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my if statement did not work it always fall in else statement

Discussion in 'PHP' started by rhodarose, Jul 8, 2010.

  1. #1
    I created a login webpage that consist of username and department. I want that when i input my username and i choose my department and i submit it automatically connect to the department where i belong. but sad to say i think my if statement was not work because when i submit my username and department it falls in the same form.

    this is my code:

    form.php

    
    <html>
    <body background="bgroundv03.png" bgproperties="fixed">
    <form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="loginv07.php" >
     
      <div id="Layer12">
     
        <select name="department">
          <option>Choose your Department</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['Accounting']?>">Accounting</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['Engineering']?>">Engineering</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['Finishing_Goods']?>">Finishing Goods</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['HRAD']?>">HRAD</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['MIS']?>">MIS</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['Packaging_and_Design']?>">Packaging and Design</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['Production']?>">Production</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['Purchasing_Logistic']?>">Purchasing and Logistics</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['QA_and_Technical']?>">QA and Technical</option>
          <option value="<?php $_POST['Supply_Chain']?>">Supply Chain</option>
        </select>
      </div>
      <div id="Layer3">
        <p><img src="subframev02.png" width="237" height="56" /></p>
        <div id="Layer4">
          <input name="username" type="text" size="30" />
        </div>
      </div>
      <div id="Layer10"><img src="subframev02.png" width="200" height="44" /></div>
    
      <div id="Layer11"><img src="userv01.png" width="119" height="60" /></div>
      <div id="Layer7"><img src="subframev02.png" width="76" height="50" /></div>
    
      <div id="Layer8">
        <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />
      </div>
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>
    
    Code (markup):
    my code in con.php
    
    <?php
    $host="localhost";
    $username="root";
    $password="";
    $db_name="dspi";
    $tbl_name="tbllogin";
    
    
    mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password") or die("Cannot connect to server");
    mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("Cannot select DB");  
     
    $department = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['department']);  
    $username = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['username']);
    
    $sql=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM tbllogin WHERE Department = 'department' and Username = 'username'") or die(mysql_error());  
    $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($sql); 
    
        if($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='Accounting')
    		{
    			header('location:accounting.php');
    		}
    	elseif($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='Engineering')
    		{
    			header('location:engineering.php');
    		}
        elseif($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='Finishing_Goods')
    		{
    			header('location:finishing_goods.php');
    		}
        elseif($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='HRAD')
    		{
    			header('location:HRAD.php');
    		}
        elseif($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='MIS')
    		{
    			header('location:MIS.php');
    		}
        elseif($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='Packaging_and_Design')
    		{
    			header('location:packaging_design.php');
    		}
        elseif($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='Production')
    		{
    			header('location:production.php');
    		}
        elseif($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='Purchasing_Logistic')
    		{
    			header('location:purchasing_logistic.php');
    		}
        elseif($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='QA_and_Technical')
    		{
    			header('location:QA_technical.php');
    		}
        elseif($row['Username']=='$username' && $row['Department']=='Supply_Chain')
    		{
    			header('location:supply_chain.php');
    		}
     	else 
     	{  
         header('location:dspiv07.php');  
     	} 
    ?>
    
    Code (markup):
     
    rhodarose, Jul 8, 2010 IP
  2. themullet

    themullet Member

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    #2
    looks like your problem is with ones like:
      <option value="<?php $_POST['Accounting']?>">
    PHP:
    needs an echo for the $_POST value
     
    themullet, Jul 9, 2010 IP
  3. plog

    plog Peon

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    #3
    Your query ensures that the value of $row['Department'] will always be the value 'department'.

    
    $sql=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM tbllogin WHERE Department = 'department' and Username = 'username'") or die(mysql_error());
    
    PHP:
    Your if statements never look for that value, they always check for values like 'Production', 'Accounting', etc. Because of the WHERE condition in your SQL the value of $row['Department'] can never be anything but this string: "department".

    Maybe you want that line to be:

    
    $sql=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM tbllogin WHERE Department = '".$department."' and Username = '".$username."'") or die(mysql_error());
    
    PHP:
     
    plog, Jul 9, 2010 IP