Question

i have 2 files fourm.php and viewfourm.php

fourm.php first

<?php

$host="mysql13.000webhost.com"; // Host name 
$username="a2670376_Users"; // Mysql username 
$password="PASS"; // Mysql password 
$db_name="a2670376_Pass"; // Database name 
$tbl_name="fourm"; // Table name 

  // Connect to server and select database.
 mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect"); 
 mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB");

  // select record from mysql 
  $sql="SELECT * FROM $tbl_name";
  $result=mysql_query($sql);
 ?>
<table>
<tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Post Number</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>UserName</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>Topic</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>Date</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>View</strong></td>
</tr>
<?php
while($rows=mysql_fetch_array($result)){
?>
<tr>
<td><? echo $rows['fourmid']; ?>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td><? echo $rows['username']; ?>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td><? echo $rows['fourmname']; ?   >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td><? echo $rows['date']; ?>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="viewfourm.php?id=<? echo $rows['fourmid']; ?>">View Topic</a></td>
<?php
 // close while loop 
 }
 ?>

</tr>
</table>
<?php
// close connection; 
mysql_close();
?>
<hr width='67%' color='#29001F' size='3'/>
</center>

now viewfourm.php

 <?php

 $host="mysql13.000webhost.com"; // Host name 
 $username="a2670376_Users"; // Mysql username 
 $password="PASS"; // Mysql password 
 $db_name="a2670376_Pass"; // Database name 
 $tbl_name="fourm"; // Table name 

   // Connect to server and select database.
   mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect"); 
   mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB");

    // select record from mysql 
   $sql="SELECT * FROM $tbl_name";
   $result=mysql_query($sql);
   ?>
  <table>
  <tr>
  <td align="center"><strong>Post Number</strong></td>
 <td align="center"><strong>UserName</strong></td>
 <td align="center"><strong>Topic</strong></td>
 <td align="center"><strong>Date</strong></td>
 <td align="center"><strong>View</strong></td>
 </tr>
 <?php
 while($rows=mysql_fetch_array($result)){
 ?>
 <tr>
 <td><? echo $rows['fourmid']; ? >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
 <td><? echo $rows['username']; ?>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td><? echo $rows['fourmname']; ?   >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td><? echo $rows['date']; ?>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td><a href="fourm.php">back/a></td>
<?php
 // close while loop 
 }
 ?>

</tr>
</table>
<?php
// close connection; 
mysql_close();
?>
<hr width='67%' color='#29001F' size='3'/>
</center>

now on forum.php when i select what “forum” from MySql Database i want to view it loads all the forums i want to fix i know why its doing it its cause its the same script as the first one just modified a little bit but i did what i could do. i am selecting forum s thrue fourmid tag in MySql Database thats what the “>View Topic is about its supposed to load the forum with the id selected

Answer 1

In viewfourm.php modify your sql query $sql="SELECT * FROM $tbl_name"; like this

$fourmid= $_POST['fourmid']; //if passing using get method use $_GET['fourmid'];
$sql = "SELECT * FROM $tbl_name WHEREfourmid= '$fourmid'";

Also you have to pass fourmid from fourm.php to viewfourm.php

EDIT

Make a link like this

<td>
<a href="viewfourm.php?fourmid=<? echo $rows['fourmid']; ?>">
<? echo $rows['fourmname']; ?>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</a>
</td>