PHP a form inside a button

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is it possible to put a form input in a button so that when i click it will pass the id to the next page . Current my button is generated by a database i need to put the DeviceId in to a hiddenfield in the button to pass to another page . Thanks

 while ( $row = mysql_fetch_object( $fetch ) ) {
            $sResults .= '<tr id="'. $row->DeviceID . '">';
            $sResults .= '<td>' . $row->DeviceID . '</td>';
            $sResults .= '<td>' . $row->Model . '</td>';
            $sResults .= '<td>' . $row->manufacturer . '</td>';
            $sResults .= '<td>' .'<INPUT TYPE=BUTTON value="Add to My List">'. '</td>';

Use a regular link eg <a href="yourpage.php?id=yourid">Add</a> You can style it like a button with css if needed — Steve
– Steve, Commented May 22, 2014 at 15:07
That works, with Bootstrap you don't need to create a CSS stylesheet. — miny1997
– miny1997, Commented May 22, 2014 at 15:09

miny1997 · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-22 15:08:00Z

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You can't make this, but you can make a hidden input.

<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="NAMEOFVALUE" VALUE="3">

Add this to your normal form and it will pass this information to ther server, and the visitor of the page can't see this.

answered May 22, 2014 at 15:08

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narigone · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-22 15:20:58Z

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You could do it like this:

<form action="url/to/redirect?foo=bar">
  <input type="BUTTON" value="Add to My List"/>
</form>

You can either set the action value to pass the parameters you need or add hidden input fields:

<form action="url/to/redirect" method="POST">
  <input name"foo1" type="BUTTON" value="bar1"/>
  <input name"foo2" type="BUTTON" value="bar2"/>
  <input type="BUTTON" value="Add to My List"/>
</form>

While you're at it, you might want to escape the other values, so that you'll avoid XSS attacks [1]

1 - http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/02/xss-attack-examples/

edited May 22, 2014 at 15:20

answered May 22, 2014 at 15:14

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