HTML Form and PHP

[burt.munn]

    I'm trying to create a script that will calculate the tip a customer should pay, based on the number of customers and the amount of the bill. I also have to create an HTML document that has a form with two text boxes, one for number of customers and one foramount of bill(without tax and gratuity). 6 or more customers at a table is 18% gratuity, 5 or less at a table is 15% gratuity. I need to be able to print the gratuity amount to the screen.Also how much sales tax at 8.75% for bill? I need to display 4 amounts , the original amount, the sales tax amount, the gratuity amount and bill total including tax and gratuity. This is for a class that I'm in and I've been racking my brain on 2 or 3 problems. I was up most of last night trying to figure them out. I love this class and want to learn, but at  some point I have to throw in the white flag. I appreciate your help! Just so you know, I'm doing this for a hobby as I'm almost 60 and retired from the Army in 2005. I really need a tutor. Thanks


This is what I have so far and it's not working in my PHP: 
<?php
$customers = $_POST ['customers'];
$bill = $_POST ['bill'];
$tax = $_POST ['tax'];



    while(customers >= 6) {


echo "$customers X $bill =", $bill .18, "<br>";
$customers++;
This is my HTML: I have 3 text boxes, Number of customers, Bill and NY Sales Tax and I also have a submit button that I named gratuity. Please help

[milil]

If you want to learn best way is on w3schools.com. You have examples and tutorials how to do form with post or get methods and so much more. I think that you will learn faster if you go over that examples, and if you still have questions post a new question and we will help you.

[Bachu]

Try this

<form name="calcBill" id="calcBill" action="" method="post">
<label for="txtCustomersNo">Customers Number</label>
<input type="text" name="txtCustomersNo" id="txtCustomersNo" value="<?php  echo isset($_POST['txtCustomersNo']) ? $_POST['txtCustomersNo'] : "1"; ?>" />
<label for="txtAmount">Amount</label>
<input type="text" name="txtAmount" id="txtAmount"  value="<?php  echo isset($_POST['txtAmount']) ? $_POST['txtAmount'] : "0"; ?>" />
<input type="submit" name="sbt" value="Calculate" />
</form>

<?php
if(isset($_POST['sbt'])) {
echo "<h2>Bill Report</h2>";
if(is_numeric($_POST['txtCustomersNo']) && is_numeric($_POST['txtAmount'])) {
if($_POST['txtCustomersNo']>=6) $gratuity = $_POST['txtAmount']*0.18;
else $gratuity = $_POST['txtAmount']*0.15;

$tax = $_POST['txtAmount']*0.0875;
?>
<table cellpadding="2" border="1">
<tr>
<td>No: of Custermers</td>
<td><?php echo $_POST['txtCustomersNo']; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Amount:</td>
<td><?php echo $_POST['txtAmount']; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Gratuity:</td>
<td><?php echo $gratuity; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tax:</td>
<td><?php echo $tax; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Total:</strong></td>
<td><?php echo $_POST['txtAmount']+$gratuity+$tax; ?></td>
</tr>
</table>
<?php
}
else {
?>  
    <h2>Wrong Number Of Customers Or Amount </h2>
<?php
}

}
?>

[burt.munn]

Thankyou so much Bachov! I usually can figure complex things out, but I'm having a lot of mental blocks lately. When I can't figure things out after hours of trying, it does work best for be to see the results and learn from them. I believe your post will work for me. I wish I could contact you in the future in reference to this subject. God Bless

[matrixdevuk]

You'll want to change this:

$customers = $_POST ['customers'];
$bill = $_POST ['bill'];
$tax = $_POST ['tax'];

...to this:

$customers = $_POST['customers'];
$bill = $_POST['bill'];
$tax = $_POST['tax'];

...it's better in terms of syntax.

[burt.munn]

are they not the same

[burt.munn]

This is in reference to Bachov reply above: is there a way to do this without all the <?php ?> in the table also without the $POST everywhere in the php document? I also don't understand line 10 and 12. Thanks

[Bachu]

@burt.munn

We can print the result with in a php tag, like

<?php
if(isset($_POST['sbt'])) {
    echo "<h2>Bill Report</h2>";
    if(is_numeric($_POST['txtCustomersNo']) && is_numeric($_POST['txtAmount'])) {
    if($_POST['txtCustomersNo']>=6) $gratuity = $_POST['txtAmount']*0.18;
    else $gratuity = $_POST['txtAmount']*0.15;

    $tax = $_POST['txtAmount']*0.0875;

    echo "<table cellpadding='2' border='1'>
    <tr><td>No: of Custermers</td><td>".$_POST['txtCustomersNo']."</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Amount:</td><td>".$_POST['txtAmount']."</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Gratuity:</td><td>".$gratuity."</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Tax:</td><td>".$tax."</td></tr>
    <tr><td><strong>Total:</strong></td><td>".($_POST['txtAmount']+$gratuity+$tax)."</td></tr>
    </table>";
    }
    else    echo "<h2>Wrong Customer Number/Amount </h2>";

}
?>

&&

Line 10 -> Checking form is submit or not

Line 12-> Checking customer number and bill amount are numeric

[burt.munn]

As I said I am very new to this. Can I ask a few more questions?
1. I thought that I needed $CustomersNo = $_POST ['CustomerNo'];
$BillAmount = $_POST ['BillAmount']; at the beginning of the php to reference the HTML document that the php information will be in.
2. what is line 18 for, the wrong customer statement?
3. in line 2 the if(isset$_POST['sbt'])) what is isset and sbt?
4. line 4 what is the "is_numeric($POST['txtCustomerNo']) &&"? This is stuff that I haven't learned or seen yet. I thought I needed the statements in 1 above of this message and after that I was to list the variables. I'm just trying to understand. I do appreciate your patience. This will link to a HTML document. 5. Are the _$POST throughout the document the variables and if so, can I list them under my #1 question above?
Thanks again

[cigoL..:)]

@burt.munn,
first you need a HTML form to this here you can input Amount and the Number of Customer
yourhtmlfile.html

`<htm><form method= "yourphpfile.php"> Amount <input type="text" name =" amount"> Number of Customer<input type="text" name ="numberofcust"> </form></html>`

then you create a PHP file that will process the input data

`<?php
    //first check if the variables is not null
    if (isset($_POST['amount'], $_POST['numberofcust'])){
   $amount = $_POST['amount']; // This one is referring to the textbox with a name = "amount"
    $numberofCustomers = $_POST['numberofcust']; // This one is referring to the textbox with a name ="numberofcust"

    //The check if it is numeric

    if (is_numeric($numberofCustomers)){
        // Let's ask the number of customers
        $tax = ($amount*0.0875);
        if ($numberofCustomers>=6){
            $gratuity = ($amount*0.18);
          }
        else{
            $gratuity = ($amount*0.15); //if it's less than 6 
        }

       }

     }
     $total = ($total+$gratuity+$tax); //Compute for the total
     echo "<table>
             <tr>
                 <td>No of Customers</td>
                 <td>".$numberofCustomers."</td>
             </tr>

              <tr>
                 <td>Raw Amount</td>
                 <td>".$amount."</td>
             </tr>
              <tr>
                 <td>Gratuity</td>
                 <td>".$gratuity."</td>
             </tr>
              <tr>
                 <td>Tax</td>
                 <td>".$tax."</td>
             </tr>
              <tr>
                 <td>Total</td>
                 <td>".$total."</td>
             </tr>
     </table>"

    }
`?>

if you want to put a customer name in every tip i strongly suggest that you should use array.
Check www.w3schools.com for tutorial of how to pass array data to PHP.

I hope i can help :)

[burt.munn]

I do have an HTML document that has 2 text boxes, for number of customers and bill amount as well as a calculate button. I know we were taught to put $customerno=_POST['customerno']; and $billamount=_POST['billamount']; and the first 2 lines after <?php. How can I do that and still have the above php info? Respectfully