PHP Forum

**frofi** · 07-05-2006, 07:40 PM

Hi!
Can anyone help me with this? I’m trying to learn PHP and MySQL really hard but there is just too much to learn and I need to publish my website before July. All I need is a raw PHP code. I can adjust it to my needs. Now, here is what I need:
There will be a form asking for visitors e-mail, name and country (dropdown). That means 3 windows where “country” would be a drop-down choice of pre-defined countries. I need the data to be stored in a file. Using a database would be just too much trouble at this point. After a person submitted their details I want the system to send an e-mail saying they’ve successfully registered and so on.
Is this doable with just PHP? If not, I could do without sending automated e-mails. But I really need that email, name and country data stored in a file.

**chrishirst** · 07-06-2006, 01:39 AM

just put the code for the <select> in a included file

include("page_with_select.ext")

**frofi** · 07-11-2006, 06:22 AM

Thanks. I'll try.

**frofi** · 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrishirst

just put the code for the <select> in a included file

include("page_with_select.ext")

OK. I've spent a few days figuring out what you mean. Unfortunately, I don't see how "include" can store any information from a form into a flat file. As far as I know, "include" is only good for calling pieces of whatever code from an external file so you don't have to include the same code in every page. I need to use "fwrite" with "a" parameter to append every submited info to the same file. There are 4 windows in my form. What I need is a code that stores these 4 strings in one line and then appends another user's info (always 4 strings) in another line. I've managed to make a form that works and in the end display's the submitted info and error messages, but I can't find a way how to write this info into a flat file.
I would also need a code that would send an e-mail to every user after they submitted the form.

**Mad182** · 12:11 PM

OK, I wrote something like that, If I understand you right.

Make files index.php and data.txt. File data.txt shoud be writable. Here is the code for index.php:

PHP Code:


			
<?php 
error_reporting (E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE); 
if (isset($_POST['name'])) 
{
$name = htmlspecialchars($_POST['name']); 
$mail = htmlspecialchars($_POST['mail']);
if(strstr($name,"|") or strstr($mail,"|")){
die("Can't use |.");
} 
$country = $_POST['country'];
$ip = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];
$newdata = array($name, $mail, $country, $ip);
$newdata = implode("|", $newdata);
$db = fopen("data.txt", "a+");
    if (!$db) {
    print("<b>Error!</b><br />Error while writing data.");
    exit;
    }
fwrite($db, $newdata."\n"); 
fclose($db);
print("<b>Thanks!</b><br />Yaur data successfuly added!"); 
exit; 
} 
?>
 <html>
<head>
<title>Add info</title>
</head>

<body>
<form action="index.php" method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="name" /><br />
E-mail: <input type="text" name="mail" /><br />
Country: <select name="country" size="1"> 
<option value=""></option>                
<option value="USA">USA</option> 
<option value="GB">GB</option> 
<option value="Germany">Germany</option> 
<option value="Latvia">Latvia</option> 
</select><br />
<input type="submit" value="Do it :)" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

**frofi** · 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad182

OK, I wrote something like that, If I understand you right.

Make files index.php and data.txt. File data.txt shoud be writable. Here is the code for index.php:

Thanks! That's what I've been looking for. I've already done it in a similar manner. I do not collect IP's but I write submitted info into a comma and line separated file just like your code. It seems I always figure things out before somebody tells me how.