<form action="insert.php" method="post">

can I make my page just go to a certain script on the same page after they click the button, like instead of going to insert.php, can I have like a sub on the page it calls to with the script? If so how, I am new to PHP...

also how do you program a redirect? like it it did go to a confermation page or something, how would I make it return automatically?

to redirect a page use the header() function

PHP Code:

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header('location: script.php'); 


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As for the other bit just use POST of GET variables that have been passed to the script

PHP Code:

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if(isset($_GET['action']))
{
    switch($_GET['action'])
    {
        "func1":
            yourfunction_1();
        break;

        "func2":
            yourfunction_2();
        break;
    }
} 


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Im sorry would you mind explaining this in alittle more detail please?

What John's code is doing, is it is checking if the variable being passed by $_GET has a value. With this code:

Code:

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if (isset($_POST["variable"]))

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In your case, since you're passing by POST, you would use $_POST rather than $_GET.


The Switch function reads the value of the POST and if its equal to 1 thing, it does function 1, otherwise, it does function2.


HTH