Simple HTML Form With PHP -Help Please

Hello,

Im creating a quiz creator in html and php. I have a simple form where the user inputs data. when it gets to the answer part thats where im getting messed up.

i have 3 input boxes, 1 for answer 1, one for answer 2, and one for answer three.

how can i have it talk to the php to know which one is the correct answer?
would i need to put a check box next to each field to check off the correct one?

if so how would i create my if statement.

i need it like this (im formatting it in xml)
so if the user placed text in the correct answer box, it would display like below

<answer correct="y">Blue</answer>

otherwise it would look like

<answer>blue</answer>

thanks for the help.

 

Do you want the checking to be done in real time as the data is put in, or do you want it checked when the user submits the form?

 

I don't know anything about xml, but as you need help in php, you can do that with if statements and $_POST:

<?php
if ($_POST['answer1']=='correctvalue'){
   //correct answer
}else{
   //uncorrect answer
}
?>

PHP:

As I said, I know nothing about XML, but if you are only formatting it (inside a .php page), you can do it this way:

<?php
if ($_POST['answer1']=='correctvalue'){
   $add=' correct="y"';
}else{
   $add="";
}

echo '<answer'.$add.'>'.$_POST['answer1'].'</answer'>;
?>

PHP:

What it does: if it is correct it adds correct=y to the answer tag, otherwise it doesn't.

hope that helps

 

three check box names are equal
but values are different
you can click only one check at a time
you get value from that name

 

those are radio buttons, not checkboxes

<input type=radio name=quiz value=Answer1>Answer1<br>
<input type=radio name=quiz value=Answer2>Answer2<br>
<input type=radio name=quiz value=Answer3>Answer3

 

go here and download rar named htmlphpmailform.rar

 

thanks for everythign guys, ill try some things out then get back if i need anything

 

Im getting there!

ok heres whats happening:

i have 3 radio buttons in the same group:
<input name="correct" type="radio" id="radio" value="correctAnswer1">
<input name="correct" type="radio" id="radio" value="correctAnswer2">
<input name="correct" type="radio" id="radio" value="correctAnswer3">

with php code:

$correct = $_POST['correct'];

if ($_POST['correct'] == 'correctAnswer1') {
//Correct Answer
$add =' correct="y"';
}else{
//Wrong Answer
$add="";
}

my echo is:
echo ("&lt;" . "answer" . $add . "&gt;" . "&lt;" . "![CDATA[" . $txtAnswer1 . "]]&gt;" . "&lt;" . "/" . "answer" . "&gt;");

and my output is:
<answer correct="y"><![CDATA[Blue]]></answer>
<answer correct="y"><![CDATA[Red]]></answer>
<answer correct="y"><![CDATA[Green]]></answer>

so when i fill in 1 radio button on the form,..they are all getting a value of "correct=y" and not just the specific one clicked...

any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks, -Tim

 

ok i figured it out, i duplicated the if statement 3 times, 1 for each answer, and now it works appropriately, thanks!