RE: [PHP] Thoughts on a simple search engine...

2002-09-24 Thread Support @ Fourthrealm.com

Chuck,
Setup your form like this (assuming search.php is the name of your page):



.



Then in your search.php page, use this structure:

# --- set $step to passed value, or else set to default ---
if (isset($_GET["step"]))   { $step=$_GET["step"]; }
elseif (isset($_POST["step"]))  { $step=$_POST["step"]; }
else{ $step="1"; }


if ($step==2)
{
 # --- do the Search query and display results here ---


 # after displaying, then set step=1  to force the search form to 
come up again at the bottom of the page
 $step=1;
}

if ($step==1)
{
 # --- put the form here...  ---
}


I use the "step" variable all the time in controlling page flow, and 
allowing me to re-use the same .php file for many similar purposes to keep 
the file count of the site low.

HTH,

Peter



At 02:13 PM 9/24/2002 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote:
>[snip]
>So I if I create the form, is there way that I can have it echo on the same
>page if I am using a form?
>[/snip]
>
>Yes, using $PHP_SELF as your form action
>
>HTH
>
>Jay
>
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RE: [PHP] Thoughts on a simple search engine...

2002-09-24 Thread Jay Blanchard

[snip]
So I if I create the form, is there way that I can have it echo on the same
page if I am using a form?
[/snip]

Yes, using $PHP_SELF as your form action

HTH

Jay

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