This might be a stupid problem but i'm new to this (this is a homework ^^) and i can't find a solution :) i have a .php file with an html form plus some php code to execute a query and insert the values from the form in my DB. And it works, but every time the page is loaded the php code is executed and this insert in the DB a "blank" line, because obviously the form was not filled yet. This is the code
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="generator" content="AlterVista - Editor HTML"/>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="myPage.php" method="post">
ID: <input type="text" name="id" /> <br />
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go" /> <br />
</form>
<?php
$user = "DB";
$password = "";
$host = "";
$database = "my_DB";
$connessione = mysql_connect($host, $user, $password);
@mysql_select_db($database, $connessione) or die( "Unable to select database");
$id = $_REQUEST['id'];
$query = "INSERT INTO myTable (ID) VALUES ('".$id."')";
mysql_close();
?>
</body>
</html>
Is there a way to execute the php code only once the "Go" button on the form is executed?
PHP will work before the page is rendered. You need to set up a condition to stop the PHP you don't want running until you submit the form.
Hope that helps.
Try:
Assuming the form points to the script itself, there are numerous options :) Among others:
This first example just checks if a form was posted. If a normal (GET) request is received, it will do nothing, because it will not fall into your if-clause
And this example checks if a variable with the name 'Submit' has been posted, and if so, if it has the value 'Go' in it. It is a slightly stricter check, but in your current example behaviour is exactly the same (so you can pretty much choose which one you like most ;))