Re: PHP Code

  • From: <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:17:06 +0200

Ok, what is the actual error you get when you try use these pages then?

Stay well

Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
On Tue, 2 Aug 2011 16:18:07 -0500, Edgar Lozano <1419goku@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm sorry. The config.php file is config.inc. It works the same for
> me. Anyway, thanks for pointing that out!
> 
> On 8/2/11, Jacob Kruger <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Off hand, you said the first file is config.php, but in vote.php, you're
>> telling it to include config.inc...?
>>
>> Stay well
>>
>> Jacob Kruger
>> Blind Biker
>> Skype: BlindZA
>> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Edgar Lozano" <1419goku@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 8:28 PM
>> Subject: PHP Code
>>
>>
>>> Hello all.
>>> Hope yall don't mind me throwing some PHP code out there. Could you
>>> please give me some suggestions?
>>> I'm trying to create a voting page for my website. The files are as
>>> follows:
>>> A config.php file
>>> An index.php file,
>>> An vote.php file
>>> And a voteprocessing.php file.
>>> The contents of the config.php file are as follows:
>>> <?php
>>> $host="localhost";
>>> $user="user";
>>> $pass="password";
>>> $edgar=mysql_connect($host,$user,$pass);
>>> if(!$edgar)
>>> {
>>> die("Cannot connect properly. " . mysql_error());
>>> }
>>> $db="database2";
>>> $db2=mysql_select_db($db,$edgar);
>>> if(!$db2)
>>> {
>>> die("Error: cannot find Database. " . mysql_error());
>>> }
>>> The contents of the Index.php file are as follows:
>>> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
>>> "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd";>
>>> <html lang="en-US">
>>> <head>
>>> <title>Voting page</title>
>>> </head>
>>> <body>
>>> <div id="main">
>>> <p>
>>> Hello. Welcome to my voting page. <br>
>>> On this page, you are allowed to vote on your favorite music!<br>
>>> Everyday, I have a song of the day, and I would like more interaction
>>> for that section.<br>
>>> I can't come up with any ideas of music that other people will like,
>>> so everyday, I will put options for you to vote on.<br>
>>> </p>
>>> <p>
>>> Rules<br><br>
>>> In order for you to vote, you will need to have an account on my
>>> Forum!<br>
>>> To log into my forum,
>>> <a href="http://edgar.ueuo.com/forum/login.php";>Click Here.</a><br>
>>> If you would like to register, to take advantage of all these cool
>>> things, you can register
>>> <a href="http://edgar.ueuo.com/forum/register.php";>Here.</a><br>
>>> Finally, if you want to vote,
>>> <a href="http://edgar.ueuo.com/music/vote.php";>Click Here.</a><br>
>>> Thank you for your interest, and participation in my website.
>>> </p>
>>> </div>
>>> &copy by Edgar Lozano<br>
>>> All Rights Reserved
>>> </body>
>>> </html>
>>> The contents of the vote.php file are as follows:
>>> <?php
>>> include("config.inc");
>>> $question = "What would you like the song of the day to be for
>>> tomorrow?";
>>> $a1 = "A wrap song";
>>> $a2 = "A Country Song";
>>> $a3 = "Another genre";
>>> $a4 = "Random song";
>>> $a5 = "I cannot decide give me more options";
>>> $insert = "INSERT INTO Polls
>>> VALUES('', '$question', '$a1', '$a2', '$a3', '$a4', '$a5')";
>>> if(!mysql_query($insert))
>>> {
>>> die("Error: " . mysql_error());
>>> }
>>> ?>
>>> <html>
>>> <head>
>>> <title>Song of The Day Voting Page</title>
>>> </head>
>>> <body>
>>> <p>To vote, just select your option, and click on the submit
button.</p>
>>> <?php
>>> echo $question . "<br>";
>>> ?>
>>> <form action="voteprocessing.php" method="post">
>>> <?php echo $a1 . "<br>"; ?> <input type="radio" name="answer1"/>
>>> <?php echo $a2 . "<br>"; ?> <input type="radio" name="answer2"/>
>>> <?php echo $a3 . "<br>"; ?> <input type="radio" name="answer3"/>
>>> <?php echo $a4 . "<br>"; ?> <input type="radio" name="answer4"/>
>>> <?php echo $a5 . "<br>"; ?> <input type="radio" name="answer5"/>
>>> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="vote"/>
>>> </form>
>>> </body>
>>> </html>
>>> And finally, the contents of the voteprocessing.php file are as
follows:
>>> <?php
>>> include("config.inc");
>>> echo "Thanks for voting.";
>>> echo "The results are as follows!";
>>> $answer1 = $_post['answer1'];
>>> $answer2 = $_post['answer2'];
>>> $answer3 = $_post['answer3'];
>>> $answer4 = $_post['answer4'];
>>> $answer5 = $_post['answer5'];
>>> $submit = $_post['submit'];
>>> $sql = mysql_query("insert into pollAnswers
>>> (pk_id, pollID, answer, visitorIP)
>>> values('', '', '$submit', '')");
>>> if(!$sql)
>>> {
>>> die("error: " . mysql_error());
>>> }
>>> ?>
>>> As you can see, I have already created two tables. pollAnswers and
>>> polls. I want Polls to contain the poll question and the five answers
>>> to that question. I want the PollAnswers table to contain the pollID
>>> and pk_id with the visitors IP address and the answer that they chose.
>>> Can someone direct me in the right path to how to construct the rest
>>> of this voteprocessing.php file?
>>> I would greatly appreciate it!
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