[RESOLVED] POST method wordpress

[Pc Monk]

Hi Everyone
i'm having hard time using the post method for a button in wordpress
gonna go straight to the code, just one thing since i'm using a plugin the <php> tag converted to [php]

<?php
if (isset($_POST['downloadbtn'])) {
echo "IT IS WORKING ";
die();        
}
?>

<CONTEXT>

<form method="post" action="#" >
[button open_new_tab="true" color="Extra-Color-2" size="small" url="#" text="Download 32Bit" name="downloadbtn" ]
</form>

as you see i'm trying to write a code that when the user pressed the button then i echo out something!
but the form with post method does not work! and i'm running out of idea how to do this post method, i dont want to use the <input type="submit" > cause i loose some gui

Thanks In Advance

[techgnome]

I think you'll need ot post the form via javascript... then invoke the js from the onClick event of the button.

[button open_new_tab="true" color="Extra-Color-2" size="small" url="#" text="Download 32Bit" name="downloadbtn" onClick="postForm();" ]

Then the js would do the form.post operation.

if I had an example I'd post it... I've done it before, but not through the WP plugin... so I'm still not 100% sure it will work. The trick will be getting the js inserted at the right spot.

-tg

[Pc Monk]

its been 2 days i'm trying with js and its not working and i'm pissed

[dclamp]

I have seen an interesting issue with trying to submit via javascript. If you try to submit a form with javascript and you have a submit button in the form, it wont work. I dont see a submit button in the code you used, but that might effect if if you do.

[Pc Monk]

the problem is that since its in wordpress i have to use

[button open_new_tab="true" color="Extra-Color-2" size="small" url="#" text="Download 32Bit" name="downloadbtn" ]

as the submit button and even if i put it in the form tag it wont work , using <input> in any kind is forbidden..and i'm running out of time and idea and i would like to kill someone!!
any help would be much appreciate

[dclamp]

I am not too familiar with word press. Try looking at the source code on the published page and post the code from that. See what it is actually displaying.

[techgnome]

Or post in the WP forums...

However, if you are using the plugin that I think you'tre using... this isn't quite what it was intended for.
-tg

[Pc Monk]

i found a way and i'm working on it , i'll share more info when i'm done with it

[dclamp]

Or post in the WP forums...

However, if you are using the plugin that I think you'tre using... this isn't quite what it was intended for.
-tg

I'm curious what you are thinking... Can't PM you to ask either... Hmmm

[Pc Monk]

this 1 is so redicioules here we go

<?php

$username = "u440";
$password = "1234";
$hostname = "localhost";

//connection to the database
$dbhandle = mysql_connect($hostname,$password,$username)
or mysqli_error();
echo "Connected to MySQL<br>";


if(isset($_GET['type'])) {
    
    $type = $_GET['type'];

$query ="SELECT `avg32 from `antivirus` where 1";
if($query_run = mysql_query($query)) {
    
echo 'ok';    
}
else{
    echo 'no';
    echo mysql_error();
}


   switch($type) {
       
   
   case "avg32" :
       
       $query="update `antivirus` SET `avg32`=`avg32` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
               
       
   case "avg64" :
       
       $query="update `antivirus` SET `avg64`=`avg64` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
   case "nod32" :
       
       $query="update `antivirus` SET `nod32`=`nod32` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
   case "nod64" :
       
       $query="update `antivirus` SET `nod64`=`nod64` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
   case "norton32" :
       
       $query="update `antivirus` SET `norton32`=`norton32` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
   case "norton64" :

       $query="update `antivirus` SET `norton64`=`norton64` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
   case "kaspersky32" :

       $query="update `antivirus` SET `kaspersky32`=`kaspersky32` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
   case "kaspersky64" :

       $query="update `antivirus` SET `kaspersky64`=`kaspersky64` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
   case "avira32" :
       
       $query="update `antivirus` SET `avira32`=`avira32` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
   case "avira64" :

       $query="update `antivirus` SET `avira64`=`avira64` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
   case "avast32" :

       $query="update `antivirus` SET `avast32`=`avast32` +1";
               $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
       
          case "avast64" :

              $query="update `antivirus` SET `avast64`=`avast64` +1";
                      $query_run = mysqli_query($query);
              
   }


    }

       
?>

[
now what i get is :
Connected to MySQL
no Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
......
now how funny this can be ?
any idea ?

[dclamp]

this 1 is so redicioules here we go
now what i get is :
Connected to MySQL
no Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
......
now how funny this can be ?
any idea ?

You are mixing up mysql functions with mysqli functions... And also your mysql_connect parameters are backwards, should be mysql_connect(host, username, password).

You connect with mysql_ and then you are printing errors from the mysqli_ function.

Your if statement is also always going to return true...

if($query_run = mysql_query($query)) { 

You are setting $query_run to be equal to mysql_query($query), so it will always return true. You need to use conditional operators there: ==, !=, <, >, <=, >=, etc.

Start with that, see if changing those errors fix anything.

[techgnome]

I'm curious what you are thinking... Can't PM you to ask either... Hmmm

There's a fairly popular WP Plugin that allows you to "write PHP" code into a post and it will run. Like I said, it's a fairly popular and commonly used plugin. I've used it quite a bit too. But it's original intent was to allow for processing and display. I'm sure you can use it to create forms and post with it... but to do it the way the OP wants to, you would need to include some js to post the form when the element is clicked. That's the part I'm not sure you can do with this particular plugin.

as for the database... WP uses the mysqli ... it's amazing the difference a single little letter can make.

-tg

[Pc Monk]

i was thinking about the host but when i changed the mysql_connect(host, username, password). it did work ! i did change the host , anyway i continue and i'll post the result

There's a fairly popular WP Plugin that allows you to "write PHP" code into a post and it will run. Like I said, it's a fairly popular and commonly used plugin. I've used it quite a bit too. But it's original intent was to allow for processing and display. I'm sure you can use it to create forms and post with it... but to do it the way the OP wants to, you would need to include some js to post the form when the element is clicked. That's the part I'm not sure you can do with this particular plugin.

as for the database... WP uses the mysqli ... it's amazing the difference a single little letter can make.

-tg

the wp wont work with js autosubmit..it wont execute the commend under my button since i'm not using the <input> ..hope i can finish this today since i'm running out of time

[Pc Monk]

3 way to explain this :
1- my mind does not functioning well ( i doubt that)
2- long time i didnt code so i might forget some things ( i dont think so )
3- what ever it is , its making me angry
and all these funny problems that i'm facing making me laugh
anyway heres the code

include ('dbin.php');
if(isset($_GET['type'])) {
    
    $type = $_GET['type'];

$query ="SELECT `avg32`,`avg64` from `antivirus` ";
if($query_run = mysql_query($query)) {
    while($query_result = mysql_fetch_assoc($query_run)) { 
    
    $avg32 = $query_result['avg32'];
    $avg64 = $query_result['avg64'];
    echo $avg32.'echo out';
    
    
    }
    
    
}
else{
    echo 'no';
    echo mysql_error();
} 

the rest of this its the switch part...after we receive the type it will see if we have any record and it will echo it out and then the switch part will increase it ! and here is the funny part i dont get any thing echo out from the while {} not even the string part 'echo out' .i should mention anything out of the WHILE will be echo out
thanks for any help !

[Pc Monk]

i dont know how many of u guys played world of warcraft ... there is an achivement in there called "Working day and night" guess i just earned it..the last problem i had was so funny i removed the " ` " and it got fixed. in this peice of code

 [button open_new_tab="true" color="Extra-Color-2" size="small" url="#" text="Download 32Bit" name="downloadbtn" ]

i couldnt use js it wouldn't work , php wouldn't work either so i decided in the url to redirect it to a php page that would do all the work and then redirect the user to the download page!
Thanks to whoever helped me
GoodDuck