Hi

i have a php file that calls an html file

in the html file it calls, there is a field called username

how can i autoput a username in that from the php its inside?

the name will change so i can't just add it manually to the html file

any help would be grate thanks

Shaz x

You'd have to use AJAX if both pages are separate. Better yet you can merge the files. That's what you really should do. It allows you to do more easier and saves a bit of disk space along the way.. An example would be the situation you're having right now lol. AJAX is becoming quit common thanks to "Web 2.0" so I suggest learning it either way.
http://www.w3schools.com/ajax

no, there not separate..

the html is called by the php with include..

i know there is a way round it without the ajax as ajax hasn't been around all that long yet this has

i have a php file with a username in it as a varible

the php file calls the html with

include( "sendmessage.html" );

and the username field that comes with the html file has a field in it for the username

and i want the username taking from the variable and adding to the username field in the html that is included

just figured it out, i can use the same was as i have with smilies, just add the text to the field with javascript

thanks for your help

Sharon x

Lol sorry I misread your question.. Maybe sleep is a good thing after all :S.

you can use javascript...but if your user has javascript disabled that solution (obviously) won't work... here is another solution (untested but should be close to working)

PHP Code:

$username = $_POST['username']; //or $_GET['username'] or whichever method
$file_name = 'sendmessage.html';
$file_contents = file_get_contents($file_name);
$output = str_replace('{username}',$username,$file_contents);
echo $output; 


in your html file you would do something like this in your form

<input type="text" name="username" id="username" value="{username}">

The curly {} bracketed username would be replaced by the username. You could mod this a bit to handle the circumstance if a username is not provided.

Originally Posted by rion

you can use javascript...but if your user has javascript disabled that solution (obviously) won't work... here is another solution (untested but should be close to working)

PHP Code:

$username = $_POST['username']; //or $_GET['username'] or whichever method
$file_name = 'sendmessage.html';
$file_contents = file_get_contents($file_name);
$output = str_replace('{username}',$username,$file_contents);
echo $output; 


in your html file you would do something like this in your form

<input type="text" name="username" id="username" value="{username}">

The curly {} bracketed username would be replaced by the username. You could mod this a bit to handle the circumstance if a username is not provided.

Now that works a treat

thanks for that, much better than my method.

Shaz x