Posted by Doug on 10/09/05 03:50

"Tyrone Slothrop" <ts@paranoids.com> wrote in message
news:15mgk15krqk0rag04ee5tcls4ujvs40718@4ax.com...
> 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">

Could the href call do download be put within the <form call like this:

<form action="<?_$SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>" method="post">
<td ... <a href= "./Download Files/somefile.exe"
onClick="document.form.submit()"> somefile </a><td>
</form>

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