RE: [PHP] Can I perform a PHP script from a form but stay on the same page afterwards?

From: Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 20:53:18 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] Can I perform a PHP script from a form but stay on the same page afterwards?
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> -----Original Message----- > From: DonPro [mailto:donpro@lclcan.com] > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 5:34 PM > To: php list > Subject: [PHP] Can I perform a PHP script from a form but stay on the same > page afterwards? > > Hi, > > I have a form where the user can change a value ion a text box and then > click on a button which will update a table in a MySQL database. I assume > that the only way to do this is to have the button POST the form value to > my > script which updates the MySQL table. > > However, once updated (whether the update is successfull or not), I need > to > remain or return to the same page that the form is on. > > Can this easily be done? > > [Cesar Aracena] Sure. All you have to do is point the form's action to $PHP_SELF and the play a little with the *IF* and *ELSE IF* statements. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

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