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I found this code which makes a BMI Calculator (Form) for me however when I click on submit it takes the user back to the index page ie. domain.com/index.php. How do I change it to go to, say, domain.com/calculator.php ?    The code is below:

<?

/**
 * @package Module Body Mass Index Calculator for Joomla! 1.5
 * @version $Id: mod_bodymassindexcalculator.php 599 2010-03-20 23:26:33Z you $
**/


defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die( 'Restricted access' );

$heightcm=$_POST["heightcm"];
$weightkg=$_POST["weightkg"];

if ($heightcm!="" && $weightkg!="") {

$heightm = $heightcm / 100;
$bmi=round($weightkg / ($heightm*$heightm),1);

echo "Heigth, m: ".$heightm."<br />";
echo "Weigth, kg: ".$weightkg."<br />";
echo "Body Mass Index (BMI): ".$bmi."<br />";
echo "<strong>";

if ($bmi<16.5) {echo "Severely Underweight</strong><br />";}
if ($bmi>=16.5 && $bmi<=18.4) {echo "Underweight</strong><br />";}
if ($bmi>=18.5 && $bmi<=24.9) {echo "Normal</strong><br />";}
if ($bmi>=25 && $bmi<=29.9) {echo "Overweight</strong><br />";}
if ($bmi>=30 && $bmi<=34.9) {echo "Obese Class I</strong><br />";}
if ($bmi>=35 && $bmi<=39.9) {echo "Obese Class II</strong><br />";}
if ($bmi>=40) {echo "Obese Class III</strong><br />";}
echo "<br />";

}


$domain = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
$path = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'];
$queryString = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
$url = "http://" . $domain . $path;
$url3 = "http://" . $domain . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
$mystring1="?";
$s1=strpos($url3,$mystring1);
if($s1==0) {$url2=$url3;}
if($s1!=0) {$url2=substr($url3,0,$s1);}
$path = $url2;

//1 foot = 0.3048 meters
//1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
//1 pound = 0.45359237 kilograms

$n1=230;


echo "<table style=\"width: 100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\"><tr><td valign=\"top\">";
//echo "<h3>BMI Calculator</h3>";
echo "<form action=\"".$path."\" method=\"post\" >";
echo "<strong>Height</strong><br />";
echo "<select name=\"heightcm\" >";
for ($i=30; $i<=$n1; $i++){ echo "<option value=\"$i\">".$i." cm / ".floor($i / 30.48)." ft ".round(($i-(floor($i / 30.48)*30.48)) / 2.54, 1)." in </option>";}
echo "</select>";
echo "<br />";
echo "<strong>Weight</strong><br />";
echo "<select name=\"weightkg\" >";
for ($i=30; $i<=$n1; $i++){ echo "<option value=\"$i\">".$i." kg / ".round($i / 0.45359237,2)." pounds </option>";}
echo "</select>";
echo "<br />";
//echo "<input name=\"searchterm\" type=text size=\"27\" class=\"ns1\">";
echo "<br />";
echo "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Calculate\" name=\"B1\">";
echo "</form><br />";

//DON'T REMOVE THIS LINK - DO NOT VIOLATE GNU/GPL LICENSE!!!
echo "<a href=\"http://nutritioncaloriecounter.com\">Nutrition Calorie Counter</a>";
//DON'T REMOVE THIS LINK - DO NOT VIOLATE GNU/GPL LICENSE!!!
echo "</td></tr></table>";




?>

Hi All,

I googled this and there is endless results.  I went through a lot of them but couldn't get this working properly.

How do I link from within my web site root to files outside the root?  It works for me using relative links  i.e.  ../../phpfiles/includes but that is going to get messy and I can't get a way of doing absolute links to work.  If someone could lay that out so a newbie can get it clearly I would really appreciate it!


Also - I understand why I should put all of my php files outside the web root but is this a guaranteed way to secure these files other than someone hacking my ftp access?


I've looked at a few site hierarchy examples - Am I right that the only pages within the web site root should be template pages with calls to required files (outside the root), session checks, and content includes and all other includes that have php executable code should be outside the root?

I really appreciate the advice and insight.  Thank you!