simple calculator code

Hi
I'm trying to figure out how to do a simple calculator code. What I want to end up with is something where users enter two figures hit a button and then the result is displayed as out put.

For example, the calculation I want it to do is:

x divided by y mulitplied by 1000

How do I do this??

 

You might check out Calculate for an example.

 

If you have php on your server you can do it very easily.

<form action="" method="POST">
Enter X: <input type="text" name="x">
Enter Y: <input type="text" name="y">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Calculate">
</form>

<?PHP 
if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
$x = $_POST['x'];
$y = $_POST['y'];
$final = ($x/$y)*1000;
echo $final;
}
?>

Code (markup):

 

Cool, that all works until I hit 'submit' and then I don't see the result?

 

Try changing the main form to:

<form action="<?PHP echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" method="POST">

Code (markup):

 

When i click calculate now it goes to load a new page and then says The page cannot be displayed?
This is what I have so far:

<form action="<?PHP echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" method="POST">
Enter X: <input type="text" name="x">
Enter Y: <input type="text" name="y">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Calculate">
</form>

<?PHP
if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
$x = $_POST['x'];
$y = $_POST['y'];
$final = ($x/$y)*1000;
echo $final;
}
?>

 

Hmm. I just tested it and it works perfectly on my server.

Can you make a phpinfo file?

Make a file and put this as the only content in it. Upload it and then load that page.

<?PHP
phpinfo();
?>

Code (markup):

 

Ok, I think I know why it's not working for me. I just did it in notepad and was opening it in explorer from my hard drive. I haven't put it on a server or anything.

 

Oh, that would probably do it. Let me know if it works on the server.

 

Great info! Thanks