Question

<form action="<?php if(isset($redirect)&& $redirect == "f"){echo "#";} 
else{ ?>add_new_item2.php?user_id=<?php echo $_GET['user_id']; }?>" method="post"> 
//no need to expose this area here
<input type="submit" value="submit" name="submit" />
</form>

//the processor

<?php 
if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
$redirect = "f";
    if(whatever)
    {
     //the if condition comes here
    }
    else //all if conditions are satisfied
    {
       $redirect = "t";
    }
}

What i want to do is simple in the form action i want the action to be action=”#” if the if conditions are not yet met and if they are met the action will be action=”add_new_item2.php?user_id=123″

Answer 1

try this

<?php
$action = ''; 
if(isset($redirect) && $redirect == "f") {
  $action = "#";
} else {
  $action = "add_new_item2.php?user_id=".$_GET['user_id'];
}
?>
<form action="<?php echo $action; ?>" method="post">