Unable to send data from html page to php

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I am trying to work with youtube API and trying to send a link from html page to my php script.(I am actually creating an API). But when I click on submit, nothing happens !! even the page is not loaded

Here is my html page

<html>
<title>Youtube Video Information</title>
<body>
<h3>Paste  Video Url in the below box</h3>
<form name = "input" name = "input" action="youtubev3.php" method="GET">
<input type = "textarea" name = "videoURL" id = "videoURL"><br>
Comments: <input type = "checkbox" name = "comments"><br>
likes: <input type = "checkbox" name = "likes"><br>
dislikes: <input type = "checkbox" name = "dislikes"><br>
Views: <input type = "checkbox" name = "dislikes"><br>
<input type="button" name="submit" value="submit" name = "submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

And here is my php source code.

<?php

class youtubev3{
function __construct()
{
}
function getdata(){
  $string = $_POST['videoURL'];
  $urlID = trim($string,"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=");
  echo $urlID;
  $jsonObject = file_get_contents("https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos?id={$urlID}&key=AIzaSyDvM6lnjHv5YMBA6I7ROjv2yYbnohN4PNY&part=snippet,contentDetails,statistics,status");
  $json = json_decode($jsonObject);
  $comentCount = $json->{'kind'};
  //var_dump($json);
  //echo $videoType;
}
}
$getData1 = new youtubev3();
$getData1->getData();
// $videoType = $json->{'items'}[0]->{'kind'};
?>

I hope my question is clear enough.

look at your form method very carefully and the array for $string. I'd call that "undefined index..." — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Oct 8, 2015 at 14:51
1. what is your controller? 2. check your firebug console... are you seeing any error under network? 3. change to action="/youtubev3.php" method="POST" — Invincible
– Invincible, Commented Oct 8, 2015 at 14:54
your form won't be submitted as you have just a button not a button with type 'submit' — sandeep_kosta
– sandeep_kosta, Commented Oct 8, 2015 at 14:55

Ben · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-08 15:05:28Z

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Your method is GET but you're looking for $_POST.
Your syntax is very messy. Ensure that each HTML tag - including <form>, <input> and <button> - has only one name attribute and id attribute.
To post the data, change the button type to type="submit" instead of "button".
Use <textarea> instead of <input type="textarea"> or, better yet for one-line inputs, use <input type="text">.

Full, corrected code

<html>
    <title>Youtube Video Information</title>
    <body>
        <form action="youtubev3.php" id="input" method="post" name="input">
            <textarea id="videoURL" name="videoURL"></textarea><br>
            Comments: <input name="comments" type="checkbox"><br>
            likes: <input name="likes" type="checkbox"><br>
            dislikes: <input name="dislikes" type="checkbox"><br>
            Views: <input name="dislikes" type="checkbox"><br>
            <input name="submit" type="submit" value="submit">
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

edited Oct 8, 2015 at 15:05

answered Oct 8, 2015 at 14:56

Ben

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sandeep_kosta Over a year ago

he is also using the name attribute two times

sandeep_kosta Over a year ago

he also need to change his button type as submit instead of button

Ben Over a year ago

He has a lot of syntactical issues with his code, but even with perfect syntax, the script won't work unless the form method and retrieval method are the same.

CodeGodie Over a year ago

a textarea is not even needed. For what he needs it seems that a normal <input type="text" /> would suffice

Ben Over a year ago

That's not for us to judge... If he wants a textarea (as he's written), he's gone about it the wrong way. Whether or not he needs a textarea, well... Regardless, I've added your suggestion to my answer.

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Anurag Verma · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-08 15:06:13Z

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In your PHP file you are trying to get the URL in $_POST while from the form you are sending the data through get method.

Also the submit button has two name attributes.

<html>
<title>Youtube Video Information</title>
<body>
<h3>Paste  Video Url in the below box</h3>
<form name = "input" name = "input" action="youtubev3.php" method="POST">
<input type = "textarea" name = "videoURL" id = "videoURL"><br>
Comments: <input type = "checkbox" name = "comments"><br>
likes: <input type = "checkbox" name = "likes"><br>
dislikes: <input type = "checkbox" name = "dislikes"><br>
Views: <input type = "checkbox" name = "dislikes"><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

edited Oct 8, 2015 at 15:06

answered Oct 8, 2015 at 14:58

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Yash Sodha · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-08 14:57:07Z

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Check your html code. It contains lots of spacing and errors. Also the input type should be submit.

answered Oct 8, 2015 at 14:57

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