PHP form method post with action URL

Question

I have the following problem with my form.

The form looks like:

<form name='add'
 method='post'
 action='<?php echo htmlentities($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]) ?><?php echo "?naujiena=".$_GET['pavadinimas']."" ?>' >
 <input name='id' type='hidden'>
 <input name='skaicius' type='hidden'>
 <input name='pavadinimas' type='text'>
 <input type='submit' name='prideti' value='prideti'>
</form>

After the form confirmation I see the result in the URL like this:

http://viper.us.lt/php/naujiena/forma.php?naujiena=

It should be like this:

http://viper.us.lt/php/naujiena/forma.php?naujiena=some_value

• Leeish: Obvious question, are you sure your GET variable contains anything? I don't think you need the ."" at the end either.

Answer 1

Your approach is wrong. You don't need the <?php echo "?naujiena=".$_GET['pavadinimas']."" ?> on the action attribute.

Just change your method from POST to GET, and after submit (type) button is clicked, you will see the value on the URL, and will be able to get the value as $_GET.

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Edited:

Then you need your form like

<form name="add" method="post" id="myForm" action="garissuero.html" onsubmit="changeActionURL()">
 <input name="id" type="hidden" />
 <input name="skaicius" type="hidden" />
 <input name="pavadinimas" id="pavadinimas" type="text" />
 <input type="submit" name="prideti" value="prideti" />
</form>

And have a javascript code like:

function changeActionURL() {
 var forma = document.getElementById('myForm');
 forma.action += "?naujiena=" + document.getElementById('pavadinimas').value;
}

JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/mETwZ/2/

• user2149578: I need only see naujienos name in action ! Not others
• Garis M Suero: Man, you want me to go to your computer? Did you even check the JSFiddle page I gave you?
• user2149578: Maybe it's possible to do with objects?
• Peter Mortensen: Why is JavaScript required for this?

Answer 2

Change the form method from POST to GET like this:

<form name='add' method='GET' action='<?php echo htmlentities($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]) ?><?php echo "?naujiena=".$_GET['pavadinimas']."" ?>' >

• user2149578: It's not working, because the values don't insert in database.
• Peter Mortensen: Why should it be changed from POST to GET?