Variables in HTML form

[poker158149]

Hi everyone.

I'm having a problem with my HTML form.

I'm trying to make a form where a user enters his PlayStation Network ID and it sends him to this page that has all kinds of information about him on it.

Here's the link to the page:
http://profiles.us.playstation.com/p...isit/profiles/

Except, after the trailing "/" is where the ID is supposed to go. Otherwise it brings you to a "404 Error" page.

I need a form where the user enters his PSN ID in the form and it gets placed after the trailing "/" in the URL, and then takes him to that page with his ID in the URL.

I know variables are involved with this, but I have no idea how to implement this.

Help anyone?

[Dorky]

the form

<form method='post' action='switch.php'>
<label>Enter Your PS-ID</label>
<input name='psid' type='text' />
<button type='submit'>Go</button>
</form>

create a file named switch.php and put it in the same dirctory as the index or edit the path in action='' in the form.

the php

<?php
if (isset($_POST['psid']) && !empty($_POST['psid']))
{
$id = strip_tags($_POST['psid']);
header("Location: http://profiles.us.playstation.com/p...isit/profiles/$id); exit;
}
else
{
header("Location: http://profiles.us.playstation.com"); exit;
}
?>

you can edit the else statement to give the desired results if they left it blank

[Dorky]

how are you receiving the url? is that a file by number or is the path handled another way? the reason i ask is you will want to add an error catch in case they enter the rong id.

[mlseim]

Ded ...

You need a form action, and method ...
Also names for each of those form variables.

Without those things, your form won't do much of anything.

[poker158149]

I don't really understand your question, Dorky.

And I get this error when I try to run it:

Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/pk158149/public_html/psnid.php on line 9

Here is my .php page:

<?php
if (isset($_POST['psnid']) && !empty($_POST['psnid']))
{
$id = strip_tags($_POST['psnid']);
header("Location: http://profiles.us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/visit/profiles/$id); exit;
}
else
{
header("Location: http://profiles.us.playstation.com); exit;
}
?>

Here is my form:

<form method='post' action='psnid.php'>
<label>Enter Your PSN ID</label>
<input name='psnid' type='text' />
<button type='submit'>Go</button>
</form>

[mlseim]

missing quotes .... and no need for exit;

<?php
if (isset($_POST['psnid']) && !empty($_POST['psnid']))
{
$id = strip_tags($_POST['psnid']);
header("Location: http://profiles.us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/visit/profiles/$id");
}
else
{
header("Location: http://profiles.us.playstation.com");
}
?>

[poker158149]

Thank you so much mlseim!

[Dorky]

oops.

[poker158149]

And thank you Dorky for the form and script in the first place.

[Dorky]

np. sorry for the missing quote.