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Form insertion into database not working asynchronously

I'm trying to get a text area's value inserted asynchrnously into my database, however it keeps redirecting to the PHP processing page, and echoing a result there. How would I get it to echo the result of the PHP script on the current HTML page?
JS:
$("#sub").click(function() {
$.post( $("#text").attr("action"), $("#text :input").serializeArray(),
function(info) { $("#result").html(info);});
});
$("#text").submit( function(){
return false;
})
PHP:
$sql = "UPDATE text
SET text_content = ? WHERE (id = 40) AND (number = $Number);";
$stmt = mysqli_stmt_init($connection);
if (!mysqli_stmt_prepare($stmt, $sql))
{
header("Location: ../create_text.php?error&prepare1111");
exit();
}
else
{
$stmt->bind_param("s", $content);
mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);
mysqli_stmt_close($stmt);
$connection->close();
echo "successfully saved";
}
HTML:
<form type="text" method="post" onSubmit="return validateText(); toHTML();" action="processing.php" id="text">
<textarea name="content" rows="45" id="auto-expand" class="text-box" type="text"><?php echo stripslashes($content) ?></textarea>
<input type="hidden" name="id" id="id" value="<?php echo $id ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="number" id="number" value="<?php echo $number ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="updated" value="<?php echo $updated ?>">
<button type="submit" id="sub" name="submit">Save</button>
<button type="button" onClick="validateText(); toHTML();">Check</button>
<span id="result"></span>
</form>
Any help would be so great! :)

Try preventDefault:
$("#text").submit( function(e){
e.preventDefault();
})

Combining two or more submit buttons into one

I have submit buttons for different section of the webpage. The submit button is used to update the forms and database with the text value in the form fields. Currently, each submit button updates the forms (tied to their respective PKEY id, "consideration_no") only in their own sections. I want to update all the sections forms with one button click.
As you can see from the code below, there are 2 submit buttons. I have tried to link two together through IDs but it did not work for me.
// Include config file
require_once "config.php";
// Define variables and initialize with empty values
$question = $answer = "";
$question_err = $answer_err = "";
if(isset($_POST["dg_no"]) && !empty($_POST["dg_no"])){
//counter for array
$counter = 0;
// Get hidden input value
$dg_no = $_POST['dg_no'];
$consideration_no = $_REQUEST['consideration_no'];
$answer = $_POST['answer'];
// Check input errors before inserting in database
if(empty($answer_err)){
// Validate address address
$input_answer = trim($_POST["answer"]);
if(empty($input_answer)){
$answer_err = "Please enter an answer.";
} else{
$answer = $input_answer;
$answer1[$counter] = $input_answer;
}
// Prepare an Submit statement
$sql = 'Update "PDPC".consideration SET answer=:answer WHERE consideration_no = :consideration_no';
if($stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql)){
$stmt->bindParam(":answer", $param_answer);
$stmt->bindParam(":consideration_no", $param_consideration_no);
//$stmt->bindParam(":dg_no", $param_dg_no);
//Set Parameter in while loop, hence new set of parameter for every new form is created and executed.
//Could change the counter loop to a dynamic loop with foreach array.
while ($counter<15){
$param_answer = $answer[$counter];
$param_consideration_no = $consideration_no[$counter];
$stmt->execute();
//$param_dg_no = $dg_no;
// Attempt to execute the prepared statement
//debugggggg
/* $message = $consideration_no[$counter];
$message1 = $answer[$counter];
$message2 = 'lol';
echo "<script type='text/javascript'>alert('$message, $message1, $message2 ');</script>"; */
$counter++;
//apparently redirecting can be placed in the loop, and fields will still get changed.
//header("location: home1.php?dm_no=".$_GET["dm_no"]);
header("location: home1.php?dm_no=".$_GET["dm_no"]);
}
}
if($stmt->execute()){
//Records Submitd successfully. Redirect to landing page
header("location: home1.php?dm_no=".$_GET["dm_no"]);
exit();
} else{
echo "Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
}
// Close statement
unset($stmt);
}
// Close connection
unset($pdo);
} else{
/* --- DISPLAY/READ TABLE, SEE SECTIONS AND ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
// Check existence of dg_no parameter before processing further
if(isset($_GET["dg_no"]) && !empty(trim($_GET["dg_no"]))){
// Get URL parameter
$dg_no = trim($_GET["dg_no"]);
// Prepare a select statement
$sql = 'SELECT * FROM "PDPC".consideration WHERE (dg_fkey = :dg_no AND code_no = 1) ORDER BY consideration_no';
if($stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql)){
// Bind variables to the prepared statement as parameters
$stmt->bindParam(":dg_no", $param_no);
// Set parameters
//$param_no = $dg_no;
$param_no = trim($_GET["dg_no"]);
// Attempt to execute the prepared statement
if($stmt->execute()){
if($stmt->rowCount() > 0){
SubSection($subsection1_1); //Consent Collection Subsection
while($row = $stmt->fetch()){
// Retrieve individual field value
$consideration_no = $row["consideration_no"];
$question = $row["question"];
$answer = $row["answer"];
$dg_no = $_GET['dg_no'];
//...time to show the questions and answers with the while loop...
?>
<form action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(basename($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])); ?>" method="post">
<div class="form-group <?php echo (!empty($answer_err)) ? 'has-error' : ''; ?>">
<label><?php echo $question; ?></label>
<input type="text" name="answer[]" class="form-control" value="<?php echo $answer; ?>">
<span class="help-block"><?php echo $answer_err;?></span>
<input type="hidden" name="consideration_no[]" value="<?php echo $consideration_no; ?>"/>
<input type="hidden" name="dg_no" value="<?php echo $dg_no; ?>"/>
</div>
<?php
}
//...after the loop, show the Submit and Cancel button, coz we only need 1 set each section.
?>
<input type="Submit" name = "$consideration_no[]" class="btn btn-primary" value="Submit">
Cancel
</form>
</div>
<?php
}
}
else{
echo "Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
}
}
Section($section2); //Collection section
// Prepare a select statement
$sql = 'SELECT * FROM "PDPC".consideration WHERE (dg_fkey = :dg_no AND code_no = 2) ORDER BY consideration_no';
if($stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql)){
// Bind variables to the prepared statement as parameters
$stmt->bindParam(":dg_no", $param_no);
// Set parameters
//$param_no = $dg_no;
$param_no = trim($_GET["dg_no"]);
// Attempt to execute the prepared statement
if($stmt->execute()){
if($stmt->rowCount() > 0){
SubSection($subsection2); //Consent Collection Subsection
while($row = $stmt->fetch()){
// Retrieve individual field value
$consideration_no = $row["consideration_no"];
$question = $row["question"];
$answer = $row["answer"];
$dg_no = $_GET['dg_no'];
//...time to show the questions and answers with the while loop...
?>
<form action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(basename($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])); ?>" method="post">
<div class="form-group <?php echo (!empty($answer_err)) ? 'has-error' : ''; ?>">
<label><?php echo $question; ?></label>
<input type="text" name="answer[]" class="form-control" value="<?php echo $answer; ?>">
<span class="help-block"><?php echo $answer_err;?></span>
<input type="hidden" name="consideration_no[]" value="<?php echo $consideration_no; ?>"/>
<input type="hidden" name="dg_no" value="<?php echo $dg_no; ?>"/>
</div>
<?php
}
//...after the loop, show the Submit and Cancel button, coz we only need 1 set each section.
?>
<input type="Submit" name = "$consideration_no[]" class="btn btn-primary" value="Submit">
Cancel
</form>
</div>
<?php
}
}
else{
echo "Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later.";
}
}
// Close statement
unset($stmt);
// Close connection
unset($pdo);
}
else{
// URL doesn't contain dg_no parameter. Redirect to error page
header("location: error.php");
exit();
}
}
I want it to update all the fields, in different sections, with one submit button

your code was bit difficult to read, but from what i understood you are trying to combine two or more form submissions into one. It's quiet simple
<form method="POST" action="save.php">
<input type=text name=name[] />
<input type=text name=name[] />
</form>
by using the [] to identify the input element you can have multiple values with the same name where you can access them from the PHP script as an array.
For example the above example will produce an array as follows
<?php
print_r($_POST['name']); //("name" => Array....
is this clear enough for you? if not drop a comment, i will explain more. As a side note i do recommend you look into using template engine, and also a framework in your coding project.

Here's what I see when i separate the html into a new file. I tried to remove the excess forms but when I open the last collapsible section, it instantly executes a submit action and brings me back to the home page.
<button class="collapsible"><?php echo $section ?></button>
<div class="content">
<button class="collapsible"><?php echo $subsection ?></button>
<form action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(basename($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])); ?>" method="post">
<?php
//while loop start
?>
<form action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(basename($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])); ?>" method="post">
<div class="form-group <?php echo (!empty($answer_err)) ? 'has-error' : ''; ?>">
<label><?php echo $question; ?></label>
<input type="text" name="answer[]" class="form-control" value="<?php echo $answer; ?>">
<span class="help-block"><?php echo $answer_err;?></span>
<input type="hidden" name="consideration_no[]" value="<?php echo $consideration_no; ?>"/>
<input type="hidden" name="dg_no" value="<?php echo $dg_no; ?>"/>
</div>
<?php
//while loop ends
?>
<input type="Submit" name = "$consideration_no[]" class="btn btn-primary" value="Submit">
Cancel
</form>
</div>
<?php
//while loop start
?>
<form action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars(basename($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])); ?>" method="post">
<div class="form-group <?php echo (!empty($answer_err)) ? 'has-error' : ''; ?>">
<label><?php echo $question; ?></label>
<input type="text" name="answer[]" class="form-control" value="<?php echo $answer; ?>">
<span class="help-block"><?php echo $answer_err;?></span>
<input type="hidden" name="consideration_no[]" value="<?php echo $consideration_no; ?>"/>
<input type="hidden" name="dg_no" value="<?php echo $dg_no; ?>"/>
</div>
<?php
//while loop ends
?>
<input type="Submit" name = "$consideration_no[]" class="btn btn-primary" value="Submit">
Cancel
</form>
</div>
<?php

Php refresh page without lossing the table view

What should I do in order to not loss the table view every time I update the data below of my table.
Please help me for our project.
Where should I put the script in my code? Here is my code
this is my firstpage.php
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
echo '<td colspan="8" style="text-align:center;">';
echo '<a rel="facebox" href="editperq.php?access_code='.$code.'&pe='.$row['fld_qper'].'">'.$row['fld_qper'].'</a>';
echo "%";
echo '</td>';
}
this is my editperq.php
<form action="editperqexec.php" method="post">
<input name="access_code" type="hidden" class="ed" id="brnu" value="<?php echo $_GET['access_code']; ?>" />
Percentage <br />
<input name="percentage" required="" autofocus type="text" class="ed" id="brnu" value="<?php echo $_GET['pe']; ?>" />
<br>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="save" id="button1" />
</form>
and this is my ediperqexec.php
<?php
mysql_connect("localhost","root") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("mydb") or die(mysql_error());
$access_code=$_POST['access_code'];
$percentage=$_POST['percentage'];
mysql_query("UPDATE tblpercentage SET fld_qper='$percentage' WHERE access_code='$access_code'");
header('location: firstpage.php');
?>
As you can see the header('location: firstpage.php') every time I want to update my records below of my table it always goes back at top of my table view.
this is my table preview

SESSION variable slow to update textfield in php

I have a form, contained 3 fields, which when the submit button in submitted,
it will changes the session variable values according to the fields, in this case there are 3 variables. then i echo back the variable onto the fields.
For the first time submit, it stores the value beautifully and display in the fields correctly, the problem is that, when i submit the second time, the values are still the same. after i refresh the page, then the values in the fields are changed.
this is partially the codes i'm using now.
<?php
session_start();?>
?>
<form name="form1" id="form1" action="">
<input type="text" name="acc1" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['acc_main']" />
<input type="text" name="acc2" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['acc_id']" />
<input type="text" name="acc3" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['acc_cat']" />
<input type="submit" name="submit">
</form>
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit']) != '')
{
$_SESSION['acc_main'] = $_POST['acc1'];
$_SESSION['acc_id'] = $_POST['acc2'];
$_SESSION['acc_cat'] = $_POST['acc3'];
}
?>
After i refresh(F5), then the value changed. i want it to be, when i clicked the submit button, it will change to the new value.

PHP Code:
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit']) != '')
{
$_SESSION['acc_main'] = $_POST['acc1'];
$_SESSION['acc_id'] = $_POST['acc2'];
$_SESSION['acc_cat'] = $_POST['acc3'];
echo '<script type="text/javascript">'
, 'jsfunctionToPrintUpdatedValues();'
, '</script>'
;
}
?>
Javascript Sample Code
function jsfunctionToPrintUpdatedValues()
{
/* retrieve the updated session variables in javascript variables */
var acc_main_js = <?php echo $_SESSION['acc_main']?>
var acc_id_js = <?php echo $_SESSION['acc_id']?>
var acc_cat_js = <?php echo $_SESSION['acc_cat']?>
document.getElementById("main").value=acc_main_js;
document.getElementById("id").value=acc_main_js;
document.getElementById("cat").value=acc_main_js;
}

in the input fields you have to write like this
`
Below
`
<input type="text" name="acc1" value="<?php if(isset($_SESSION['acc_main'])) echo $_SESSION['acc_main']" />

Use if(isset($_POST['submit']) != '') before the form. Change your code to this:
<?php
session_start();
if(isset($_POST['submit']) != '')
{
$_SESSION['acc_main'] = $_POST['acc1'];
$_SESSION['acc_id'] = $_POST['acc2'];
$_SESSION['acc_cat'] = $_POST['acc3'];
?>
<form name="form1" id="form1" action="">
<input type="text" name="acc1" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['acc_main']" />
<input type="text" name="acc2" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['acc_id']" />
<input type="text" name="acc3" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['acc_cat']" />
<input type="submit" name="submit">
</form>
<?php
}else{
?>
<form name="form1" id="form1" action="">
<input type="text" name="acc1" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['acc_main']" />
<input type="text" name="acc2" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['acc_id']" />
<input type="text" name="acc3" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['acc_cat']" />
<input type="submit" name="submit">
<?php } ?>

Redirect happens before form data is processed

What i'm trying to do here is to sends an email to a salesperson notifying them that their client has viewed a google docs presentation.
The query's Num=val is a serial number that I use to get the actual google doc's url out of a database and stuff it into a form.
My problem is that the page redirects before the data is retrieved, and ends up going to the default for the site, nitrofill.com.index
The gdform.php file has the header redirect, which works fine if I don't try to process the form when the page loads. Heres the code:
<?php
$sn=$_GET['num'];
echo $sn;
mysql_connect($hostname,$username, $password) OR DIE ('Unable to connect to database! Please try again later.');
mysql_select_db($dbname);
$selectSQL = "select * from `Presentations` where `serialnum` ='" . $sn ."'" ;
$result = mysql_query($selectSQL) or die(mysql_error());
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_BOTH);
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
function myfunc () {
var frm = document.getElementById("notice");
frm.submit();
}
window.onload = myfunc;
</script>
<title>Nitrofill Document</title></head>
<body>
<form id="notice" action="http://m3sglobal.com/gdform.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="<?php echo (urldecode($row['recipient'])) . " has viewed the document you sent them."; ?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="<?php echo ((urldecode($row['docurl']))); ?>"/>
<label>Email:</label><input type="text" name="email" value="<?php echo (urldecode($row['tracker'])); ?>"/>
<label>Comments:</label><textarea name="comments" cols="40" rows="5">
Document Viewed:<?php echo ((urldecode($row['docurl']))); ?>
When Accessed:<?php echo ((urldecode($row['last_accessed']))); ?>
</textarea>
<input type="submit" name="submit"/>
</form>
The gdform.php does the redirect like this:
while (list ($key, $val) = each ($query_vars)) {
fputs($fp,"<GDFORM_VARIABLE NAME=$key START>\n");
fputs($fp,"$val\n");
fputs($fp,"<GDFORM_VARIABLE NAME=$key END>\n");
if ($key == "redirect") { $landing_page = $val;}
}
fclose($fp);
if ($landing_page != ""){
header("Location: " . $landing_page);
} else {
header("Location: http://".$_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"]."/");
}
Thanks for looking!

Code in HTML is executed top-down. You're submitting as soon as you get to that block of JavaScript, which is before you even render the form on the page.
Move your JS code to the bottom of the page, or execute it after the DOM is ready.