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PHP

Posted by Wade Jordan
Wade Jordan
2,032 Points

Stuck on Code Challenge: Build a Simple PHP Application > Integrating with PayPal > HTML Forms

I'm stuck on the second task of this code challenge. The challenge says to add an attribute to two different HTML elements. So I added method="post" to the form element to capture the form data and for the second part I added to the select element value="flavor". I know the method="post" part is right, but I don't know which attribute to use in the select element. The hint says: "It looks like you have added an attribute to the select element, but it's not the attribute that determines how to access the value on the server."

<form method="post" action="process.php">
    <label for="flavor">Flavor</label>
    <select id="flavor" value="flavor">
        <option value="">&#8212; Select &#8212;</option>
        <option value="Vanilla">Vanilla</option>
        <option value="Chocolate">Chocolate</option>
        <option value="Strawberry">Strawberry</option>
        <option value="Cookie Dough">Cookie Dough</option>
    </select>
  <input type="submit" value="Update Order">
</form>

7 Answers

Mauro Bonucci
Mauro Bonucci
5,953 Points
Mauro Bonucci
Mauro Bonucci
5,953 Points

Yes, i had the same problem, because my method POST was in Uppercase, but this should work im uppercase i think.

Sam Bass
Sam Bass
9,038 Points
Sam Bass
Sam Bass
9,038 Points

needs to be lower case "post" to work

Randy Hoyt
STAFF
Randy Hoyt
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Randy Hoyt
Randy Hoyt
Treehouse Guest Teacher

The attribute you need here is name. If your select element looks like this ...

<select name="flavor"> ...

... then you can access the selected value on the server after a post submission like this ...

echo $_POST["flavor"];

The key in the $_POST array corresponds to the name on the HTML element.

Does that make sense?

Wade Jordan
Wade Jordan
2,032 Points
Wade Jordan
Wade Jordan
2,032 Points

Makes sense. Thanks for the help.

Carlo Petermann
Carlo Petermann
4,531 Points
Carlo Petermann
Carlo Petermann
4,531 Points

Ok, stuck here as well. I did use name attibute name within select,

<!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
        <head>
            <title>Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe</title>
        </head>
        <body>
            <p>Your order has been created. What flavor of ice cream would you like to add to it?</p>
           <form action="process.php" method="POST">
                <label for="flavor">Flavor</label>
                <select id="flavor" name="flavor">
                    <option value="">&#8212; Select &#8212;</option>
                    <option value="Vanilla">Vanilla</option>
                    <option value="Chocolate">Chocolate</option>
                    <option value="Strawberry">Strawberry</option>
                    <option value="Cookie Dough">Cookie Dough</option>
                </select>
                <input type="submit" value="Update Order">
            </form>
        </body>
    </html>

Error returned: Bummer! It looks like you have added the right attribute (method) to the right element (the form), but it has the wrong value. Hint: we need to set the request method so that values are accessible in the $_POST array.

Thanks

Gregg Mojica
Gregg Mojica
11,506 Points

I'm stuck on Pt. III, too. Any ideas?

Carlo Petermann
Carlo Petermann
4,531 Points

Hello Gregg,

In my case I had the method "post" written in uppercase. Lowercase solved the problem.

Hope this helps

Wade Jordan
Wade Jordan
2,032 Points
Wade Jordan
Wade Jordan
2,032 Points

Carlo, check for case sensitivity.

Carlo Petermann
Carlo Petermann
4,531 Points
Carlo Petermann
Carlo Petermann
4,531 Points

I knew it was something stupid...thx