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oli8999:
Hi, im new to PHP and have been racking my brains on this problem, would appreciate some help if possible.

I have a text box that displays data from the database, this data can then be changed by the user and when the user clicks on "save" button, the updated data is saved to the db. This is fine, but, the form submits and the text box value goes back to what it was before it was changed. This is fairly simple i think but i cant get it working!

I also have two submit buttons on this page and everything is in one form. Is it possible to get the SQL that updates to run ONLY when the save button is pressed and not when the other button is pressed. At the mo, it runs whenever either button is pressed.

Thanks very much (in advance!) for you time and help

ManiacalV:
Pseudocode:

--- Code: ---<?
if(form has not been submitted)
{
   get data from DB
   make variables based on data
} else {
   get data from POST
   make variables based on data

   sanity check your data
   make error message if anything is bad
   if(no error message)
   {
      submit to DB
      header("finished page")
      die()
   }
}
?>
if error message, show it

display form
<inputs value=variable from either DB or POST from above>
<submit>
--- End code ---

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