If / Else Statements (PHP Newbe, Still Struggling)

[Marcus2000]

Hi people,

 

please can any of you guys help us out? I need to write some php code but i'm getting more and more confused everytime i get into php.

 

Anyways this is what i'm trying to do on my site:

 

I want the user to type in a company name in a text field in a very simple html form.

The user hits submit buton and the text the user typed in gets sent to a php document for processing.

If the user has typed in a company name that matches one of the 3 company names that i have, then the user gets sent to one page. (sucess page)

If the what the user has entered into the search form does not match one of my 3 company names, then I want them to be sent to another page (error page).

 

I know this is real simple stuff guys, but i just cant get my head round this so far, please, please help.

 

Many thanks in advance,

Marcus.

[flolam]

assuming the three company names are in an array:

<?php
$companies = array("Mercedes", "VW", "Porsche")
if (in_array(trim($_GET["companyname"]), $companies)) {
//show success page
} else {
//showerror page
}
?>

[Marcus2000]

Thanks for the quick response mate. that looks like what i'm after.

 

Just one thing, how to i edit the code to go to either a sucess page or got to the error page?

 

Cheers.

[flolam]

use http://php.net/manual/de/function.header.php