RE: [PHP-DB] error

try checking for the value if (isset($_POST["op"] != "addpost")) { or to supress the error, use the '@' symbol in fron of the $_POST or $_GET if (@$_POST["op"] != "addpost") { Bastien

From: Remember14a@aol.com To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-DB] error Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:58:10 EDT Dear friends, Script writes to database, however gives this error while on internet web server, on local host doesn't give same error. Any guidance, please Thank you ----------------------------------------- Back to Main Notice: Undefined index: op in \\premfs15\sites\premium15\mrbushforpeace\webroot\replytopost.php on line 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- code of php script ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- <a href="www.abcdefg.us">Back to Main</a> <?php //connect to server and select database; we'll need it soon $conn = mysql_connect("orf-mysql1.brinkster.com", "mrbushforpeace", "poilkjmnb") or die(mysql_error()); mysql_select_db("mrbushforpeace",$conn) or die(mysql_error()); //check to see if we're showing the form or adding the post if ($_POST["op"] != "addpost") { // showing the form; check for required item in query string if (!$_GET["post_id"]) {

        header("Location: topiclist.php");
        exit;

} //still have to verify topic and post $verify = "select ft.topic_id, ft.topic_title from forum_posts as fp left join forum_topics as ft on fp.topic_id = ft.topic_id where fp.post_id = $_GET[post_id]"; $verify_res = mysql_query($verify, $conn) or die(mysql_error()); if (mysql_num_rows($verify_res) < 1) {

       //this post or topic does not exist
       header("Location: topiclist.php");
       exit;

} else {

       //get the topic id and title
       $topic_id = mysql_result($verify_res,0,'topic_id');
       $topic_title = stripslashes(mysql_result($verify_res,

0,'topic_title'));

       print "
       <html>
       <head>
       <title>Post Your Reply in $topic_title</title>
       </head>
       <body>
       <h1>Post Your Reply in $topic_title</h1>
       <form method=post action=\"$_SERVER[PHP_SELF]\">
       <p><strong>Your E-Mail Address:</strong><br>
       <input type=\"text\" name=\"post_owner\" size=40 maxlength=150>

       <P><strong>Post Text:</strong><br>
       <textarea name=\"post_text\" rows=8 cols=40 wrap=virtual></textarea>

       <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"op\" value=\"addpost\">
       <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"topic_id\" value=\"$topic_id\">

       <P><input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Add Post\"></p>

       </form>
       </body>
       </html>";

} } else if ($_POST["op"] == "addpost") { //check for required items from form if ((!$_POST["topic_id"]) || (!$_POST["post_text"]) || (!$_POST["post_owner"])) {

       header("Location: topiclist.php");
       exit;

} //add the post $add_post = "insert into forum_posts values ('', '$_POST[topic_id]', '$_POST[post_text]', now(), '$_POST[post_owner]')"; mysql_query($add_post,$conn) or die(mysql_error()); //redirect user to topic exit; } ?>

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