To begin, we??™ll start by creating the HTML form that takes all the requisite
data. Then we??™ll write the PHP script that handles the form submission in a
non-Ajax way. This will all be fairly basic PHP form handling.
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what we??™ll do
1 First, on pages 45-48, we??™ll
create an HTML page with a
form.
The form has elements
representing all of the data
that??™s stored in the database
for each employee.
On non-Ajax-enabled browers,
when the user clicks Add,
the form will be submitted
to a PHP script.
2 On pages 49-54, the PHP
script that handles the HTML
form will be written. The script
validates the form data and
reports on the results.
If any fi elds weren??™t properly
fi lled out, the PHP script prints
an error message.
3 Naturally, we??™ll test what
we??™ve built to make sure it all
works.
At the end of this chapter, in the
extra bits section, you??™ll fi nd more
information, tips, and recommendations
regarding all these steps.
In the next chapter, we??™ll add the
Ajax layer to these pages.
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start the HTML page
Start by creating a new HTML page in your HTML editor.
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