autosubmit url

Toddie

I have a simple form here where you add your name and submit it.

diablouniverse.com/Grab/test.php

instead of filling out the form i want to make a url that does it for me

how can i do this?

an example would be something like this:

diablouniverse.com/Grab/test.php?&name=Yourname&submit

but i dont know exactly what i would need to write to make this url work...

venami

Instead of using the submit button, you can use navigation links(HTML <A> tag) for your purpose. Make the link URL as something like follows:

Code:

diablouniverse.com/Grab/target.php?name=Yourname

Here target.php is the target page where you want to navigate. i.e. When you click a link from test.php, then target.php will be loaded. In target.php, you can get the submitted variable using $_GET['name'].

Toddie

let me explain further.
I do not want to have the user type anything into the form.
I do not even need the form it is just an example for testing.

I need to have a url that posts data to a txt file.
I can do it with a form so i know it can be done with just a url.

I want to eliminate the form.

the data should be in the url itself so nothing has to be typed into a form.

Toddie

like for example

I click this link
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=test
this automatically submits "test" to google

how can I make a link that automatically submits "test" to my script?
the script may need to be adjusted to allow this, and I am not sure what I need in my url to actually make it work.

here is the code to the script

Code:

<?php
        // Check if the user submitted this form
        if (isset($_POST["submitwrite"])) {
 echo $_POST['usersname'];
                // Open the file in write mode
                $handle = fopen("writetest.txt","a+"); 
                
                // If successful
                if ($handle) {
                        // Write to that handle the username submitted in the form and the date
                        fwrite($handle,$_POST["usersname"] . " - " . date("Y-m-d"));
                        
                        // Close the file
                        fclose($handle);
                }
        }
?>
                

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang = "en" dir="ltr">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Submit example</title>
</head>
<body>

<!-- Notice how the form is submitting to itself -->

<form method="POST" action="test.php" name="form1" id="form1">
Name: <input type="text" name="usersname"/><br/>
<input type="submit" value="Write" name="submitwrite"/>
</form>

</body>

</html>

loyo

you can modify method="POST" to method="GET" , I don't know Whether this is your need?

Toddie

although venami gave a correct answer, loyo explained it in exact and simple terms.
I have accomplished the task at hand.

my only concern is that there is only a 100 character maximum for this function.
is there a way to increase the character maximum?

loyo

Is there any limit in your server setting, I have tested your code , it work well.

Toddie

Quote:

Originally Posted by loyo
Is there any limit in your server setting, I have tested your code , it work well.

I also tested but must not have waited long enough for the refresh.
the variable is passed even though it is over 100 characters long.

I was misinformed about the limitations of the get variable from this article
http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_get.asp

it states

Note: The get method is not suitable for large variable values; the value cannot exceed 100 characters.

loyo

yes , the limitations is wrong, I have tested other website to verify it.

Toddie

thanks again!

Toddie Contributor
10Feb2010,05:10	#1
	I have a simple form here where you add your name and submit it. diablouniverse.com/Grab/test.php instead of filling out the form i want to make a url that does it for me how can i do this? an example would be something like this: diablouniverse.com/Grab/test.php?&name=Yourname&submit but i dont know exactly what i would need to write to make this url work...

venami Ambitious contributor
10Feb2010,07:16	#2
	Instead of using the submit button, you can use navigation links(HTML <A> tag) for your purpose. Make the link URL as something like follows: Code: diablouniverse.com/Grab/target.php?name=Yourname Here target.php is the target page where you want to navigate. i.e. When you click a link from test.php, then target.php will be loaded. In target.php, you can get the submitted variable using $_GET['name']. Toddie like this

Toddie Contributor
10Feb2010,08:07	#3
	let me explain further. I do not want to have the user type anything into the form. I do not even need the form it is just an example for testing. I need to have a url that posts data to a txt file. I can do it with a form so i know it can be done with just a url. I want to eliminate the form. the data should be in the url itself so nothing has to be typed into a form.

loyo Go4Expert Member
3Mar2010,10:57	#5
	you can modify method="POST" to method="GET" , I don't know Whether this is your need? Toddie like this

Toddie Contributor
3Mar2010,18:42	#6
	although venami gave a correct answer, loyo explained it in exact and simple terms. I have accomplished the task at hand. my only concern is that there is only a 100 character maximum for this function. is there a way to increase the character maximum?

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loyo Go4Expert Member
3Mar2010,19:31	#7
	Is there any limit in your server setting, I have tested your code , it work well. Toddie like this

Toddie Contributor
3Mar2010,19:57	#8
	Quote: Originally Posted by loyo Is there any limit in your server setting, I have tested your code , it work well. I also tested but must not have waited long enough for the refresh. the variable is passed even though it is over 100 characters long. I was misinformed about the limitations of the get variable from this article http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_get.asp it states Note: The get method is not suitable for large variable values; the value cannot exceed 100 characters.

loyo Go4Expert Member
4Mar2010,07:02	#9
	yes , the limitations is wrong, I have tested other website to verify it. Last edited by loyo; 4Mar2010 at 07:13..

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