Checkbox for PHP table input

[brandonpturner]

Alright, let me start by saying that I know zero PHP or SQL code, myself. I have a SQL guy creating tables, and I've been using what I've found on W3C Schools. So far it's been ok, but I have a problem I need solved.

I have created an HTML table that displays the content of a SQL table (thank you W3C). One of the fields in the table displays whether or not a person is approved. In the SQL table, this is shown with either a 1 or a 0, of course. I need a checkbox that the client can select and then write back to the table either 1 (approved) or 0 (denied), and then submit. If the time card is approved, I need it to show up in another table that is yet to be created. If the time card is denied, I need an email to be sent to the contractor with client notes, so that the time card can be adjusted accordingly.

Right now, the code looks like this:

echo "<table id='timecards'>
     <tr>
          <td align='center'>ID</td>
	  <td align='center'>Date</td>
	  <td>Notes</td>
	  <td align='center'>Hours</td>
	  <td align='center'>Approved</td>
     </tr>";

     while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
     {
     echo "<tr>";
     echo "<td align='center'>" . $row['ContractorID'] . "</td>";
     echo "<td align='center'>" . $row['JobTimecardDate'] . "</td>";
     echo "<td align='left'>" . $row['JobProgressNotes'] . "</td>";
     echo "<td align='center'>" . $row['JobHoursToBill'] . "</td>";
     echo "<td align='center'>" . $row['JobHoursApproved'] . "</td>";
     echo "</tr>";
     }
     echo "</table>";

"JobHoursApporoved" is the cell in question.

I realize that this is kind of a large request, but any help would be massively appreciated. Thank you so much.

[diafol]

Yep, a bit large. Perhaps just asking one thing would be more appropriate especially for your first post. You state that you know zero php/sql as if that's a reason/excuse ... If you need help, start helping yourself and post any code that you produce which perhaps does't quite work. This isn't a rent-a-sap forum, although doubtless you'll get some over-enthusiastic noob trying to show off.

So, take some time to learn the language and be prepared to make mistakes. Free lunches are off the menu.

[brandonpturner]

Thank you for the response. I'm not looking for someone to do the work for me. I'm just on a deadline for this project and if anyone could point me towards a tutorial of some sort that is relevant to what I'm doing, that would be great. Even just the checkbox item. I just don't know what to search for and if someone who is more experienced could point me in the right direction, that would be helpful.

[brandonpturner]

I found some code that I guess will do what I need, but I'm not sure about the syntax.

This is what I found:

<form action="checkbox-form.php" method="post">
    <input type="checkbox" name="JobHoursApproved" value="Yes" />
</form>

and

<?php
if(isset($_POST['JobHoursApproved']) &&
   $_POST['JobHoursApproved'] == 'Yes')
?>

I need it to go into the "JobHoursApproved" cell in my code above. Ideas?