PHP form to update database

[roba1989]

Hello.

I am trying to create an update form that will update values in a MySQL database.

The forms are generated for each different row in the database through a while loop (ie whilst there is another row, make a new form on the page).

However, I cannot get it to update to the databse correctly, having tried numerous different configurations.

I did try making it so that each aspect of the form had a name such as Title[$counter], but this did not work at all. I was told setting id tags on the inputs might help, but I'm not sure how that would work

The code below updates every field in the database, probably as each form on the page has the same name and contents

<?php $db = new mysqli ('localhost','***','***','***');//connect to db
				$results = $db->query("select * from images");
				while ($row = $results->fetch_assoc()){
					$counter=$row['pkey'];?>
   <form name="newad" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"  action="">
      <table width="456">
        <tr>
          <td>Title: </td>
          <td><input type="text" name="Title"  value="<?php echo $row['title']?>" ></td>
             <td><input type="submit" name="Submit" /></td></tr>
     </table>
      </form>
      <?php 		
  if(isset($_POST['Submit'])) 
 {$title=$_POST['Title']; 
$results4 = $db->query("UPDATE images SET title='$title' WHERE pkey='$counter'");
}}	 
$db->close(); ?>

Closing the while loop before the if state ment causes the database to update only the last row. There are other fields to update in the databse, but I'd like to get one working first.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[xylude]

I think I understand what you're trying to do, and the code below should work. But it's really not very clean HTML, nor is it very nice from a UI standpoint. Personally I would try to make all of the database entries go into a select box where I would choose the one I wished to edit rather than listing them all as their own forms.

<?php
if(isset($_POST['Submit']))
{
$counter = $_POST['counter'];
$title=$_POST['Title'];
$results4 = $db->query("UPDATE images SET title='$title' WHERE pkey='$counter'");
}

$db = new mysqli ('localhost','***','***','***');//connect to db
$results = $db->query("select * from images");

while ($row = $results->fetch_assoc())
{

$counter=$row['pkey']; //added this as an id and hidden field so you know what is being submitted.

$form.= '<form name="newad" id="newad'.$counter.'"  method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="">
<table width="456">
<tr>
<td>Title: </td>
<td><input type="text" name="Title" value="'.$row['title'].'" ></td>
<input type="hidden" name="counter" id="c'.$counter.'" value="'.$counter.'" />
<td><input type="submit" name="Submit" /></td></tr>
</table>
</form>';
}

echo $form;

$db->close();
?>

[roba1989]

Thanks, hat did the trick.

I am going to have a selection box at the top so that it only displays a small section of all the entries so the page is not dominated by forms.

One small thing, not too major if it can't be fixed, but after clicking the submit button the field returns to it's old value, and the page needs to refresh to see the new value. Is there any way other than auto refreshing the page for this?

[xylude]

I think these lines should be at the top:

$db = new mysqli ('localhost','***','***','***');//connect to db
$results = $db->query("select * from images");

Let me know if that helps