Interactive PHP form

[hujan]

Hi,

I need help on how to do an interactive form using PHP. What i meant by interactive is:
1) when client fill in form
2) manager can view the client's form and give comment/reply
3) lastly supervisor can view the client's form and manager's comment/reply and also can give comment when needed.

Thanks for the help in advance!

[Arcticwarrio]

what do you want on the form for the client to fill in?

and how are you determining who is a client, manager or supervisor?

[mlseim]

Does the client need to register and log in before filling out the form?

And what exactly is the form?

[hujan]

Thanks for the responds ... client, manager and supervisor have to login first. The form is for those client who want to make complain; and manager/supervisor can comment/reply back.

Complaint's form fields (for client) are: message and solution

Complaint's form fields (for manager/supervisor): comment

[Arcticwarrio]

They will all need an access level in the database eg 1 for client 2 for manager 4 for supervisor.

then its just a case of checking it when writing the form.

eg

for future scripts you can put these in any of your included files:

PHP Code:

function check_access($x) {
    if ((strpos($_SESSION['access_level'], $x)) !== false){
        $allgood = true;
    }
    return $allgood;
}

function breakdown_access($x) {
    $n = 1 ;
    $allow ='-';
    while ( $x > 0 ) {
        if ( $x & 1 == 1 ) {
          $allow .= $n.'-';
        }
        $n *= 2 ;
        $x >>= 1 ;
    }    
    return $allow;
} 


and they are used as so:
on the create/edit user forms have 3 checkboxes with these names

Client : <input name='UserLVL_1' type='checkbox' id='UserLVL_1' value='1' />
Manager : <input name='UserLVL_2' type='checkbox' id='UserLVL_2' value='2' />
Supervisor : <input name='UserLVL_4' type='checkbox' id='UserLVL_4' value='4' />

and add them together when updating / inserting a user/client

PHP Code:

$U_Level = ($_METHOD['UserLVL_1'] + $_METHOD['UserLVL_2'] + $_METHOD['UserLVL_4']); 


when logging in you can break down the stored access level:

PHP Code:

$_SESSION['access_level'] = breakdown_access($row['AccessLevel']); 


on your complaint form page you check the access level like this:

add the access level numbers together from C=1 M=2 S=4

PHP Code:

if (check_access('1') == 1){
//form only clients can see if managers and supervisors can also see it change above to 7
}

if (check_access('2') == 1){
//manager only comment  form
}

if (check_access('4') == 1){
//supervisor only comment form
}

if (check_access('6') == 1){
//manager or supervisor  comment form
} 


[mlseim]

I would look for a free PHP customer "support ticket" script. That's pretty much the same thing as what you're doing.

Or you can pay a small fee, like this one (for $25), but the main work is all done for you.
It would be worth it for a mere $25 ...
http://codecanyon.net/item/tickets/2478843

And then you customize it to make it work for you.




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