PHP/MySQL Insert Record

Question

I've got a multi page form that carries values across
multiple pages with the use of Hidden Fields and then on last page
inserts the record into a MySQL database (for this I used the built
in Insert Record function of dreamweaver). My problem is that it
works well when using Internet Explorer, values are carried forward
and everything is inserted successfully to the database.
But, when using Mozilla Firefox it looks as if it works, I
get the confirmation at the end, but the record is not being
inserted to the database. I've worked through this step by step and
the values are being carried across in the hidden fields but it
just will not insert anything to the database.
Has anyone got any ideas??
Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Cade06 wrote:
> Thanks alot for your reply, but I am completely new to
MySQL, and I am not
> quite sure how the syntax works. When you say " WHERE
landlord_username =
> 'whatever' "I'm not sure what needs to go in the
'whatever' portion of the
> code. Do I need to insert static text here or something
else? I am totally out
> of my element here, sorry :-/
It's probably not so much MySQL syntax that's the problem for
you, but a
lack of understanding how to work with Dreamweaver
recordsets, server
behaviors, and sessions. Building database-driven sites with
Dreamweaver
isn't difficult, but there are a lot of things involved.
The Log In User server behavior automatically creates a
session variable
called $_SESSION['MM_Username']. You can use this as a
parameter to pass
to the SQL query in the Advanced Recordset dialog box. In the
SQL area
you would type (I'm guessing the name of your table and the
username
column):
SELECT landlord_id FROM landlords
WHERE landlord_username = 'col1'
Then click the plus button above the Variables area, and
create a
Parameter with the following values:
Name: col1
Default value: 1
Runtime value: $_SESSION['MM_Username']
You can then extract the result of the recordset, and assign
it to a
session variable like this:
$_SESSION['landlord_id'] = $row_recordsetName['landlord_id'];
> Also, I understand that I need to do this on the login
page, but do I need to
> define the recordset again on the add_site page as well?
I guess I'm still not
> quite clear on how I specify the session variable as the
value that needs to be
> entered in the sites table as the landlord_ID.
As long as the session is still valid (which it would be if
you use
Restrict Access to Page), you will always have access to that
landlord's
id through $_SESSION['landlord_id'].
David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/