup label="Apprentices">
                        <option value="I">Xehanort</option>
                        <option value="II">Braig</option>
                        <option value="III">Dilan</option>
                        <option value="IV">Even</option>
                        <option value="V">Aeleus</option>
                        <option value="VI">Ienzo</option>
                        </optgroup>

                        <optgroup label="Other">
                        <option value="VII">Lea</option>
                        <option value="VIII">Isa</option>
                        <option value="IX">???</option>
                        <option value="X">???</option>
                        <option value="XI">???</option>
                        <option value="XII">???</option>
                        <option value="XIII">Sora</option>
                        </optgroup>
                    </select>

                <br />

                <input type=submit></input>

                <?php if ($_REQUEST['nobody']) == ($_REQUEST['somebody']) {
                    echo "Correct";
                } else {
                    echo "Incorrect";
                }?>
        </fieldset>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Can anyone tell me what's not working, and how to fix it?

scimonster · 2012-02-29 12:08:13

I replied on the CS topic. smile

maxskywalker · 2012-02-29 12:27:09

I know. The forums were down at the time, so I posted here.

TRocket · 2012-02-29 13:01:52

1.you need to specify a form type and action
2. use $_POST or $_GET not $_REQUEST

rookwood101 · 2012-02-29 13:45:12

@TRocket Yep

@OP Some of your syntax is wrong.
so try this:

Code:

<?php
if ($_POST['nobody'] === $_POST['somebody']) {
    echo "Correct";
}
else {
    echo "Incorrect";
}
?>

And Change

Code:

<form>

to

Code:

<form action="" name="myform" method="post">

Zeusking19 · 2012-02-29 14:11:46

If you use method='POST', then use $_POST. If you use method='GET' then use $_GET.

Never heard of $_REQUEST

scimonster · 2012-02-29 14:26:41

Zeusking19 wrote:
If you use method='POST', then use $_POST. If you use method='GET' then use $_GET.

Never heard of $_REQUEST

$_REQUEST has variables from both GET and POST.

maxskywalker · 2012-02-29 18:00:49

Um, okay, I've switched it to:

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html><html><form action="" name="my form" method="post">
        <fieldset>
            <legend>Organization XIII</legend>
                Nobody: <select name="nobody">
                        <optgroup label="Founding members">
                        <option value="I">Xemnas</option>
                        <option value="II">Xigbar</option>
                        <option value="III">Xaldin</option>
                        <option value="IV">Vexen</option>
                        <option value="V">Lexaeus</option>
                        <option value="VI">Zexion</option>
                        </optgroup>

                        <optgroup label="Other">
                        <option value="VII">Axel</option>
                        <option value="VIII">Saïx</option>
                        <option value="IX">Demyx</option>
                        <option value="X">Luxord</option>
                        <option value="XI">Marluxia</option>
                        <option value="XII">Larxene</option>
                        <option value="XIII">Roxas</option>
                        </optgroup>
                    </select>
                <br />

                Somebody: <select name="somebody">

                        <optgroup label="Apprentices">
                        <option value="I">Xehanort</option>
                        <option value="II">Braig</option>
                        <option value="III">Dilan</option>
                        <option value="IV">Even</option>
                        <option value="V">Aeleus</option>
                        <option value="VI">Ienzo</option>
                        </optgroup>

                        <optgroup label="Other">
                        <option value="VII">Lea</option>
                        <option value="VIII">Isa</option>
                        <option value="IX">???</option>
                        <option value="X">???</option>
                        <option value="XI">???</option>
                        <option value="XII">???</option>
                        <option value="XIII">Sora</option>
                        </optgroup>
                    </select>

                <br />

                <input type=submit></input>

                <?php if ($_POST['nobody']) === ($_POST['somebody']) {
                    echo "Correct";
                } else {
                    echo "Incorrect";
                }?>
        </fieldset>
    </form>
</body</html>

Still nothing's happening when I click Submit nothing happens other than the added ?nobody=I&somebody=I to the URL.

bobbybee · 2012-02-29 18:41:56

You said it was an HTML document...change the extension to PHP. tongue

scimonster · 2012-03-01 04:38:24

You have </body</html> (not </body></html>) at the end. hmm Also, did you put it on a server yet?

maxskywalker · 2012-03-01 10:29:20

scimonster wrote:
You have </body</html> (not </body></html>) at the end. Also, did you put it on a server yet?

Oh, I just added that part myself. There's a lot of other HTML in it that I didn't put in, so I just typed the doctype, body, and html tags myself. Also, I haven't.

Last edited by maxskywalker (2012-03-01 10:29:47)

scimonster · 2012-03-01 13:27:47

Well, PHP will not work if it's not run on a server.

slinger · 2012-03-01 13:32:03

For a server you could just do this.

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