If Statements input box

**dav991** · 04-14-2012 01:25 PM

I'm trying to get the php results of if statements into an input box. i tried using the $translateen as the value of the input shown below. but it does not work. i am very new to php and i would appreciate any help given.

<?php
$capseng = $_POST["english"];
$capseng = strtolower($capseng);
$english = $capseng;
if ($english == "goodbye")
echo "au revoir";

elseif ($english =="Good day") ($translateen = "Bonjour");
elseif ($english =="a") echo stripslashes("quelqu\'un, dans, un ");

else
echo "Not Found";
?>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<body>
<input type="text" name="english" maxlength="50" size="30"
style="height: 42px; width: 233px" align="top" value="<?php echo $translateen;?>">
</body>
</html>

**WolfShade** · 04-14-2012 01:55 PM

Please don't get upset by my asking this question. I actually ran into this situation, once before.

Is the document that you are working on saved as a .php file, or .html file?

**dav991** · 04-14-2012 02:02 PM

it is saved as a php file.

**NogDog** · 04-14-2012 04:42 PM

Based on what I think you want to do, this fixes a few things and is a bit cleaner and clearer, I think:

PHP Code:


<?php
$english = "";
if(isset($_POST["english"])){
    $english = strtolower($_POST["english"]);
}
$translateen = "";
if ($english == "goodbye") {
    $translateen = "au revoir";
}
elseif ($english =="good day") { // must be lower-case!
    $translateen = "Bonjour";
}
elseif ($english =="a") {
    $translateen = "quelqu'un, dans, un ";
}
elseif($english !== "") {
    $translateen = "Not Found";
}
?>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<body>
<!-- need a form tag! -->
<form action='' method='post'>
<input type="text" name="english" maxlength="50" size="30"
style="height: 42px; width: 233px" align="top" value="<?php echo $translateen;?>">
</form>
</body>
</html>

**dav991** · 04-14-2012 04:53 PM

wow thanks. that works perfectly, and I don't need the strip-slashes any more to display Apostrophes.

**robotforce** · 04-16-2012 06:11 AM

What I can suggest you that make sure if you saved your file .php or not ..otherwise make it sure you put filename between inverted comma when you save file in any text editor.

**dav991** · 04-16-2012 10:15 AM

robotforce i clearly stated that i had saved it as a php file. The problem was resolved two days ago.

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