how to select option to submit different php page

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drop down select "sales" go to sales.php, other options selected go to addFund.php...

<form name='searform' method='post' action='<?php echo $home;?>addFund.php'>
Search : <input type='text' id='sear' name='sear'> by 
<select id='psel' name='psel' onchange='change()'>
<option value='email'>Email</option>
<option value='name'>Username</option>
<option value='domain'>Domain name</option>
<option value='sales'>Sales</option>
</select>
<input type='submit' name='sub' id='sub' value='Go' onclick='gopage()'>
<input type='submit' name='dir' id='dir' value='Direct'>
</form>

How to submit different pages

DaveRandom · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-23 10:38:07Z

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You could use some Javascript nastiness to achieve this with the change() function, but the usual way to do this is to route all requests through a controller and include() the appropriate page. For example, point your form to action.php, and in that file, do this:

action.php

<?php

  if (isset($_POST['psel']) && $_POST['psel'] == 'sales') {
    include 'sales.php';
  } else {
    include 'addFund.php';
  }

...or you could just put roughly that code into addFund.php, since you only seem to have one other script that you would want to send requests to.

answered Apr 23, 2012 at 10:38

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binarious · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-23 10:43:11Z

1

You could do this with javascript:

function change(el) {
  if(el.value === 'sales') {
    el.form.action = 'sales.php';
  } else {
    el.form.action = 'addFund.php';
  }
}

Change the onchange to onchange="change(this)". A better way would be to check the variable on serverside and include the right file.

answered Apr 23, 2012 at 10:43

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Vaishu Over a year ago

how to call this change() function? "go" button onclick event or onsubmit()?

DaveRandom Over a year ago

You would put this in the onchange= attribute of the <select> (as it does clearly say above)

binarious Over a year ago

@jey you have already a onchange='change()' in your select. Just add this to change and it should work. This calls the change() method when you select an entry. You may need to add my code to an existing function...

Vaishu Over a year ago

@binarious: i put in code.. its works.. The search code used all pages "header.php".but single issue.. i select "sales" go to sales.php. then email is selected default option.so submit go to addFund.php. but again go to sales.php.

Jack · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-23 10:41:12Z

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Change your select to this:

<select name="vote" onChange="document.forms['searForm'].submit()">

And make your form action go to something like pageChange.php where it returns a different page depending on the $_POST value.

answered Apr 23, 2012 at 10:41

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