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A very large form

I have a form that has about 100 inputs on it that I am sending to a php file to submit the data. I am trying to find the best way to code the submit file, where I would not have to code each post value.

<?php
/*

  UserFrosting Version: 0.2.0
  By Alex Weissman
  Copyright (c) 2014

  Based on the UserCake user management system, v2.0.2.
  Copyright (c) 2009-2012

  UserFrosting, like UserCake, is 100% free and open-source.

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  of this software and associated documentation files (the 'Software'), to deal
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  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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  THE SOFTWARE.

 */

require_once("../models/config.php");

if (!securePage(__FILE__)) {
    // Forward to index page
    addAlert("danger", "Whoops, looks like you don't have permission to view that page.");
    header("Location: 404.php");
    exit();
}

setReferralPage(getAbsoluteDocumentPath(__FILE__));
?>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        <meta name="description" content="">
        <meta name="author" content="">

        <title>Life Medical Response Dashboard</title>

        <?php require_once("includes.php"); ?>

    </head>

    <body>

        <div id="wrapper">

            <!-- Sidebar -->
            <nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
            </nav>

            <div id="page-wrapper">
                <div class="row">
                    <div id='display-alerts' class="col-lg-12">

                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="row">
                    <div class="col-lg-12">
                        <h1>Dashboard <small>User Overview</small></h1>
                        <ol class="breadcrumb">
                            <li class="active"><i class="fa fa-dashboard"></i> Dashboard</li>
                        </ol>

                    </div>
                </div><!-- /.row -->

                <div class="row">
                    <div class="col-lg-12">
                        <div class="panel panel-primary">
                            <div class="panel-heading">
                                <h3 class="panel-title"><i class="fa fa-ambulance"></i> Options </h3>
                            </div>
                            <div class="panel-body">

                                <a class="btn btn-primary" href="add_stock.php" role="button">Request Stock</a>
                                <a class="btn btn-primary" href="remove_stock.php" role="button">Remove Stock</a>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div><!-- /.row -->

                <div class="row">
                    <div class="col-lg-12">
                        
                        <div class="panel panel-primary">
                          
                            <div class="panel-heading">
                                <h3 class="panel-title"><i class="fa fa-medkit"></i> Supplies </h3>
                            </div>
                            <div class="panel-body">
                                <div class="col-lg-6">
                            Date
                        </div>
                                <div class="col-lg-6">
                            Station
                        </div>
                                  <div class="col-lg-6">
                                      <form action="supply_request_submit.php">
                                          <input type="date" class="form-control" id="date" >
                        </div>
                        <div class="col-lg-6">
                            <select class="form-control">
                                 <?php
                                                include 'connection.php';
                                                $station = "SELECT * FROM stations";
                                                $result_station = mysql_query($station);
                                                while ($row_station = mysql_fetch_array($result_station)) {
                                                    ;
                                                    ?>
                                <option value="<?php echo $row_station['id'] ?>"><?php echo $row_station['station'] ?></option>
                                                <?php }?>
                                
                            </select>

                        </div>


                                <div class="panel-group" id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
                                    <div class="panel panel-default">
                                        <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingOne">
                                            <h4 class="panel-title">
                                                <a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapseOne">
                                                    Airway Supplies
                                                </a>
                                            </h4>
                                        </div>
                                        <div id="collapseOne" class="panel-collapse collapse in" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingOne">
                                            <div class="panel-body">
                                                <?php
                                                include 'connection.php';
                                                $airway_supplies = "SELECT * FROM supplies WHERE category = 2";
                                                $result_airway_supplies = mysql_query($airway_supplies);
                                                while ($row_airway_supplies = mysql_fetch_array($result_airway_supplies)) {
                                                    ;
                                                    ?>
                                                    <div class="col-md-2">
                                                        <?php echo $row_airway_supplies['name'] ?> 
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div class="col-md-2">
                                                        <label class="sr-only" for="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply">"></label>
                                                        <div class="input-group">
                                                            <div class="input-group-addon">Stock</div>
                                                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply" > 
                                                        </div>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div class="col-md-2">
                                                        <label class="sr-only" for="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply">Amount (in dollars)</label>
                                                        <div class="input-group">
                                                            <div class="input-group-addon">Request</div>
                                                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply" > 
                                                        </div>
                                                    </div>


                                                <?php } ?>

                                            </div>
                                        </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div class="panel panel-default">
                                        <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingTwo">
                                            <h4 class="panel-title">
                                                <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseTwo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseTwo">
                                                    Trauma Equipment
                                                </a>
                                            </h4>
                                        </div>
                                        <div id="collapseTwo" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingTwo">
                                            <div class="panel-body">
                                                <?php
                                                include 'connection.php';
                                                $airway_supplies = "SELECT * FROM supplies WHERE category = 3";
                                                $result_airway_supplies = mysql_query($airway_supplies);
                                                while ($row_airway_supplies = mysql_fetch_array($result_airway_supplies)) {
                                                    ;
                                                    ?>
                                                    <div class="col-md-2">
                                                        <?php echo $row_airway_supplies['name'] ?> 
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div class="col-md-2">
                                                        <label class="sr-only" for="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply">Amount (in dollars)</label>
                                                        <div class="input-group">
                                                            <div class="input-group-addon">Stock</div>
                                                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                        </div>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div class="col-md-2">
                                                        <label class="sr-only" for="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>"></label>
                                                        <div class="input-group">
                                                            <div class="input-group-addon">Request</div>
                                                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                        </div>
                                                    </div>


                                                <?php } ?>

                                            </div>
                                        </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div class="panel panel-default">
                                        <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingThree">
                                            <h4 class="panel-title">
                                                <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseThree" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseThree">
                                                    IV / Medication Administration
                                                </a>
                                            </h4>
                                        </div>
                                        <div id="collapseThree" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingThree">
                                            <div class="panel-body">
                                                <?php
                                                include 'connection.php';
                                                $airway_supplies = "SELECT * FROM supplies WHERE category = 4";
                                                $result_airway_supplies = mysql_query($airway_supplies);
                                                while ($row_airway_supplies = mysql_fetch_array($result_airway_supplies)) {
                                                    ;
                                                    ?>
                                                    <div class="col-md-2">
                                                        <?php echo $row_airway_supplies['name'] ?> 
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div class="col-md-2">
                                                        <label class="sr-only" for="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"></label>
                                                        <div class="input-group">
                                                            <div class="input-group-addon">Stock</div>
                                                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                        </div>
                                                    </div>
                                                    <div class="col-md-2">
                                                        <label class="sr-only" for="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"></label>
                                                        <div class="input-group">
                                                            <div class="input-group-addon">Request</div>
                                                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                        </div>
                                                    </div>


                                                <?php } ?>

                                            </div>
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="panel panel-default">
                                            <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingFour">
                                                <h4 class="panel-title">
                                                    <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseFour" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseFour">
                                                        Miscellaneous Items
                                                    </a>
                                                </h4>
                                            </div>
                                            <div id="collapseFour" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingFour">
                                                <div class="panel-body">
                                                    <?php
                                                    include 'connection.php';
                                                    $airway_supplies = "SELECT * FROM supplies WHERE category = 5";
                                                    $result_airway_supplies = mysql_query($airway_supplies);
                                                    while ($row_airway_supplies = mysql_fetch_array($result_airway_supplies)) {
                                                        ;
                                                        ?>
                                                        <div class="col-md-2">
                                                            <?php echo $row_airway_supplies['name'] ?> 
                                                        </div>
                                                        <div class="col-md-2">
                                                            <label class="sr-only" for="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"></label>
                                                            <div class="input-group">
                                                                <div class="input-group-addon">Stock</div>
                                                                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                            </div>
                                                        </div>
                                                        <div class="col-md-2">
                                                            <label class="sr-only" for="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"></label>
                                                            <div class="input-group">
                                                                <div class="input-group-addon">Request</div>
                                                                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                            </div>
                                                        </div>


                                                    <?php } ?>

                                                </div>
                                            </div>
                                            <div class="panel panel-default">
                                                <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingFive">
                                                    <h4 class="panel-title">
                                                        <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseFive" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseFive">
                                                            Vital Sign Equipment
                                                        </a>
                                                    </h4>
                                                </div>
                                                <div id="collapseFive" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingFive">
                                                    <div class="panel-body">
                                                        <?php
                                                        include 'connection.php';
                                                        $airway_supplies = "SELECT * FROM supplies WHERE category = 6";
                                                        $result_airway_supplies = mysql_query($airway_supplies);
                                                        while ($row_airway_supplies = mysql_fetch_array($result_airway_supplies)) {
                                                            ;
                                                            ?>
                                                            <div class="col-md-2">
                                                                <?php echo $row_airway_supplies['name'] ?> 
                                                            </div>
                                                            <div class="col-md-2">
                                                                <label class="sr-only" for="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"></label>
                                                                <div class="input-group">
                                                                    <div class="input-group-addon">Stock</div>
                                                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" id="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                                </div>
                                                            </div>
                                                            <div class="col-md-2">
                                                                <label class="sr-only" for="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"></label>
                                                                <div class="input-group">
                                                                    <div class="input-group-addon">Request</div>
                                                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" id="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                                </div>
                                                            </div>


                                                        <?php } ?>

                                                    </div>
                                                </div>



                                            </div>
                                            <div class="panel panel-default">
                                                <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingSix">
                                                    <h4 class="panel-title">
                                                        <a class="collapsed" role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion" href="#collapseSix" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseSix">
                                                            Splinting Equipment
                                                        </a>
                                                    </h4>
                                                </div>
                                                <div id="collapseSix" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingSix">
                                                    <div class="panel-body">
                                                        <?php
                                                        include 'connection.php';
                                                        $airway_supplies = "SELECT * FROM supplies WHERE category = 7";
                                                        $result_airway_supplies = mysql_query($airway_supplies);
                                                        while ($row_airway_supplies = mysql_fetch_array($result_airway_supplies)) {
                                                            ;
                                                            ?>
                                                            <div class="col-md-2">
                                                                <?php echo $row_airway_supplies['name'] ?> 
                                                            </div>
                                                            <div class="col-md-2">
                                                                <label class="sr-only" for="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>"></label>
                                                                <div class="input-group">
                                                                    <div class="input-group-addon">Stock</div>
                                                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" id="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                                </div>
                                                            </div>
                                                            <div class="col-md-2">
                                                                <label class="sr-only" for="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>"></label>
                                                                <div class="input-group">
                                                                    <div class="input-group-addon">Request</div>
                                                                    <input type="text" class="form-control" id="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply"> 
                                                                </div>
                                                            </div>


                                                        <?php } ?>

                                                    </div>
                                                </div>



                                            </div>
                                        </div>





                                        </ul>
                                    </div>
                                </div>
                                <div> <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="Submit" form="supply"></div>
                            
                            </div>
                        </div><!-- /.row -->

                    </div><!-- /#page-wrapper -->

                </div><!-- /#wrapper -->

                <script>
                    $(document).ready(function () {
                        alertWidget('display-alerts');

                        // Load the header
                        $('.navbar').load('header.php', function () {
                            $('.navitem-dashboard').addClass('active');
                        });
                    });
                </script>
                </body>
                </html>

<?php

$date = $_POST['date'];
$station = $_POST['station']
?>
<?php

include 'connection.php';
$supplies = "SELECT * FROM supplies";
$result_supplies = mysql_query($supplies);
while ($row_supplies = mysql_fetch_array($result_supplies)) {
    ;

}
?>
alexw
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4 Answers4

1

Consider using the "name" attributes on form variables. (Check your markup, you had a div missing - I may have misplaced it).

while ($row_airway_supplies = mysql_fetch_array($result_airway_supplies)) { ?>
    <div class="col-md-2">
        <?php echo $row_airway_supplies['name'] ?> 
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-2">
        <label class="sr-only" for="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply">"></label>
        <div class="input-group">
            <div class="input-group-addon">Stock</div>
                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply" name="stock[<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>]"> 
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col-md-2">
            <label class="sr-only" for="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply">Amount (in dollars)</label>
            <div class="input-group">
                <div class="input-group-addon">Request
                    <input type="text" class="form-control" id="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply" stock[<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>]> 
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
<?php } ?>

Pay attention to the following :

<input type="text" class="form-control" id="stock_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply" name="stock[<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>]">
<!-- and -->
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="request_<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>" form="supply" stock[<?php echo $row_airway_supplies['id'] ?>]> 

By adding the name = stock[...] attributes, the form variables will be posted to your submit handler as arrays. You can then handle them as follows :

foreach ($_FORM['stock'] as $supplies_id => $supplies_values {
   if (!empty($supplies_values) {
       echo "You submitted {$supplies_values} for id {$supplies_id}.<br />";
   }
}
crafter
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0

In order not to get each $_POST[] value individually, you can use extract():

extract($_POST);

It will turn each $_POST key into a variable.

For example, instead of doing this:

$date = $_POST['date'];
$station = $_POST['station'];

extract will generate both $date and $station automatically. (And all of the other keys)

Check out this manual of the extract function

I gotta admit I'm surprised that this function is not much explored, considering it's level of amazingness.

Phiter
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Keep same name of table fields name and form input field name. Write a function :

/**
         * @param array $fields_values
         * @param string $table
         * @return string
         */
        function _insertQuery(array $fields_values, $table) {
            $fields = implode(', ', array_keys($fields_values));
            $values = implode(', ', array_values($fields_values));
            return $query = "INSERT INTO {$table} ({$fields}) VALUES ({$values})";
        }
Monty
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Try using Jquery's serialize method, it returns a string for posting based on your form, then you can submit the form using AJAX

e.g. :

<form id="form1> <input name="username" value="hi"> <input name="password" value="1"> </form>

then on jquery:

var data = $('#form1').serialize();

data now should be:

username=hi&password=1

(NOTE: POST name is based of the input's name on the HTML markup)

then post this on your php script using AJAX:

$.ajax({ url: "yourphpscripthere.php", //<-- PHP Script where you want to post your data type: "POST", data: data, //<-- this is the posted string success: function(data){ //do something when request is finished. } });

then on your yourphpscripthere.php

you can do it like:

$fields = array();
 $values = array();
 foreach($_POST as $key => $value){
      array_push($fields, $key);
      array_push($values, $value);
 }

$sql = "INSERT INTO table (".implode(", ", $fields).") VALUES (".implode(", ", $values).")"

mysql_query($sql);

Note: name of the input form in the HTML markup should be same at the fields

John Pangilinan
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