I have a form created where user will select yes if they have something.

Question

0

Asked: June 10, 20262026-06-10T02:36:24+00:00 2026-06-10T02:36:24+00:00

I have a form created where user will select yes if they have something.

0

I have a form created where user will select yes if they “have something”. I am using it inside a form which has a post action and then values get sent to .php file. When I try to check the button using if (isset($_POST['agentsele'])) it will not read back. I have some print statements inside to test but it never goes through. I turned the input field from a button to a checkbox and tried it read it – it worked. After I turned it back no go.

Here the the input field.

<input type="button"  value="Yes" name="agentsele" class="agentsele"/>

The check method.

if (isset($_POST['agentsele'])) {

                $emailaction = 1;//email agent and set status to - enrolled - agent emailed
                echo "agent selected";
                exit;
            }

I also have some JQuery that will make more input boxes slide down if the button is selected.

Thank you for your time.

UPDATED ——————– ENTIRE FORM

<form name="theform" action="insert.php" method="post" >
                <div class="CheckBoxContainer">
            <input type="checkbox" value"On" name="only-thisform"/>
            <?php 
            $setError=$_GET['seterror'];

            if ($setError == 1){

                echo "<div class='errorMsg'> *Required</div>";
            }
             ?>
            <br>
            <br>

            <input type="checkbox"  value="On" name="approval" id="approval"/>
             <?php 
             $setError=$_GET['seterror'];
             if ($setError == 1){

                echo "<div class='errorMsg'> *Required</div>";
             }

             ?>
            </div><!------------------------------------END   .CheckBoxContainer ------------------------------------------->
            <br>
            <br>


<script type="text/javascript"
     src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js">
</script>   
<!-- javascript on client-side -->


<div class="DropDownSelector">
<?php

$dropdown = "<select name='CompanyNames' id='CompanyNames' >";

$dropdown .= "\r\n<option  id ='' name ='' value='' class=''  ></option>";

$dropdown .= "\r\n<option  id ='other' name ='other' value='other' class='other'  >other</option>";

while($row =$FNresult->fetch()) {

  $dropdown .= "\r\n<option  id ='firstname' name ='first' value='{$row['CompanyNames']}'>{$row['CompanyNames']}</option>";
}

$dropdown .= "\r\n</select>";

echo $dropdown;
?>
    <div class="DropdownDiscription">Please select your insurance company.  Select other if you do not see it listed. </div>
</div> <!------------------------------------------END .DropDownSelector -------------------------------------------------------->
<script type="text/javascript">  

var dropdown = $('#CompanyNames');
//var test = $('#firstname');
//document.write(dropdown.val());

dropdown.bind('change', function(){

     if(dropdown.val() == "other"){
        $(".otherbox").slideDown(1000,function(){
           // $(this).css("border", "2px red inset")            
        });  
         $(".InputDiscriptionother").slideDown(1000,function(){
           // $(this).css("border", "2px red inset")            
        });          
    }else{
          $(".otherbox").slideUp(1000); 
           $(".InputDiscriptionother").slideUp(1000);   
    }

    $.post('backgroundScript.php', 
        { 
            'CompanyNames': dropdown.val()

        },
        function(response) {
            $('#compname').val(response.Companyname);
            //$('#phone').val(response.phone);
            //$('#policynum').val(response.policynum);
            //$('#nameofPolicyholder').val(response.policyholder);
            //$('#mailing').val(response.mailing);
            // Repeat for all of your form fields
        },
        'json'
    );

});
</script>
<br>


<!--<input type="text" class="otherbox" />
<input type="text" class="otherbox" />

<input type="text" class="otherbox"/>-->

<div class="FormBody">

    <div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscriptionother">Insurance Company Name: </span><div class="InputInner"> <input type="text" name="compname" id="compname" class="otherbox" ></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->

<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>

</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
    <div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Insurance Phone number: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text"  name="phone" id="phone" ></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>

</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
     <div class="agensele"> Do you have an agent? <input type="button"  value="Yes" name="agentsele" class="agentsele"/></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
     <?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required only if selected</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>
     <div class="noagensele"> Do you have an agent? <input type="button"  value="No" name="noagentsele" class="noagentsele"/> </div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="agent">Agent Name: </span><div class="InputInner"> <input type="text" name="agentname"  class="agentinput" ></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->



</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->

<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="agent">Agent Phone Number: </span><div class="InputInner"> <input type="text" name="agentphone"  class="agentinput" ></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->



</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="agent">Agent's Email: </span><div class="InputInner"> <input type="text" name="agentemail"  class="agentinput" ></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->



</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="agent">Confirm Agent's Email: </span><div class="InputInner"> <input type="text" name="agentemailone"  class="agentinput" ></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->



</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<script>
$(".agentsele").click(function () {
    $(this).css({ borderStyle:"inset", cursor:"wait" });
    //dropdown.bind('change', function(){   
    $(".agentinput").slideDown(1000,function(){
    });
    $(".agent").slideDown(1000,function(){
    });
    //$(".agentsele").css("visibility", "hidden");
    //$(".agensele").css("visibility", "hidden");
    $(".noagentsele").css("visibility", "visible");
    $(".noagensele").css("visibility", "visible");
});
$(".noagentsele").click(function () {
    $(this).css({ borderStyle:"inset", cursor:"wait" });
    //dropdown.bind('change', function(){   
    $(".agentinput").slideUp(1000,function(){
    });
    $(".agent").slideUp(1000,function(){
    });
    $(".agentsele").css("visibility", "visible");
    $(".agensele").css("visibility", "visible");
    $(".noagentsele").css("visibility", "hidden");
    $(".noagensele").css("visibility", "hidden");
});

</script>

<br>
    <div class="InputContainer">
    <span class="InputDiscription">Name of the Policyholder: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="nameofPolicyholder" id="nameofPolicyholder"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>

</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
     <div class="InputInner"> Not the Policy Holder? <input type="checkbox"  value="On" name="notpolicyholder" class="notpolicyholder"/></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->

<br>
    <div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Policy Number: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name ="policynum" id="policynum" ></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
    <div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Policyholder mailing address: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="mailing" id="mailing"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>

</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
    <div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">City: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="city" id="city"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
    <div class="InputContainer">
    <!------------------------------------------STATE SELECTION CODE ------------------------------------------->
<?php
    function state_select ($name,$full_state,$selected = '') {

  $state_list = array("AL|Alabama","AK|Alaska","AZ|Arizona", "AR|Arkansas", "CA|California", "CO|Colorado", "CT|Connecticut", "DE|Delaware", "DC|Washington D.C.", "FL|Florida", "GA|Georgia", "HI|Hawaii", "ID|Idaho", "IL|Illinois", "IN|Indiana", "IA|Iowa", "KS|Kansas", "KY|Kentucky", "LA|Louisiana", "ME|Maine", "MD|Maryland", "MA|Massachusetts", "MI|Michigan", "MN|Minnesota", "MS|Mississippi", "MO|Missouri", "MT|Montana", "NE|Nebraska", "NV|Nevada", "NH|New Hampshire", "NJ|New Jersey", "NM|New Mexico", "NY|New York", "NC|North Carolina", "ND|North Dakota", "OH|Ohio", "OK|Oklahoma", "OR|Oregon", "PA|Pennsylvania", "RI|Rhode Island", "SC|South Carolina", "SD|South Dakota", "TN|Tennessee", "TX|Texas", "UT|Utah", "VT|Vermont", "VA|Virginia", "WA|Washington", "WV|West Virginia", "WI|Wisconsin", "WY|Wyoming");

  ?>
  <select name=<?=$name;?> id="state" onChange="submitform()"><?
    foreach ($state_list as $s) {
        $values = explode("|",$s);
        ?><option value="<?=$values[0];?>" <?
                if($selected == $values[0]) { ?>SELECTED<? }
                ?>>

                <?  if($full_state) { ?><?=$values[1];?><? } else { ?><?=$values[0];?><? } ?></option><?
    }
  ?></select><?
}
?>

<span class="InputDiscription">State: </span><div class="InputInner">
<?=state_select('state',false,'AL'); ?>
<input type="hidden" id="hiddenfield" name="hiddenfield" value="">
 </div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->

<?php

 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 

?>

</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Zipcode: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="zipcode" id="zipcode"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Year Of Vehicle: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="YearOfVehicle" id="YearOfVehicle"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Make Of Vehicle: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="MakeOfVehicle" id="MakeOfVehicle"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Model Of Vehicle: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="ModelOfVehicle" id="ModelOfVehicle"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Vehicle Identification Number: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="Vehicleid" id="Vehicleid"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Policy Effective Date: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="Policyeffdate" id="Policyeffdate"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Policy Expiration Date: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="Policyexpdate" id="Policyexpdate"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<br>
<h2>Employee Information</h2>

<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Employee Name: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="EmployeeName" id="EmployeeName"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Employee Company Name: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="EmployeeCompanyName" id="EmployeeCompanyName"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Agency/Franchise Number (or unique indicator): </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="Agency/FranchiseNumber" id="Agency/FranchiseNumber"></div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="InputContainer">
<span class="InputDiscription">Todays Date: </span><div class="InputInner"><input type="text" name="TodaysDate" id="TodaysDate" value="
<?php

$today = date("n-j-Y"); 
echo $today;
?>">
</div><!----- END .InputInner ---------->
<?php
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
    echo "<span class='errorMsg'>*Required</span>";
    }
else
    //echo "<span>*</span>"; 
?>


</div><!---------------------------------END .InputContaienr ----------------------------------->
<br>
<div class="CheckBoxContainer">
            <input type="checkbox" value"On" name="correct"/>The above printed name serves to identify the employee and shows intent of the employee that the above auto insurance information given is accurate.  
            <?php 
            $setError=$_GET['seterror'];

            if ($setError == 1){

                echo "<div class='errorMsg'> *Required</div>";
            }
             ?>
            <br>
            <br>

            <input type="checkbox"  value="On" name="agree" id="agree"/>The employee identified above confirms this document has been read, reviewed and understood and subsequently authorizes it as such. 
             <?php 
             $setError=$_GET['seterror'];
             if ($setError == 1){

                echo "<div class='errorMsg'> *Required</div>";
             }

             ?>
             <br>
             <br>
             <input type="checkbox"  value="On" name="understood" id="understood"/>The employee understands that if inaccurate information is discovered on the above auto insurance information table, on the employee's auto policy itself or if the auto insurance policy is cancelled for any reason, the employer will be notified. 
             <?php 
             $setError=$_GET['seterror'];
             if ($setError == 1){

                echo "<div class='errorMsg'> *Required</div>";
             }

             ?>
            </div><!------------------------------------END   .CheckBoxContainer ------------------------------------------->
            <br>
<?php 
 $setError=$_GET['seterror']; 
if($setError == 1){
echo "<script type='text/javascript'>alert('Please check to make sure all required fields are filled out!');</script>";
}
?>


<input type="Submit" name="Submit" >

</div><!-------------------------------------------END .FormBody ------------------------------------------------------->
</form>

UPDATED——————-

When I changed type to submit it worked but I do not want it to send me straight to the function where it inserts data. How do I stop it from submitting.

Report

Leave an answer
Cancel reply

You must login to add an answer.

Need An Account,

1 Answer

Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-10T02:36:25+00:00

Editorial Team

2026-06-10T02:36:25+00:00Added an answer on June 10, 2026 at 2:36 am

You can put a “input” type hidden at your form and with jQuery you can add an event to you button.

0

Reply
Share
Share

- Report

Sign Up

Sign In

Forgot Password

The Archive Base Latest Questions

I have a form created where user will select yes if they have something.

Leave an answerCancel reply

1 Answer

Leave an answer
Cancel reply