try this code; gope this can help you, that's power only i got. im newbie in php to,
<?php
include ('connect.php');
?>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="dogstore.php">
Dog's Name:
<input name="dogname" type="text">
<br>
Dog's Breed:
<select name="dogbreed">
<option value="breed1">Breed</option>
<option value="breed2">Breed</option>
<option value="breed3">Breed</option>
<option value="breed4">Breed</option>
<option value="breed5">Breed</option>
<option value="breed6">Breed</option>
<option value="breed7">Breed</option>
</select>
<br>
Dog's Gender:
<select name="doggender">
<option value="Male">Male</option>
<option value="Female">Female</option>
</select>
<br>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Buy Dog">
</form>
<?php
//trim removes the white spaces from the beginning and end of the text
$dogname = trim($_POST['dogname']);
$dogbreed = trim($_POST['dogbreed']);
$doggender = trim($_POST['doggender']);
//Make sure the name form is filled out.
if (isset($_POST['dogname'])) {
echo "good";
}
else {
echo "Oops! You forgot to fill in the name!";
}
$ownerid = $_SESSION['id'];
if (!isset($_POST['Buy Dog'])) {
echo "Congratulations! You've purchased a dog.";
}
else {
echo "Congratulations! You've purchased a dog.";
}
$dog = @mysql_query("INSERT INTO dogs (ownerid, dogname, dogbreed, doggender)
VALUES ('$ownerid', '$dogname', '$doggender')") or die("Error:
".mysql_error());
?>