html dropdown form post to php

php html forms post

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Form elements require a NAME attribute in order to be posted. You have an ID instead.

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bc rusty

Updated on June 04, 2022

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bc rusty almost 2 years

I have a strange error with my form. I always get a Daily selection with a date of 01 Jan 2000. The code for the form is this:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <form name="mainForm" action="ReportForm.php" method="post">
      How Often to Generate Report: 
      <select id="period" onchange="Change(this);">
        <option selected="selected" value="0">Daily</option>
        <option value="1">Weekly</option>
        <option value="2">Monthly</option>
      </select>

      <br />

      <input type="submit" title="Submit"/>
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

There are 3 more dropdowns like this for month, day, and year. I might have guessed that the selected="selected" had something to do with it, but the year 2000 is not an option. The default values for theses are January, 1, and 2012. I am thoroughly confused by this, and would appreciate any help.

The PHP associated with this is:

<?php
  require "Search.php";
  require "Schedule.php";

  Schedule( $_POST['period'],
                  mktime(23, 59, 59, $_POST['month'],
                         $_POST['day'], $_POST['year']) );

  Search( "param1", "param2", "param3", "[email protected]" );

  exit();
?>

Thanks,

-rusty

Matt almost 12 years

Your code doesn't show inputs for 'month', 'day' or 'year'.

octern almost 12 years

Sounds like this is the answer. The date you're getting is probably the result of one or more of your dynamic mktime parameters being blank.
bc rusty almost 12 years

Well, credit lack of knowledge for my mistake... Thanks very much. If I could, I'd upvote, but I'm new here
Diodeus - James MacFarlane almost 12 years

You're welcome. That's what the site is here for. Sometimes you just need a fresh set of eyeballs.