How to associate table rows with hyperlink from that row?

Hi. I have a table listing products' data that is retrieved from the database. Each row corresponds to a product, and at the end of each row, there is a "buy" hyperlink. Each row is generated through a "for" loop like this:

Code:

$connection=mysql_connect('localhost','root',');
if(!$connection){die(' ' . mysql_error());}

$bd=mysql_select_db('PAT',$connection);
if(!$bd){
die(' ' . mysql_error());
}

$query=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM products",$connection);
$regists=mysql_num_rows($query);

for($i=1;$i<=$regists;$i++){
$data = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);
$query_image=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM images",$connection);
$image = mysql_fetch_assoc($query_image);
if($data['reserved']!=1){
echo "<tr align=center> <td>".$data['name']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$data['label']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$data['price']." €</td>";
echo "<td>".$data['stock_quantity']."</td>";
echo "<td><img scr='".$image['path']."'></td>";
echo "<td align=right><a href='product_reservation.php' name='link'>Buy</a></td>";
echo "</tr>";}

PHP:

What I wanted it to do when the user clicked on the buy hyperlink was to generate a prompt so that the user could input the desired quantity of the product in the same row as the hyperlink. Then, the product_id, the quantity, the price*quantity and the user_id would all be stored in a relational table called "Orders" with foreign keys from the products' table and the users' table. All of that would be in the file "product_reservation.php" that is referenced by the hyperlink.

I thought of something like setting the name of each hyperlink to the current value of the $i variable (see in the for statement) and then relate it to the number of the product in its table, as this is listed in order. Such as this:

1st product in table - "Garments" -> $i=1
hyperlink name="1"

And then relate them in some way. Is something like this possible?


Please, please give suggestions and help.

 

Thanks for the reply. But what code should I input specifically to act after the form is submitted? I've tried something like this to associate the product_id with the respective submit button:

 
<form action="product_reservation.php" method="post">
<table align="center" width="800">
<tr border="2" bgcolor="grey">
<th>Name</th>
<th>Label</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Quantity</th>
<th>Quantity to buy</th>
<th>Image</th>


</tr>$query=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM products",$connection);
$regists=mysql_num_rows($query);

for($i=0;$i<$regists;$i++){
$data = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);
$query_image=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM images WHERE product=".$data['id_product]."",$connection);
$image = mysql_fetch_assoc($query_image);
echo "<tr align=center> <td>".$data['name']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$data['label']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$data['price']." €</td>";
echo "<td>".$data['quantity_stock']."</td>";
echo "<td background ='".$imagem['path']."'></td>";





echo "<td><input type='text' size='1' name='text_".$data['id_product']."'></td>";
echo "<td align=right><input type='submit' name='button_".$data['id_product']."' value='Make reservation'>





echo "</tr>";}  

PHP:

What i did basically was to associate the button name with the number of the row the product is in. I was aiming for something like this:
id_product - 2
submit name - button_2

Is this correct? If it is, what can I do from here? I'm kind of a newbie to this, so could you help with simple, specific code? Thanks

 

Anyone please? It's really urgent.

 

First I need to know following to help you quickly:

1. What exactly you need in script when it is submitted ? I mean what pieces of information ?

regards

 

I need to save the product_id, the quantity that was typed by the user in the text box and the price*quantity into the database. Also, I need to substract the quantity that was typed in the quantity_available and sum it in the quantity_reserved fields in the product's table in database. Please say if you need more info to help, and thanks for the reply.

 

sorry I misunderstood, is each product has separate form, and when button in front of product is hit, it submits only one product ? if yes it is too easy. Tell me so I provide you code.

regards

 

Well yes to everything, expect for one thing - The whole table is part of one form. The output will be different depending on what button is pressed, and that's where my difficulty lays. But do you think I should generate a form for each row?

 

Both are possible. Which one you like? tell me quick I need to hit bed soon, believe me am here to reply you becuase I comitted .

regards

 

Tell me the one that i stated first - one form for the whole table. Anyway I take it you're from Europe if you're going to bed now? Are you here tomorrow morning? I need to hand this project over tomorrow and i just could really use some help.

Thanks a lot Vooler.

 

Try this

<tr align=center> 
	<td>$data[name]</td>
	<td>$data[label]</td>
	<td>$data[price] €</td>
	<td>$data[quantity_stock]</td>
	<td>
		<form>
			<input type='text' size='1' name='product_qty'>
			<input type=hidden name=product_id value='$data[id_product]'>
			<input type=hidden name=product_price value='$data[price]'>
			<input type='submit' value='Make reservation'> 
		</form>
	</td>
	<td background ='$imagem[path]'></td>
</tr>

HTML:

What you receive is the fields for each form:

You might have to rearrange the <th> tags.


I hope it helps
regards

 

I see where you're getting at. I think I can make something out of it. Thanks a lot man.

 

I wish you best of luck boy.

BTW, am somewhere in asia , I work in night, that is why I need to head to bed.

regards

 

Ok Vooler, stay nice. I'll try to reach you if i need more help, i ask you to reply when available. But thanks a lot really, it is really important.