Prefilled (non changeable) php form?

[Warz]

Hello!

I've been looking into making all links connected to a real user. My website only accept registered users to add links. What I was wondering is, if anyone here know how to do the following task:

In the add.php page, I would like to have the Contact name automatically filled out, for example like this: "Enter your contact name here"

But instead of "Enter your contact name here" I would like the script to (some how possible?) grab the username (since the user is logged in) and then prefill the username. Then, not only will it prefill the username, but also make it impossible to edit what's been prefilled.

Example:

User "jack" goes to add.php page. The script gets his username and enter it automatically in the "Contact name" field. Now it says "jack" next to "Contact name". Also, the field is not possible to edit . He has to submit the form, and there is no way he can change the contact name.

The reason I need this is to know for sure, that this user added the link.

Possible?

[inspireme]

yes, its possible.

you need to hack the add.php file a small bit, somewhere you need to ask for the username :

$username = $_COOKIE["username"];

then look up all the details for the user in the database.

Assign the details to variables, and then pass them to the template where you jsut use smarty tags to prefill the info.

[Warz]

Hi,

I added the code to add.php, but what do you mean with looking up all the details for the user in the database and assigning details to variables?

I tried adding <%$username%> to my add page but nothing appeared.

[esm]

just before the DisplayTemplate function in add.php ( about line 168 ) add

$contact_name=$_SESSION['indexu_session_username'];
DisplayTemplate($theme_path . "add_form.html",

then in add_form.html change the contact line

<input id="contact_name" type="text" name="contact_name" size="40" readonly
 value="<%$contact_name%>" />

.

[Warz]

Thank you so much!!! It works perfect!!!

[esm]

Hi,

I added the code to add.php, but what do you mean with looking up all the details for the user in the database and assigning details to variables?

I tried adding <%$username%> to my add page but nothing appeared.

that would have worked too. just needed a little more coding.


.

[inspireme]

I didnt realise username was an available variable... that said my solution would enable you to fill in email and whatever items they entered into the "profile" page... i was thinking you wanted to add things like the phone number and homepage, but thats a bit more work

[Warz]

Is there any way to make e-mail like this too? I tried, but it only appear with an empty field...

[esm]

Is there any way to make e-mail like this too? I tried, but it only appear with an empty field...

when the user logins, the only the user name is captured, not the email.

just before the DisplayTemplate line in the ShowFormAddUrl function

// mod
	global $email;
	$users_obj = new clsUsers;
	$users_obj->table_name = "idx_users";
	$email=$users_obj->GetEmailAddress($_SESSION['indexu_session_username']);
// mod

    DisplayTemplate($theme_path . "add_form.html","\$email, etc etc

.

[Warz]

Excellent!! Thanks a lot

Looks like this now, worked for me:

$contact_name=$_SESSION['indexu_session_username'];
// mod
	global $email;
	$users_obj = new clsUsers;
	$users_obj->table_name = "idx_users";
	$email=$users_obj->GetEmailAddress($_SESSION['indexu_session_username']);
// mod
    DisplayTemplate($theme_path . "add_form.html","\$error_msg,\$title,\$url,\$description,\$category,\$contact_name,\$email,\$cat,\$add_cat1,\$add_cat2,\$keywords,\$reciprocal_url,\$custom_field_form,\$sponsored_listing_period,\$premium_listing_period,\$basic_listing_price,\$currency_symbol,\$available_payment_systems"
                      . $custf);
  }