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**hiptobesquare** · 01:34 PM

Hi.. Can anybody tell me why my page doesnt fully appear until the refresh button is pressed. if you go to www.farena.co.uk/ap.php and enter a number between 1 and 5000 you will see what i mean. half the page will display, but the rest wont appear until the refresh button is pressed.

PHP Code:


			
<?php

[COLOR=Red]/*this code is the page that displays, the red parts are where i link to another php page (the page that doesnt display) which is shown below*/ [/COLOR] page too but does

session_start();

?>

<?php echo "

<html>

<head>

</head>

<body>

  your aperture width is";

  foreach ($_POST as $field => $apwidth)

   {

  echo " $apwidth ";

}



  

$_SESSION[ap] = "$apwidth";

?>        mm

<?php



$overlap = 30;

$doorsize2 = (($apwidth +  $overlap)      / 2);

$doorsize3 = (($apwidth + ($overlap * 2)) / 3);

$doorsize4 = (($apwidth + ($overlap * 3)) / 4);

$doorsize5 = (($apwidth + ($overlap * 4)) / 5);



if ($apwidth <= '2000')

   {

    $numdoor='2';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize2 mm wide each";

   [COLOR=Red]include('glasstype.php');[/COLOR]

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize2";

   }



elseif ($apwidth <= '3000' and $apwidth >= '2001')

   {

    $numdoor='3';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize3 mm wide each";

   [COLOR=Red]include('glasstype.php');[/COLOR]

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize3";

   }



elseif ($apwidth <= '4000' and $apwidth >= '3001')

   {

    $numdoor='4';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize4 mm wide each";

  [COLOR=Red] include('glasstype.php');[/COLOR]

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize4";

   }



elseif ($apwidth <= '5000' and $apwidth >= '4001')

   {

    $numdoor='5';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize5 mm wide each";

   [COLOR=Red]include('glasstype.php');[/COLOR]

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize5";

   }



else 

   {

   echo "<br> please call *******for assistance";

   }



?>

<?php

   {

   echo "<a href=\"glasstype.php\"></a>";;

   }

$_SESSION[numdoor] = "$numdoor"; 



?>



</body>

</html>

the part which doesnt display:

PHP Code:


			
<?php

session_start();

?>

<html>

<head>

</head>

<body>



<?php



{

echo "<br><br><br>now choose a glass type for each door:";

}





if ($_SESSION[numdoor] == '2')

{

include('2door.php');

}







elseif ($_SESSION[numdoor] == '3')

{

include('3door.php');

}





elseif ($_SESSION[numdoor] == '4')

{

include('4door.php');

}





elseif ($_SESSION[numdoor] == '5')

{

include('5door.php');

}



else

{

echo" $_SESSION[seekassist]";

}





?>

</body>

</html>

Thanks everybody

**leavethisplace** · 04-28-2005, 01:47 PM

Change this section:

PHP Code:


			
<?php 

[COLOR=Red]/*this code is the page that displays, the red parts are where i link to another php page (the page that doesnt display) which is shown below*/ [/COLOR] page too but does 

session_start(); 

?> 

<?php echo " 

<html> 

<head> 

</head> 

<body> 

  your aperture width is"; 

  foreach ($_POST as $field => $apwidth) 

   { 

  echo " $apwidth "; 

} 



   

$_SESSION[ap] = "$apwidth"; 

?>        mm 

<?php

to this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php



session_start(); 



echo " 

<html> 

<head> 

</head> 

<body> 

  your aperture width is"; 

  foreach ($_POST as $field => $apwidth) 

   { 

  echo " $apwidth "; 

} 



   

$_SESSION[ap] = "$apwidth"; 

echo 'mm';

i took the <?php ?> out, i don't understand why you had so many, there is no need, PHP might be getting confused and just only decoding the first part of the PHP brackets, try it.

I'm probably wrong.

**hiptobesquare** · 04-29-2005, 07:57 AM

Ha nice work.. havnt tried it yet but will this afternoon and let you know. Thanks

**hiptobesquare** · 04-29-2005, 07:59 AM

it doesnt make any difference. the code now looks like this but still wont display until the refresh button is clicked. total mystery to me but im no php jedi:

PHP Code:


			
<?php

session_start();



 echo "

<html>

<head>

</head>

<body>

  your aperture width is";

  foreach ($_POST as $field => $apwidth)

   {

  echo " $apwidth ";

}



  

$_SESSION[ap] = "$apwidth";

echo"mm";





$overlap = 30;

$doorsize2 = (($apwidth +  $overlap)      / 2);

$doorsize3 = (($apwidth + ($overlap * 2)) / 3);

$doorsize4 = (($apwidth + ($overlap * 3)) / 4);

$doorsize5 = (($apwidth + ($overlap * 4)) / 5);



if ($apwidth <= '2000')

   {

    $numdoor='2';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize2 mm wide each";

   include('glasstype.php');

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize2";

   }



elseif ($apwidth <= '3000' and $apwidth >= '2001')

   {

    $numdoor='3';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize3 mm wide each";

   include('glasstype.php');

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize3";

   }



elseif ($apwidth <= '4000' and $apwidth >= '3001')

   {

    $numdoor='4';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize4 mm wide each";

   include('glasstype.php');

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize4";

   }



elseif ($apwidth <= '5000' and $apwidth >= '4001')

   {

    $numdoor='5';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize5 mm wide each";

   include('glasstype.php');

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize5";

   }



else 

   {

   echo "<br> please call 01******* for assistance";

   }



$_SESSION[numdoor] = "$numdoor"; 

?>



</body>

</html>

**leavethisplace** · 04-29-2005, 08:56 AM

Hmm, seems to work fine for me!

I was stabbing in the dark with the php tags there. The only possible thing i think it could be would be the include(); statement, cause it's displaying everything before the if statements right? Try instead to include the file at the beginning of the file, and change the contents of glasstype.php into a function, and make sure you echo the contents.

Every time i've had problems with files being included, that seems to work.

Anyone else got any ideas?

**hiptobesquare** · 04-29-2005, 12:55 PM

Il have a go at figuring out what you mean. only started php on monday so il have to find out what a function is. thanks for helping i appreciate it. away for the wkend so i wont be able to test it til monday but il keep you posted.
ta

**hiptobesquare** · 04:32 PM

Ok i changed the included document into a function and stuck them at the top of the page. still i get the same problem. I dont know what i did to cause this to happen but now every time you visit the page i get the $_SESSION[seekassist] pop up first time. Once i refresh, the $_SESSION[seekassist] disappears and i get the glass options as id expect. sorry if these words are non-sensickle but ive been contemplating php all day.... brain slur. if i havnt explained it well enough here's how i changed the code see for yourself:

PHP Code:


			
<?php

session_start();



 echo "

<html>

<head>

</head>

<body>

  your aperture is";

 

   {

  echo " $_POST[apwidth] mm wide x $_POST[apheight] mm high";

$_SESSION[apwidth] = "$_POST[apwidth]";

$_SESSION[apheight] = "$_POST[apheight]";

}



  



$_SESSION[seekassist]  ="please call *******";

$overlap = 30;

$doorsize2 = (($_SESSION[apwidth] +  $overlap)      / 2);

$doorsize3 = (($_SESSION[apwidth] + ($overlap * 2)) / 3);

$doorsize4 = (($_SESSION[apwidth] + ($overlap * 3)) / 4);

$doorsize5 = (($_SESSION[apwidth] + ($overlap * 4)) / 5);







//this function used to be a seperate program which i included in into this program

 in exactly the same place as i use it as a function. Ive tried moving it to various 

  other places in the if statement but no joy. 





function glasstype()

{ 

  {

echo "<br><br><br>now choose a glass type for each door:";

  }



if ($_SESSION[numdoor] == '2')

  {

include('2door.php');

  }



elseif ($_SESSION[numdoor] == '3')

  {

include('3door.php');

  }



elseif ($_SESSION[numdoor] == '4')

  {

include('4door.php');

  }



elseif ($_SESSION[numdoor] == '5')

  {

include('5door.php');

  }



else

  {

echo " $_SESSION[seekassist]";

  }

return;

}















if ($_SESSION[apheight] >= '2481')

   {

   echo "<br><Br>Sorry, the apperture height you entered is too large to make with a single pain door, call 01582 697753

         and ask about our split panel doors";

   }



else if ($_SESSION[apwidth] <= '2000')

   {

    $numdoor='2';

echo glasstype();

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize2 mm wide and $_SESSION[apheight]mm high each";

   echo glasstype();

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize2";

   }



elseif ($_SESSION[apwidth] <= '3000' and $_SESSION[apwidth] >= '2001')

   {

    $numdoor='3';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize3 mm wide and $_SESSION[apheight]mm high each";

   echo glasstype();

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize3";

   }



elseif ($_SESSION[apwidth] <= '4000' and $_SESSION[apwidth] >= '3001')

   {

    $numdoor='4';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize4 mm wide and $_SESSION[apheight]mm high each";

   echo glasstype();

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize4";

   }



elseif ($_SESSION[apwidth] <= '5000' and $_SESSION[apwidth] >= '4001')

   {

    $numdoor='5';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize5 mm wide and $_SESSION[apheight]mm high each";

   echo glasstype();

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize5";

   }



else 

   {

   echo $_SESSION[seekassist];

   }



$_SESSION[numdoor] = "$numdoor"; 

$_SESSION[door1glass] = "$door1glass";

$_SESSION[door2glass] = "$door2glass";

$_SESSION[door3glass] = "$door3glass";

$_SESSION[door4glass] = "$door4glass";

$_SESSION[door5glass] = "$door5glass";



?>



</body>

</html>

thanks again for looking

**hiptobesquare** · 05-05-2005, 12:04 PM

Sorted that now. its along the lines of what leavethisplace said pretty much exactly, only i didnt need to change the included glasstype.php into a function. i simply moved the include(glasstype.php) down to the bottom of each if statement so the variables ended up above it. like so:

PHP Code:


			


if ($_SESSION[apheight] >= '2481')

   {

   echo "<br><Br>Sorry, the apperture height you entered is too large to make with a single pain door, call 01582 697753

         and ask about our split panel doors";

   }



else if ($_SESSION[apwidth] <= '2000')

   {

    $numdoor='2';

   echo "<br>you need $numdoor doors $doorsize2 mm wide and $_SESSION[apheight]mm high each";

   $_SESSION[doorsize] = "$doorsize2";

   $_SESSION[numdoor] = "$numdoor";

   include('glasstype.php');

   }

isn't php a beautiful language

**leavethisplace** · 05-05-2005, 12:05 PM

hah, when it bloody works!

**hiptobesquare** · 05-05-2005, 12:05 PM

Woohoo im now an average talker.