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Nov 21.2004

hi guys, ive just finished a shopping cart and i need some help putting 2 url’s into form buttons.

here are the two links:

[code]
<a href=”cart.php?action=remove_item&id=<?php echo $row[“itemId”]; ?>”>Remove</a>

<a href=”cart.php?action=empty_cart”>-Empty Cart-</a>
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now i need to put these into form buttons and i cant get it to work, here is what i have so far: (just for the remove cart so far)

[code]
<form name=”cart” method=”GET” action=””>

<input type=”submit” value=”Reset” onclick=”form.action=cart.php?action=empty_cart” class=”button” />

<input type=”submit” value=”Continue” onclick=”form.action=’details.php'” class=”button” />

</form>
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the continue button works. but the Reset button doesnt. am i doing this the right way?

any help would be much appreciated! thanx

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@MstrBobNov 21.2004 — No, you aren't doing this the right way. You are relying on users with Javascript (not to mention, that I don't think this will work). What if you get a user with Javascript disabled? The far more secure method of doing this would be:

<i>
</i>&lt;form name="cart" method="POST" action="submit.php"&gt;

&lt;input type="submit" value="Reset" name="reset" alt="Reset" class="button" /&gt;

&lt;input type="submit" value="Continue" name="continue" alt="Continue" class="button" /&gt;

&lt;/form&gt;


Now, in your PHP code you check like this:

[code=php]
<?PHP
if(isset($_POST['reset']))
{
//empty cart
} elseif(isset($_POST['continue'])) {
//continue with form
}
?>
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I'd also advise against using the GET method for a form. Try not to use Get, unless you're using query strings. Like a dynamic link. And try to minimize the variables you pass through query strings. If you're going to have a form, take advantage and use POST instead.
[code=php]

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