PHP Forms Question

[Goober]

how can i make a PHP file that will only accept "POST" commands in a form, from certian file(s)?

[DrWeb]

PHP Code:

<?php

$request = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
$method = $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'];

if ($request == '/myform.php' && $method == 'POST'){
    ....
}
?>

[Goober]

thanks, but i have a couple more questions . in the if statement, are the two "&" symbols needed, or do you only need one? and why are there 2 "=" signs after $request and $method variables in the if statement?

[Spookster]

It sounds like you have never programmed before nor used PHP. You might want to learn some of the basics of PHP and programming in general before you try to dive into anything difficult.

&& and == are operators. && is a logical operator that evaluates to true only if both sides of the expression evaluate to true. and == is a comparison operator that evaluates to true if both sides of the expression are equal.

You might want to read through the manual
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/

and maybe read through some beginning tutorials at www.zend.com

[Goober]

naw i know the basics of php, and i've read through php.net, but i just can't remember everything cause im still new to this php thing. but thanks man

[DrWeb]

PHP Code:

$request = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
$method = $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']; 


here we declare variables such as $request and $method and assign them to predefined server variables as described in http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.php

PHP Code:

if ($request == '/myform.php' && $method == 'POST'){
    ....
} 


here we check if both of this variables are true after form has been submitted. If they are - proceed with whatever code you need.