The textarea is not reading any input that is typed into the box. Initially, I was using PHP to check if the textarea was empty, and was recieveing an error there. So I removed that check, to see if it was php that was causing the issue, and added the required="required" attribute to the textarea tag, and even that is coming back with Please fill out this field. I am not quite sure where I am going wrong with my code, I had it working previously, then all of a sudden it stopped working, and I am completely confused as to why. I also looked at various other posts about the textarea not submitting, and ensured that I was checking the post with the name, not the ID; and making sure the textarea was submitting to the same form as the submit button. I have also tried it without specifying the form on the textarea tag.
HTML Code:
<form action="" method="post" id="CreateTopicForm">
<input type="hidden" name="create-topic" />
<span class="secondary radius label"><strong>Title</strong></span>
<input type="text" name="title" id="title" />
<span class="secondary radius label"><strong>Message</strong></span>
<textarea name="content" id="content" required="required" form="CreateTopicForm"></textarea>
<?php if($_SESSION['user']['account_type'] >= 3): ?>
<span class="secondary radius label"><strong>Sticky Topic</strong></span>
<input type="checkbox" name="sticky" /><br />
<?php endif ?>
<input type="submit" value="Post Topic" class="topic-post" />
</form>
PHP Code:
/* Retrieve necessary variables */
$fid = $_GET['fid'];
/* Get Forum Information */
$query = "SELECT * FROM bkg_forums where forum_id = :id";
$query_params = array(
':id' => $fid
);
try {
$stmt = $db->prepare($query);
$result = $stmt->execute($query_params);
} catch(PDOException $e) {
$error[] = $pdoerror;
}
$forum = $stmt->fetchAll();
/* Begin the database upload */
if(!empty($_POST)){ /* Plan to change to if($_REQUEST['submit']) */
/* Check if data was actually submitted */
$db->beginTransaction();
/* DO SOME ERROR CHECKING. MAKE SURE FIELDS ARE NOT EMPTY. */
if(empty($_POST['title'])){
$error[] = "Sorry! You must enter a title!";
}
/* Previously had a check if $_POST['content'] */
/* GENERATE SOME VARIABLES NEEDED TO INSERT INTO TABLES. ACCOUNT_TYPE IS TEMPORARY*/
if($_SESSION['user']['account_type'] == 0) {
$account_type = "Normal";
$color = "white";
} elseif($_SESSION['user']['account_type'] == 1) {
$account_type = "Donator";
$color = "#F4FA58";
} elseif($_SESSION['user']['account_type'] == 2) {
$account_type = "Moderator";
$color = "#2EFE2E";
} elseif($_SESSION['user']['account_type'] == 3) {
$account_type = "Community Manager";
$color = "#0000FF";
} elseif($_SESSION['user']['account_type'] == 4) {
$account_type = "Administrator";
$color = "#DF0101";
}
if(isset($_POST['sticky'])){
$sticky = 1;
} else {
$sticky = 0;
}
if(!isset($error)){
/* INSERT INTO TOPICS TABLE */
$query = "INSERT INTO bkg_topics (
forum_id,
icon_id,
topic_approved,
topic_title,
topic_text,
topic_poster_id,
topic_poster,
topic_poster_color,
topic_post_time,
topic_status,
topic_type
) VALUES (
:forumid,
:iconid,
:topicapproved,
:topictitle,
:topictext,
:topicposter_id,
:topicposter,
:topicposter_color,
:topicpost_time,
:topicstatus,
:topictype
)";
$query_params = array(
':forumid' => $fid,
':iconid' => 1,
':topicapproved' => 1,
':topictitle' => $_POST['title'],
':topictext' => $_POST['content'],
':topicposter_id' => $_SESSION['user']['id'],
':topicposter' => $_SESSION['user']['displayname'],
':topicposter_color' => $color,
':topicpost_time' => time(),
':topicstatus' => 0,
':topictype' => $sticky
);
$stmt = $db->prepare($query);
$result = $stmt->execute($query_params);
$lastid = $db->lastInsertId();
/* Retrieve the last id of a topic, used to generate some links. */
/* UPDATE FORUM TABLE */
$query = "UPDATE bkg_forums SET
`forum_last_post_id` = :lastpostid,
`forum_last_post_topic_id` = :lastposttopicid,
`forum_last_post_title` = :lastposttitle,
`forum_last_poster_id` = :lastposterid,
`forum_last_post_time` = :lastposttime,
`forum_last_poster_name` = :lastpostername,
`forum_last_poster_color` = :lastpostercolor
WHERE `forum_id` = :forumid
";
$query_params = array(
':lastpostid' => null,
':lastposttopicid' => $lastid,
':lastposttitle' => $_POST['title'],
':lastposterid' => $_SESSION['user']['id'],
':lastposttime' => time(),
':lastpostername' => $_SESSION['user']['displayname'],
':lastpostercolor' => $color,
':forumid' => $fid
);
$stmt = $db->prepare($query);
$result = $stmt->execute($query_params);
if($fid == 13){
$query = "INSERT INTO updates (
title,
content,
`date`,
`user`,
`topic_id`
) VALUES (
:title,
:content,
:date_posted,
:user_posted,
:topic_id
)";
$query_params = array(
':title' => $_POST['title'],
':content' => $_POST['content'],
':date_posted' => time(),
':user_posted' => $_SESSION['user']['displayname'],
':topic_id' => $lastid
);
$stmt = $db->prepare($query);
$result = $stmt->execute($query_params);
}
try {
$db->commit();
$post_ok = 1;
} catch(PDOException $e) {
$erroradmin[] = $e->getMessage();
$db->rollback();
}
if(isset($post_ok)): ?>
<script>
location.href = "http://www.boundlessknights.com?viewtopic&fid=<?php echo $fid; ?>&tid=<?php echo $lastid; ?>";
</script>
<?php else: ?>
<?php $error[] = "Your topic did not post."; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php
}
}
?>
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