Posted by Tyrone Slothrop on 10/09/05 02:41

On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 11:54:41 -0400, "Douglas F." <whisper@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>
>"Tyrone Slothrop" <ts@paranoids.com> wrote in message
>news:37lek1hsijgdr01tgh8k3cca23u4acuov8@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 00:20:43 -0400, "Douglas F." <whisper@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I would like to connect to:
>> ><?php
>> >if(isset(_POST['ver']) {
>> > require_once('./MyStuff/mysql_connect.php');
>> > $query2 = "INSERT INTO versiondl(Version, Date)
>> > VALUES('$ver', NOW())";
>> >}
>> >?>
>> >
>> ><td ... <a href= "./Download Files/somefile.exe"> somefile </a><td>
>> >
>> >How can I use something like in a form (action="<?php echo
>> >$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>") to connect from the html <a> tag to the above
>php
>> >block?
>> >
>>
>> Why not do it as a GET instead? Or do a bit of JavaScript:
>> <a href="whatever" onClick="document.form.submit();">
>
>Wouldn't the onClick javascript redirect instead of downloading like I want?
>I am not to familiar with this so allow for my ineptitude here. Would the
>"document.form.submit()" connect with the above PHP block?

It would post to the value passed in the post tag:
<form action="<?_$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>" method="post">

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