Form Submit Question...

[Avalanche]

Form Submit Question - add zipcode to action url?

Been googling this one & none of the forum threads I've found have been able to help.

I have a one-page zip submit form on my server and want to take the zipcode and append it to the end of the URL it will redirect to upon submit. My LP designer gave me the following, but I really need to get it live & sometimes am not able to get a hold of him quickly. He said earlier to use a GET but not sure what to do w/ it.

the form code is...

<form action="[URL="http://www.mylink.com?var1=x&var2=y&zipcode=%28not"]http://www.mylink.com?var1=x&var2=y&zipcode=(not[/URL] sure what to put here)>
                    <p class="zipcode">
                        <input class="zipcode" type="text" value="Enter Zip Code..." onfocus="this.select();" />
                    </p>
                    <p class="center">
                        <input type="image" src="myimage.png" onmouseover="this.src='hoverimg.png'" onmouseout="this.src='anotherimage.png'" />
                    </p>
                </form>

 

[mattfca]

<form action="yourpage.php" method="get">
<p class="zipcode">
<input class="zipcode" type="text" name="zip" value="Enter Zip Code..." onfocus="this.select();" />
</p>
<p class="center">
<input type="image" src="myimage.png" onmouseover="this.src='hoverimg.png'" onmouseout="this.src='anotherimage.png'" />
</p>
</form>

yourpage.php

$zip = $_GET['zip'];

 

[Avalanche]

that was fast mattfca - thanks,

But what if the action url isn't on my site (that is the offer page)? What do I do with that php code you gave for yourpage.php & how does it know to send to hxxp://offerpage.com?var1=x&var2=y&zipcode=(whatever-it-ends-up-being)?

 

[mattfca]

Well you might be able to do (not 100%)

<form action="hxxp://offerpage.com?var1=x&var2=y" method="get">
<p class="zipcode">
<input class="zipcode" type="text" name="zipcode" value="Enter Zip Code..." onfocus="this.select();" />
</p>
<p class="center">
<input type="image" src="myimage.png" onmouseover="this.src='hoverimg.png'" onmouseout="this.src='anotherimage.png'" />
</p>
</form>

but i would just do

<form action="mypage.php" method="get">
<p class="zipcode">
<input class="zipcode" type="text" name="zipcode" value="Enter Zip Code..." onfocus="this.select();" />
</p>
<p class="center">
<input type="image" src="myimage.png" onmouseover="this.src='hoverimg.png'" onmouseout="this.src='anotherimage.png'" />
</p>
</form>

and mypage.php =

$zipcode=$_GET['zipcode'];
header('location:hxxp://offerpage.com?var1=x&var2=y&zipcode='.$zipcode);

 

[Avalanche]

I tried option #2 and on submit it throws this error

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/admin/domains/mydomain.com/public_html/mypage.php:9) in /home/admin/domains/mydomain.com/public_html/mypage.php on line 15\


tried option #1 also - yeah, no dice.

 

[mattfca]

yeah have to make sure there is no white space above the <?php

 

[munky]

You don't need mattfca's second idea with going to your own page and redirecting, the first example will work fine.

So if you there's a site that's not yours called Congratulations! Welcome to your new Web Site! , and you want to make a form that goes to http://notyoursite.com/somescript.php?zip=90210 , you only need this:

<form method="GET" action="http://notyoursite.com">
<input type="text" name="zip">
</form>
[code]

 

[munky]

mattfca was write with his option #1, you definitely don't need to do the option #2 method.

<form method="GET" action="http://notyoursite.com">
<input type="text" name="zip">
</form>

This will do what you want. It will result in the user going to a URL like Congratulations! Welcome to your new Web Site!

m

 

[munky]

Gah, for some reason my posts are awaiting mod approval. Perhaps because I tried to use the code tag.

You don't need the 2nd option. The GET method in a form is exactly the same as appending parameters onto the end of a URL.

m

 

[jimmy1]

and if you need the extra variables for the submit page to work try:

<form method="GET" action="http://notyoursite.com/phpfile.php">
<input type="hidden" name="var1" value="x" />
<input type="hidden" name="var2" value="y" />
<input type="text" name="zip" />
<button type="submit">Click Here</button>
</form>

If you do it this way, it will look like the first GET that you posted w/
var1=x&var2=y&zip='user input'