Submit Fails

[Samurai Legend]

So, I was trying to create a staff file for the education courses I have for my game, however when ever I hit submit the fields reset and nothing happens.

 

function addcourse()
{
   global $db, $ir, $c, $h, $userid;
   $name =
           (isset($_POST['name'])
                   && preg_match(
                           "/^[a-z0-9_]+([\\s]{1}[a-z0-9_]|[a-z0-9_])+$/i",
                           $_POST['name']))
                   ? $db->escape(strip_tags(stripslashes($_POST['name'])))
                   : '';
   $description =
           (isset($_POST['description'])
                   && preg_match(
                           "/^[a-z0-9_.]+([\\s]{1}[a-z0-9_.]|[a-z0-9_.])+$/i",
                           $_POST['description']))
                   ? $db->escape(strip_tags(stripslashes($_POST['description'])))
                   : '';

$clicks_needed_total =
           (isset($_POST['clicks_needed_total']) && is_numeric($_POST['clicks_needed_total']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['clicks_needed_total'])) : '';
$clicks_max_hourly =
           (isset($_POST['clicks_max_hourly']) && is_numeric($_POST['clicks_max_hourly']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['clicks_max_hourly'])) : '';
$clicks_max_daily =
           (isset($_POST['clicks_max_daily']) && is_numeric($_POST['clicks_max_daily']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['clicks_max_daily'])) : '';
$cost_money =
           (isset($_POST['cost_money']) && is_numeric($_POST['cost_money']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['cost_money'])) : '';
$award_STR =
           (isset($_POST['award_STR']) && is_numeric($_POST['award_STR']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['award_STR'])) : '';
$award_GUARD =
           (isset($_POST['award_GUARD']) && is_numeric($_POST['award_GUARD']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['award_GUARD'])) : '';
$award_LABOUR =
           (isset($_POST['award_LABOUR']) && is_numeric($_POST['award_LABOUR']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['award_LABOUR'])) : '';
$award_AGIL =
           (isset($_POST['award_AGIL']) && is_numeric($_POST['award_AGIL']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['award_AGIL'])) : '';
$award_IQ =
           (isset($_POST['award_IQ']) && is_numeric($_POST['award_IQ']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['award_IQ'])) : '';

   $_POST['mustBeTakenBefore'] =
           (isset($_POST['mustBeTakenBefore']) && is_numeric($_POST['mustBeTakenBefore']))
                   ? abs(intval($_POST['mustBeTakenBefore'])) : '';


   if ($name && $description && $mustBeTakenBefore && $clicks_needed_total && $clicks_max_hourly && $clicks_max_daily && $cost_money && $award_STR && $award_GUARD && $award_LABOUR && $award_AGIL && $award_IQ)
   {
       staff_csrf_stdverify('staff_addcourse',
               'staff_education.php?action=addcourse');
       $q =
               $db->query(
                       "SELECT COUNT(`ID`)
                        FROM `education_courses`
                        WHERE `name` = '{$name}'");
       if ($db->fetch_single($q) > 0)
       {
           $db->free_result($q);
           error('Sorry, you cannot have two courses with the same name.');
       }
       $db->free_result($q);
       $db->query(
               "INSERT INTO `education_courses`
                VALUES('', '$name', '$description', '$mustBeTakenBefore', '$clicks_needed_total', '$clicks_max_hourly', '$clicks_max_daily', '$cost_money', '$award_STR', '$award_GUARD', '$award_LABOUR', '$award_AGIL', '$award_IQ')");
       confirmation('Course ' . $name
               . ' added to the game.');
       stafflog_add("Created course $name");
   }
   else
   {
       $csrf = request_csrf_html('staff_addcourse');
       echo "
       <h3>Add Course</h3>
       <hr />
       <form action='staff_education.php?action=addcourse' method='post'>
       Name: <input type='text' name='name' />
       <br />
       Previous Course Required: " . course_dropdown(NULL, "mustBeTakenBefore")
               . "
       <br />
       Total Clicks: <input type='text' name='clicks_needed_total' />
       <br />
       Maximum Clicks Hourly: <input type='text' name='clicks_max_hourly' />
       <br />
       Maximum Clicks Daily: <input type='text' name='clicks_max_daily' />
       <br />
       Course Cost: <input type='text' name='cost_money' />
       <br />
       Strength Reward: <input type='text' name='award_STR' />
       <br />
       Agility Reward: <input type='text' name='award_AGIL' />
       <br />
       Guard Reward: <input type='text' name='award_GUARD' />
       <br />
       Labour Reward: <input type='text' name='award_LABOUR' />
       <br />
       IQ Reward: <input type='text' name='award_IQ' />
       <br />
       	{$csrf}
       	<input type='submit' value='Add Course' />
       </form>
          ";
   }
}

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]1705[/ATTACH]

[SRB]

First rule of debugging; echo out your results to compare with expected.

 

For this, use this within the post and post the outcome;

 

echo '<pre style="text-align: left;">';
print_r($_POST);
echo '</pre>';

 

With that said, I always find it easier to have a function to do the above, which makes it quick to dump an array out for viewing, like this;

 

function pr_arr($array) {
   echo '<pre style="text-align: right; border: solid 1px red; background: white; color: black;">';
   print_r($array);
   echo '</pre>';
   exit;
}

 

With that function, you simply go;

 

pr_arr($_POST);

 

Anyway, sort that out and post results, then we'll move on with bug finding techniques :)

Edited October 6, 2014 by Guest

[Samurai Legend]

[MENTION=50378]Guest[/MENTION] - Thanks so much! That work out and helped me a lot! I have solved my problem thanks to you! love you man!

[SRB]

Glad to be of assistance :)