Question

I am trying to create a single dynamic webpage with two separate forms:

1. Sign in form
2. Registration form.

This would mean one submit button for each form and clicking on one submit button should collect data from one form only. I tried the approach shown below but the data was not submitted to mySql database. I have tried running the forms individually and they do work with mysql database so I guess there should be something else wrong. The code below is stripped of details but I reckon the gist of it is inside. Thanks in advance!

<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit1']))
{ 
doSomething(); 
} 
?>

<form id="form1" name="form1" action="" method="post">
...
<input type="submit" name="submit1" value="Sign in"/>
</form>


<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit2']))
{ 
doSomethngElse(); 
}
?>

<form id="form2" name="form2" action="" method="post">
...
<input type="submit" name="submit2" value="Sign up"/>
</form>

Answer 1

So I do like this:

Use 2 button with 1 name :

    //========== first form ==========
    <form name="form1" action....>

    fields

    <input type="submit" name="_Submit" value="Login">
    </form>

    // ========== second form ==========

    <form name="form2" action....>

    fields

    <input type="submit" name="_Submit" value="Sign up">
    </form>


    // ========== in php file do this  ==========

    <?php
    $submit = $_POST["_Submit"];

    if($submit=="Login"){

       // get login form data


    }else if($submit=="Sign up"){
       // get sign up form data
    }else{
      // submit is empty or undefined value
    }
    ?>

• I use this for more than 16 form in one page! this is very easy way to control forms buttons using if or switch!