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asaf omri
Courses Plus Student 2,784 PointsIntegrating with Paypal// challenge
Finally, we need the form to submit a unique identifier for the order to the process.php file. We need to be able to access that value in an order_id element of the $_POST array, like this: $_POST["order_id"]. For this particular order, the order ID should be 7546. We don’t want this value displayed in the browser. What do we need to add to the form? (Hint: We need to add a new HTML element with three attributes.)
What extacly am I supposed to do here guys?
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Your order has been created. What flavor of ice cream would you like to add to it?</p>
<form action="process.php" method="post">
<label for="flavor">Flavor</label>
<select id="flavor" name="flavor">
<option value="">— Select —</option>
<option value="Vanilla">Vanilla</option>
<option value="Chocolate">Chocolate</option>
<option value="Strawberry">Strawberry</option>
<option value="Cookie Dough">Cookie Dough</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Update Order">
</form>
</body>
</html>
3 Answers
Erik McClintock
45,783 PointsAsaf,
If you recall the videos you've been watching, you might remember a special type of input that you can add to your forms to share data on submission that is hidden from the user on the front-end. Incidentally, that input TYPE is "hidden"!
The task also mentions that you need to be able to access the VALUE of that hidden field (which we know here needs to be "7546") by accessing it from the POST array under the NAME of "order_id", as follows "$_POST['order_id']".
With these three hints/ways of rephrasing the question, are you able to piece together what you need to add here for the final task of this challenge?
Erik
asaf omri
Courses Plus Student 2,784 PointsYep, I got it , thanks
Adam Frank
5,542 PointsVery well answered. Thanks for your help!