PHP Forum

**Razor1337** · 10:05 AM

Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1

Question
Hi, Everyone.
I have a website and i have a TOS page on it. I was wondering how to make the tos page load and once you click I Agree, the actual page comes up. For example here is a site that has that: ghbsys.net

As you see once you enter their site, there Terms of Service page comes up and once you click I agree there main page comes up. Please let me know how to do this. Thanks

**chrishirst** · 09-17-2009, 10:08 AM

check for a cookie on page access, if not there or false then show the ToS then set/create a cookie when the page is submitted.

**wayfarer07** · 10:12 AM

A couple things that are useful to know about: PHP and Forms, PHP Sessions
The basic idea is to post the "terms" page to the main page, but only show it if the checkbox has been filled in, otherwise show an error message. Then, store the result in a session variable (or a cookie), and redirect the terms page if it is determined that it has already been filled out once.

**Razor1337** · 10:19 AM

I just started php a few days ago but ill give it a shot.

so wait lets just say this is my tos page:

PHP Code:


			
<html>
<body>

<h1>My Tos Page</h>

etc...
<form name="form1" method="post">
  <input type="hidden" name="welcome">
  <input type="checkbox" name="acceptTOS" value="accept"> I Accept the Terms of Service!<br>
  Click here to <input type="submit" name="Enter" disabled>
</form>

</body>
</html>

What exactly would i have to do? Cause im confused sorry.

Thanks for the help and quick replies

**wayfarer07** · 09-17-2009, 10:39 AM

To start your form will need an ACTION attribute. action="name-of-page.php". This will cause the form to target the page in question.

**Razor1337** · 10:57 AM

ok so if i do this in my form:

PHP Code:


			
<form name="form1" action="tos.php" method="post">
<input type="checkbox" name="acceptTOS" value="accept" />  I Accept the Terms of Service!<br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />

What would go in tos.php besides <?php $_POST["acceptTOS"]; ?>

and if i start a session how would i really do it. Cause I want it so after i click accept the main page comes just like on that website.

**bmcoll3278** · 02:05 PM

here is a small piece of code to do what you ask. it may get you started.

Code:

<?php

$file= $_POST['yes'];

if ($file=="yes"){


    echo "<br>your main page content goes here";
}
else

{

echo"Please accept our terms of service";
echo"<br>TOS GOES Here";
echo"<table><tr>
<td><Form action =\"index.php\"method=\"post\">
YES<input type=\"checkbox\"name=\"yes\"value=\"yes\">
<input type=\"submit\"value=\"ENTER\"></form>
</td></tr>
</table>";
}
?>

I know some one here can clean this up and make it better.

**Razor1337** · 09-17-2009, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmcoll3278

here is a small piece of code to do what you ask. it may get you started.

Code:

<?php

$file= $_POST['yes'];

if ($file=="yes"){


    echo "<br>your main page content goes here";
}
else

{

echo"Please accept our terms of service";
echo"<br>TOS GOES Here";
echo"<table><tr>
<td><Form action =\"index.php\"method=\"post\">
YES<input type=\"checkbox\"name=\"yes\"value=\"yes\">
<input type=\"submit\"value=\"ENTER\"></form>
</td></tr>
</table>";
}
?>

I know some one here can clean this up and make it better.

Thanks a Bunch Helped me out a lot, but is there a way to set a cookie liek TOS_ACCEPT and if that cookies set your main page content comes up only?

**Razor1337** · 11:56 AM

Hi, I have a question for all of you that are good in php.

Well heres the deal..... I have a index.php page it contains something like this:

PHP Code:


			
                            <?php 

$accepted = 'yes'; 
setcookie("TOS", $accepted, time()+3600);   
$file= $accepted; 
$date_of_expiry = time() + 6000 ; 
if ($file=="yes"){ 


    echo "My Main Page Content"; 
} 
else 

{ 

echo"Please accept our terms of service"; 
echo"My ToS"; 
echo" 
<Form action =\"index.php\"method=\"post\"> 
I Agree To The Terms!<input type=\"checkbox\"name=\"yes\"value=\"yes\"> 
<input type=\"submit\"value=\"Submit\"> </form> 
"; 
} 

?>

After a little thinking and help from people i got the cookie to set after the submit button is clicked.
And I ended up with this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php 
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) 
{ 
$accepted = 'yes'; 
setcookie("TOS", $accepted, time()+3600);   
$file= $accepted; 
$date_of_expiry = time() + 6000 ; 
if ($file=="yes"){ 


    echo "My Main Page Content"; 
} 
} 
else 

{ 

echo"Please accept our terms of service"; 
echo"My ToS"; 
echo" 
<Form action =\"index.php\"method=\"post\"> 
I Agree To The Terms!<input type=\"checkbox\"name=\"yes\"value=\"yes\"> 
<input type=\"submit\"value=\"Submit\" name=\"submit\"> </form> 
"; 
} 

?>

Now the problem is the When ever you reload the page, the tos part comes up. How do I make it so after the cookie is set only the main page content shows?

**scorpioserve** · 09-18-2009, 12:05 PM

The way I see it there are a couple of ways you can go about doing this, it just depends on what your requirements are, I will list some various ways, from easiest to the more difficult.

Easiest
Have you tos page as the first page when entering your site, ie: http://www.example.com/index.php will have the contents of your tos and 2 buttons one to accept and one to decline, if the user reads the agreement and hits the decline button, then you could just make that button redirect them to a page of your site that says, "You have to agree to TOS; to connect to me." lol please do not really say that, anyway you get the idea, so that could be on a page like http://www.example.com/decline.php, and you could include a hyperlink to take them back to the home page so they can accept if they like. If the client clicks on accept then you could just redirect them to the home page of your site, ie: http://www.example.com/home.php
This way only uses hyperlinks and no forms, it is super easy to implement but has some good points and bad, the good point is that it is easy to do, and the client will not have their computer jumping up and down about someone trying to send them a cookie, or their spyware application, the bad side is that every time the user goes back to your site they will have to accept the tos again. Using this same model of implementation you could also make your error and your main site on the same page, ie: join your decline.php and home.php in the same file with an if statement.
Alternatively you could stick with more difficult cookie or session variables, it is up to you, let me know what you choose, and I will try and help where possible.

**lizciz** · 09-18-2009, 06:20 PM

I'll give you some help with pseudo code. You just make php out of it, and if you dont know how to do a specific task, use Google. If you dont know how to set and read a cookie, search Google for "php cookies tutorial".

First, the page with your terms. Name it index.php (your normal index.php will be index2.php).

PHP Code:


			
<?php

read cookie

if (user has already accepted terms) {
   redirect to index2.php
   and terminate script
}

if (form has been sent) {
   if (user accepted terms) {
      set cookie
      redirect to index2.php
      and terminate script
   } else {
      show error message. tell user she must accept to see page
   }
}

Show the terms and a form where user can agree and submit

?>

This should help you out a bit, and work pretty good. However, of course you can still just enter index2.php in your browser to get to the page without seing the terms (evan though it's unlikely). If you want to make sure they have accepted the terms, add this to all your other pages, in the top.

PHP Code:


			
<?php

read cookie

if (user havn't accepted terms) {
   redirect to index.php
   and terminate script
}

?>

**lizciz** · 09-18-2009, 07:04 PM

Aha, you made a new thread...
Read my post in your old thread and work your way from there.

And just for the record, you could have kept writing in the old thread instead of making a new with the same subject/problem.

**chrishirst** · 09-18-2009, 07:43 PM

threads merged