Re: PHP Code

  • From: Edgar Lozano <1419goku@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:18:32 -0500

Wow! Haven't gotten a reply. Anyway, I still need some assistance with
this PHP code.

On 8/3/11, Jacob Kruger <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ok, will try have a look at it a bit later, and let you know, but, FWIW, I
> only sort of play around in PHP currently, but anyway.
>
> 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: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: PHP Code
>
>
>>I don't get any errors yet. But what I'm asking, is if anyone could
>> direct me in the right path to complete this little voting page.
>> That's all.
>> Thanks
>>
>> On 8/3/11, jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 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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