[SOLVED] asking for input in linux

athrin · 04-04-2011, 01:16 AM

regards,

i want in the website they ask to enter some input.

Code:

echo -e "<p>Please Enter Year : \c</p> "
read  Year

if i use this command it will ask the user to enter year in command. but what i want is they ask the user to enter year in web browser.

thanks

Harju · 04-04-2011, 01:38 AM

I assume you have the page coded in HTML. You should look at the usage of <input>. It will create a small textbox that you can use. I can also recommend that you make a dropdown curtain menu where the used can select year. Instead of typing whatever they want, you can't ever imagine what people might put in that box.

Didier Spaier · 04-04-2011, 01:54 AM

Hi Athrin

I have read your other posts.

You should first get some basic understanding of the communication mechanisms between a user and a website.

For that you can read books and/or find this kind of information on the Internet. Try 'http', "web server', 'html' as search strings in a search engine or in Wikipedia for instance.

athrin · 04-04-2011, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harju

I assume you have the page coded in HTML. You should look at the usage of <input>. It will create a small textbox that you can use. I can also recommend that you make a dropdown curtain menu where the used can select year. Instead of typing whatever they want, you can't ever imagine what people might put in that box.

you mean like this?
[code]
<form>
echo -e "<p>Please Enter Year : \c<input type="text" name="Year" /></p> "
read Year
</form>
[code]

Didier Spaier · 04-04-2011, 01:57 AM

No. You cant mix html code with bash code, because the Apache server do not include a bash interpreter, thus it won't know what to do with the 'echo' command.

Didier Spaier · 04-04-2011, 01:59 AM

But as someone already told you in another thread you could use PHP instead.

athrin · 04-04-2011, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Didier Spaier

But as someone already told you in another thread you could use PHP instead.

give me an example
i already know basic html

brownie_cookie · 04-04-2011, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by athrin

give me an example

please...

this is a code for the input box

Code:

<input type="text" name="thebox" value="Your Name">

here is also a tutorial for creating forms with inputboxes, pls READ it first !!
LINK YOU NEED TO READ FIRST

Didier Spaier · 04-04-2011, 02:13 AM

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/examples/formex.php

Just you use your favorite search engine you'll find plenty of other examples and tutorials.

athrin · 04-04-2011, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Didier Spaier

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/examples/formex.php

Just you use your favorite search engine you'll find plenty of other examples and tutorials.

= =!
how to put this code into linux?

brownie_cookie · 04-04-2011, 02:29 AM

like

Code:

if [ var1 != var2 ]; then
code
fi

if that's what you mean

Didier Spaier · 04-04-2011, 02:31 AM

This code should be put on a webpage read by Apache. See an Apache tutorial for that.

athrin · 04-04-2011, 02:33 AM

i want this command

Code:

echo -e "Please Enter Year : \c"
read  Year

echo -e "Enter Location"\ " : \c"
read Locat

to be able to display in webpage.. if basic php or html i already know..
what i want is. when i type the addrs it suddenly ask for year and location. after entered the year and location. it will display the output.

Didier Spaier · 04-04-2011, 02:38 AM

How many times should we repeat that THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE because THE WEB SERVER DO NOT INCLUDE A BASH INTERPRETER?

'echo' and 'read' are bash commands.

brownie_cookie · 04-04-2011, 02:40 AM

you can do this IF you make a webpage in HTML or PHP, but maybe you can open that webpage with a script?
i'm not sure, but it's maybe a suggestion....?!