PHP - Need Help With Some Php-generated Form Actions

I have a problem regarding with actions. I have a dynamic dropdown list (attached), that when the selected value is  student, a form will show..I am using a submit button, the problem is how am I going to save the form for student.

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Hi, I have a page with a PayPal button at the bottom. I am attempting to run two actions when the PayPal button is pressed. One is to process the PayPal payment and the other that opens another page which I have called testpage.php   I have used a script I found online as I have no experience in Javascript, this is meant to run two actions when the PayPal button is clicked. However only the testpage.php opens.   Here is what i got, have I done it wrong? Or is there a better way to do this?

<?php
include 'init.php';
include 'includes/overall/header.php';
include 'includes/logo.php';
?>
<script language="Javascript">
<!--
function OnButton1()
{
    document._xclick.action = "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr"
    // document._xclick.target = "_blank";    // Open in a new window

    document._xclick.submit();             // Submit the page

    return true;
}

function OnButton2()
{
    document._xclick.action = "testpage.php"
    document._xclick.target = "_blank";    // Open in a new window

   // document._xclick.submit();             // Submit the page

    return true;
}
-->
</script>

<?php
if (!isset($_SESSION['loggedin'])) {
   die("You must be logged in to view this page!"); //this causes to script to stop executing and lets the user know there is a problem

/*
Note:  instead of the die() function, you could use the echo() function and provide an HTML link back to the login page, or use the header() function to just redirect users to the login page without any message. It is up to you to decide what your application should behave.
*/
}

//else {  //logged in 
elseif (isset($_SESSION['loggedin']) ){  //logged in 

$username = $_SESSION['loggedinuser'];

$results = $con->query("SELECT * FROM user WHERE username = '$username';");
while($row = $results->fetch_array()) {
$business = $row['paypal_email'];


$user_id = $_GET['user_id'];

$results1 = $con->query("SELECT * FROM live_sales WHERE user_id = '$user_id';");
while($row = $results1->fetch_array()) {

$username  			= $row['username'];
$fishtype    		= $row['fishtype'];
$speciesCommon 		= $row['speciesCommon'];
$speciesScientific  = $row['speciesScientific'];
$listing_title    	= $row['listing_title'];
$age 		        = $row['age'];
$quantity	        = $row['quantity'];
$origin       	    = $row['origin'];
$size               = $row['size'];
$environment 		= $row['environment'];
$waterChemistry	    = $row['waterChemistry'];
$temperature       	= $row['temperature'];
$feeding            = $row['feeding'];
$sexing 		    = $row['sexing'];
$compatability	    = $row['compatability'];
$temperament      	= $row['temperament'];
$breeding           = $row['breeding'];
$comments 		    = $row['comments'];
$postage_type	    = $row['postage_type'];
$postage_cost      	= $row['postage_cost'];
$multipostage		= $row['multipostage'];
$cost      			= $row['cost'];


echo "<div class='result'>";
echo "<h3>$speciesCommon</h3>";
echo "<h2>$listing_title</h2>";
echo "<ul class='results'>";
echo "<li>Species</li>" . str_replace("_"," "," $fishtype") . "<br>";
echo "<li>Common Name:</li> $speciesCommon<br>";
echo "<li>Scientific Name:</li> $speciesScientific<br>";
echo "<li>Age:</li> $age<br>";
echo "<li>Quantity:</li> $quantity<br>";
echo "<li>Price per item:</li> £$cost<br>";
echo "<li>Origin:</li> $origin<br>";
echo "<li>Size:</li>$size<br>";
echo "<li>Environment:</li> $environment<br>";
echo "<li>Water Chemistry</li> $waterChemistry<br>";
echo "<li>Temperatu </li> $temperature<br>";
echo "<li>Feeding:</li> $feeding<br>";
echo "<li>Sexing:</li> $sexing<br>";
echo "<li>Compatability:</li> $compatability<br>";
echo "<li>Temperament:</li> $temperament<br>";
echo "<li>Breeding:</li>$breeding<br>";
echo "<li>Comments:</li> $comments<br>";
echo "<li>Postage Type:</li>$postage_type<br>";
echo "<li>Postage Cost:</li> £$postage_cost $multipostage<br>";
?>
</ul>
</div>
<div align='center'>
<form name="_xclick" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<?php echo '<select name="quantity">';
echo "<option value='$quantity'>Maximum of $quantity available</option>";
for ($q=1; $q<=$quantity; $q++) 
{
    echo "<option value='$q'>$q</option>";
}
echo '</select>';

if( $multipostage == "per item" )
    {
    $postage_cost = $quantity * $postage_cost;
    }
    elseif( $multipostage == "Combined Postage" )
    {
	$postage_cost;
    }

?>

<br><br>
<input type="hidden" name="shipping" value="<?php echo $postage_cost ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="<?php echo $business ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="GBP">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="<?php echo $speciesCommon ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="<?php echo $cost ?>">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/GB/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" onclick="OnButton1(); OnButton2();" alt="PayPal – The safer, easier way to pay online." >
<img alt="" align="center" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"></form>
</div>

<?php
exit();
}
} 
echo 'Sorry but we could not find any results.';
}
include 'includes/overall/footer.php';
?>

Any help is always appreciated   aquaman

I cant seem to get these two forms to basically work together.....I need this code(a form submit):
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<?php
// Where the file is going to be placed 
$target_path = "uploads/public/uploads/admin/u1p2l3o4a5d6s789/98437e10ec5605a849c3bd9641494560_/";

/* Add the original filename to our target path.  
Result is "uploads/filename.extension" */
$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']); 
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file ".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). 
    " has been uploaded";
} else{
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}


?>
with this code:
Code: [Select]
<?php
if(isset($_POST['save']))
{

   $event   = $_POST['event'];
   $startdate = $_POST['startdate'];
   $enddate = $_POST['enddate'];
   $description = $_POST['description'];
      $location = $_POST['location'];
      $month = $_POST['month'];
        $title1 = $_POST['title1'];
        $title2 = $_POST['title2'];
        $title3 = $_POST['title3'];
        $title4 = $_POST['title4'];
        $title5 = $_POST['title5'];
        $title6 = $_POST['title6'];
        $title7 = $_POST['title7'];
        $title8 = $_POST['title8'];
        $date1 = $_POST['date1'];
        $date2 = $_POST['date2'];
        $date3 = $_POST['date3'];
        $date4 = $_POST['date4'];
        $date5 = $_POST['date5'];
        $date6 = $_POST['date6'];
        $date7 = $_POST['date7'];
        $date8 = $_POST['date8'];
        $subevent1 = $_POST['subevent1'];
        $subevent2 = $_POST['subevent2'];
        $subevent3 = $_POST['subevent3'];
        $subevent4 = $_POST['subevent4'];
        $subevent5 = $_POST['subevent5'];
        $subevent6 = $_POST['subevent5'];
        $subevent7 = $_POST['subevent6'];
        $subevent8 = $_POST['subevent7'];
        $price1 = $_POST['price1'];
        $price2 = $_POST['price2'];
        $price3 = $_POST['price3'];
        $price4 = $_POST['price4'];
        $price5 = $_POST['price5'];
        $price6 = $_POST['price6'];
        $price7 = $_POST['price7'];
        $price8 = $_POST['price8'];
        $month2 = $_POST['month2'];
 $month_num = $_POST['month_num'];
        $day = $_POST['day'];
        $year = $_POST['year'];
        $shutoff = $_POST['shutoff'];




   if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc())
   {
      $event   = addslashes($event);
      $startdate = addslashes($startdate);

      $enddate = addslashes($enddate);
   $description = addslashes($description);
    $location = addslashes($location);
    $month = addslashes($month);
$title1 = addslashes($title1);
$title2 = addslashes($title2);
$title3 = addslashes($title3);
$title4 = addslashes($title4);
$title5 = addslashes($title5);
$title6 = addslashes($title6);
$title7 = addslashes($title7);
$title8 = addslashes($title8);
$date1 = addslashes($date1);
$date2 = addslashes($date2);
$date3 = addslashes($date3);
$date4 = addslashes($date4);
$date5 = addslashes($date5);
$date6 = addslashes($date6);
$date7 = addslashes($date7);
$date8 = addslashes($date8);
$subevent1 = addslashes($subevent1);
$subevent2 = addslashes($subevent2);
$subevent3 = addslashes($subevent3);
$subevent4 = addslashes($subevent4);
$subevent5 = addslashes($subevent5);
$subevent6 = addslashes($subevent6);
$subevent7 = addslashes($subevent7);
$subevent8 = addslashes($subevent8);
$price1 = addslashes($price1);
$price2 = addslashes($price2);
$price3 = addslashes($price3);
$price4 = addslashes($price4);
$price5 = addslashes($price5);
$price6 = addslashes($price6);
$price7 = addslashes($price7);
$price8 = addslashes($price8);
$month2 = addslashes($month2);
$month_num = addslashes($month_num);
$year = addslashes($year);
$day = addslashes($day);


   }
   include 'config.php';
   include 'opendb.php';

   $query = "INSERT INTO Registration (event, startdate, enddate, description, location, month, title1, title2, title3, title4, title5, title6, title7, title8, date1, date2, date3, date4, date5, date6, date7, date8, subevent1, subevent2, subevent3, subevent4, subevent5, subevent6, subevent7, subevent8, price1, price2, price3, price4, price5, price6, price7, price8, month2, shutoff)
            VALUES ('$event', '$startdate', '$enddate', '$description', '$location', '$month', '$title1', '$title2', '$title3', '$title4', '$title5', '$title6', '$title7', '$title8', '$date1', '$date2', '$date3', '$date4', '$date5', '$date6', '$date7', '$date8', '$subevent1', '$subevent2', '$subevent3', '$subevent4', '$subevent5', '$subevent6', '$subevent7', '$subevent8', '$price1', '$price2', '$price3', '$price4', '$price5', '$price6', '$price7', '$price8', '$month2', '$shutoff')";
   mysql_query($query) or die('Error, query failed');
   include 'closedb.php';

   
   echo "<pre>".print_r($_POST, true)."</pre>";

}

?>
I tried this:
Code: [Select]
<?php
if(isset($_POST['save']))
{

   $event   = $_POST['event'];
   $startdate = $_POST['startdate'];
   $enddate = $_POST['enddate'];
   $description = $_POST['description'];
      $location = $_POST['location'];
      $month = $_POST['month'];
        $title1 = $_POST['title1'];
        $title2 = $_POST['title2'];
        $title3 = $_POST['title3'];
        $title4 = $_POST['title4'];
        $title5 = $_POST['title5'];
        $title6 = $_POST['title6'];
        $title7 = $_POST['title7'];
        $title8 = $_POST['title8'];
        $date1 = $_POST['date1'];
        $date2 = $_POST['date2'];
        $date3 = $_POST['date3'];
        $date4 = $_POST['date4'];
        $date5 = $_POST['date5'];
        $date6 = $_POST['date6'];
        $date7 = $_POST['date7'];
        $date8 = $_POST['date8'];
        $subevent1 = $_POST['subevent1'];
        $subevent2 = $_POST['subevent2'];
        $subevent3 = $_POST['subevent3'];
        $subevent4 = $_POST['subevent4'];
        $subevent5 = $_POST['subevent5'];
        $subevent6 = $_POST['subevent5'];
        $subevent7 = $_POST['subevent6'];
        $subevent8 = $_POST['subevent7'];
        $price1 = $_POST['price1'];
        $price2 = $_POST['price2'];
        $price3 = $_POST['price3'];
        $price4 = $_POST['price4'];
        $price5 = $_POST['price5'];
        $price6 = $_POST['price6'];
        $price7 = $_POST['price7'];
        $price8 = $_POST['price8'];
        $month2 = $_POST['month2'];
 $month_num = $_POST['month_num'];
        $day = $_POST['day'];
        $year = $_POST['year'];
        $shutoff = $_POST['shutoff'];




   if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc())
   {
      $event   = addslashes($event);
      $startdate = addslashes($startdate);

      $enddate = addslashes($enddate);
   $description = addslashes($description);
    $location = addslashes($location);
    $month = addslashes($month);
$title1 = addslashes($title1);
$title2 = addslashes($title2);
$title3 = addslashes($title3);
$title4 = addslashes($title4);
$title5 = addslashes($title5);
$title6 = addslashes($title6);
$title7 = addslashes($title7);
$title8 = addslashes($title8);
$date1 = addslashes($date1);
$date2 = addslashes($date2);
$date3 = addslashes($date3);
$date4 = addslashes($date4);
$date5 = addslashes($date5);
$date6 = addslashes($date6);
$date7 = addslashes($date7);
$date8 = addslashes($date8);
$subevent1 = addslashes($subevent1);
$subevent2 = addslashes($subevent2);
$subevent3 = addslashes($subevent3);
$subevent4 = addslashes($subevent4);
$subevent5 = addslashes($subevent5);
$subevent6 = addslashes($subevent6);
$subevent7 = addslashes($subevent7);
$subevent8 = addslashes($subevent8);
$price1 = addslashes($price1);
$price2 = addslashes($price2);
$price3 = addslashes($price3);
$price4 = addslashes($price4);
$price5 = addslashes($price5);
$price6 = addslashes($price6);
$price7 = addslashes($price7);
$price8 = addslashes($price8);
$month2 = addslashes($month2);
$month_num = addslashes($month_num);
$year = addslashes($year);
$day = addslashes($day);


   }
   include 'config.php';
   include 'opendb.php';

   $query = "INSERT INTO Registration (event, startdate, enddate, description, location, month, title1, title2, title3, title4, title5, title6, title7, title8, date1, date2, date3, date4, date5, date6, date7, date8, subevent1, subevent2, subevent3, subevent4, subevent5, subevent6, subevent7, subevent8, price1, price2, price3, price4, price5, price6, price7, price8, month2, shutoff)
            VALUES ('$event', '$startdate', '$enddate', '$description', '$location', '$month', '$title1', '$title2', '$title3', '$title4', '$title5', '$title6', '$title7', '$title8', '$date1', '$date2', '$date3', '$date4', '$date5', '$date6', '$date7', '$date8', '$subevent1', '$subevent2', '$subevent3', '$subevent4', '$subevent5', '$subevent6', '$subevent7', '$subevent8', '$price1', '$price2', '$price3', '$price4', '$price5', '$price6', '$price7', '$price8', '$month2', '$shutoff')";
   mysql_query($query) or die('Error, query failed');
   include 'closedb.php';

   
   echo "<pre>".print_r($_POST, true)."</pre>";
 $target_path = "uploads/public/uploads/admin/u1p2l3o4a5d6s789/98437e10ec5605a849c3bd9641494560_/";

/* Add the original filename to our target path.  
Result is "uploads/filename.extension" */
$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']); 
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file ".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). 
    " has been uploaded";
} else{
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}

}

?>but it didn't work.....

Hello, I have a .htaccess file set up to create directories and files based on my PHP variables.
That's how it looks anyway. It's really just some URL rewriting.

I'm looking to submit a form and use the code on the same page to handle the form via isset().
The problem is, however, that $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; redirects me back to the original base/index.php page, while nothing gets submitted.
I can sort of see why, but is there any way to overcome it? I could probably use the actual file and variable names, but that isn't very practical as I intend on using this code as a basis for a much larger scale. I'm not too fond of using external pages as sources for the form action either for the same reason. My intentions were to have everything handled on a single page.

Also, feel free to post constructive criticism on how to improve the code.
I'm rather new to PHP and will need all the help I can get.



.htaccess code
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RewriteRule base/([a-zA-Z]+)/$ base/index.php?cat=$1
RewriteRule base/([a-zA-Z]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\.php$ base/index.php?cat=$1&subcat=$2
index.php code
Code: [Select]
<html>
<head>
<title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php

$cat=$_GET['cat'];
$subcat=$_GET['subcat'];

if (isset($cat)){
if ($cat=='foo'){
if (isset($subcat)){
if($subcat=='bar'){
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
echo 'Entry Submitted Successfully';
}
else{
?>
<h1>Add an Entry</h1>
<div>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
<div>
<span>Field:</span>
<span><input type="text" size="15" /></span>
</div>

<div>
<input name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit" />
</div>
</form>

</div>
<p>
<a href="/base/">Return to Base Page</a>
</p>
<?php
}
}
else {
echo 'Error: Not a valid sub-category.';
}

}
else {
?>
<h1>Select an Option</h1>

<ul>
<li><a href="bar.php">Add Entry</a></li>
</ul>
<p>
<a href="/base/">Return to Base Page</a>
</p>
<?php
}
}

else {
echo 'Error: Not a valid Category.';
}

}
else{
?>
<h1>Base Page</h1>

<h2><a href="foo/">Go to "Select an Option" page</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="foo/bar.php">Go to "Add an Entry" page</a></li>
</ul>
<?php
}
?>
</div>
</body></html>

Hey guys,

I'll be the first to say that I'm a real php n00b, and only understand the basics.
I have a website already in place that someone else coded and I just need to add something to.

There's a form that posts to another page and then back to a sql database. What I want to do is have the form also email me the contents of the form when it is submitted.

Is there a way to have a form do multiple actions? I'm not sure the best way to go about this, so if someone has some pointers, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks!