I'm trying to use a php form saved on the artistRegister.php below and process it with the file at the bottom named processArtist.php .
I can't find the proper way to populate the fields in case there's an error and when I submit it to the database, I get an empty record on the database.
I'm populating a dropdown list on the navigation bar at header.php and using the same code to connect to the database, so it's not a database communication problem, since I'm able to create new empty records on the submit button press.
Tried several ways to make it work but would appreciate any help debugging the problem at hand.
Thank you advance.
***artistRegister.php***
<?php require('includes/config.php');
//if not logged in redirect to login page
if(!$user->is_logged_in()){ header('Location: login.php'); }
//define page title
$title = 'Members Page';
//include header template
require('layout/header.php');
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title><?php if(isset($title)){ echo $title; }?></title>
<link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style/main.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="col-xs-3">
</div>
<div class="col-xs-6">
<?php
// define variables and initialize with empty values
$artistName = $artistLabel = $websiteAddress = $facebookAddress = $youtubeAddress ="";
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
if (empty($_POST["artistName"])) {
$nameErr = "Enter Artist name";
}
else {
$artistName = $_POST["artistName"];
}
if (empty($_POST["artistLabel"])) {
$labelErr = "Enter Label name";
}
else {
$artistLabel = $_POST["artistLabel"];
}
}
?>
<form class="form" method="POST" action="processArtist.php">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="artistName">Artist Name:</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="artistName" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($artistName);?>">
<span class="error" style="color: red"><?php echo $nameErr;?></span><br>
<label for="artistLabel">Artist Label:</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="artistLabel" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($artistLabel);?>">
<span class="error"><?php echo $LabelErr;?></span><br>
<label for="websiteAddress">Artist Website:</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="websiteAddress" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($websiteAddress);?>">
<label for="facebookAddress">Artist Facebook:</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="facebookAddress" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($facebookAddress);?>">
<label for="youtubeAddress">Artist Youtube:</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="youtubeAddress" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($youtubeAddress);?>">
<br>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
</div>
</form>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-3">
</div>
</div>
</body>
***processArtist.php***
<?php
$host="localhost";
$username="some_user_with_access";
$password="the_user_password";
$db_name="artist_management";
$con=mysqli_connect("$host","$username","$password","$db_name");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
{
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}
var_dump($_POST);
$artistName=$_POST['artistName'];
$artistLabel=$_POST['artistLabel'];
$websiteAddress=$_POST['websiteAddress'];
$facebookAddress=$_POST['facebookAddress'];
$youtubeAddress=$_POST['youtubeAddress'];
$sql="INSERT INTO artists (artistName, artistLabel, websiteAddress, facebookAddress, youtubeAddress)
VALUES
('$artistName', '$artistLabel', '$websiteAddress', '$facebookAddress', '$youtubeAddress')";
if (!mysqli_query($con,$sql))
{
die('Error: ' . mysqli_error($con));
}
mysqli_close($con);
