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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Integrating with PayPal HTML Forms

Posted by Cortney Burgess
Cortney Burgess
10,758 Points

The code below contains a simple HTML form. It looks fine in the browser, but it does not send the information to the server. In this code challenge, we’ll make a few modifications so that it will. First, we need the data submitted to a process.php file i

<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>

    <label for="flavor">Flavor</label>
    <select id="flavor">
        <option value="">&#8212; Select &#8212;</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>

3 Answers

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points
Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

You need to change < form > to < form action="process.php" >

Hope this helped!

Cortney Burgess
Cortney Burgess
10,758 Points
Cortney Burgess
Cortney Burgess
10,758 Points

yes this helped what do you do for this step Next, we need the flavor selected in the dropdown to be submitted to this process.php file. We need to be able to access it in the “flavor” element of the $_POST array, like this: $_POST["flavor"]. What two changes do we need to make to the HTML? (Hint. We need to add two new attributes. The first needs to be added to one existing HTML element, the second needs to be added to a different existing HTML element.)

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points
Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

You need to make the method of the form POST. This way the results are posted to the proceeding page and can be retrieved by PHP. You also need to add a name tag to the flavor drop down box. If you still can not figure it out, I will post my code so you can take a look and see what you need to do :)

Thanks!

Cortney Burgess
Cortney Burgess
10,758 Points
Cortney Burgess
Cortney Burgess
10,758 Points

i do not understand..

blake McMullin
blake McMullin
1,337 Points

in addition to the above comment, you also need to add into the form section, method="post"