Take output from MySQL array and post specific info to different table - php

Question

Right now my array displays information that I need, but I am trying to allow users to claim the jobs by clicking the "claim button" and posting their username, user id, order id, and setting the claimed info to show it is claimed.
<h3>Current Jobs</h3>
<p class="text-muted m-b-20">These are the jobs either in progress or are available to be claimed.</p>
<div class="table-responsive">
<? echo "<table class=\"table table-striped\">
<thead>
<tr>
<tr>
<th>Order #</th>
<th>Order Type</th>
<th>Order ID Number</th>
<th>Order Status</th>
<th>Order Dates</th>
<th>Order Claimed</th>
<th>Claim Job</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>";
$order_id = $row['order_item_id'];
$user_id = $uid;
$user_name = $username;
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($wclaim))
{
echo "<tr id=" . $row['order_item_id'] . ">";
echo "<td >" . $row['order_item_id'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['order_item_name'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['order_id'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['post_status'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['post_date'] . "</td>";
echo('<td>'.(($row['claim_aktiv']==1) ? 'Yes' : 'No').'</td>');
---> if(isset($_POST["submit"])) {
"INSERT INTO claimsystem (claim_id, user_id, user_name, claim_aktiv)
VALUES ('$order_id','$user_id','$user_name','1')";
}
---> echo "<td><input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\"></input></td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
echo "</tbody></table>";
?>
The code I need help with has a arrow in front of it
--->
When I click on the submit button it does not do anything.

Answer 1

Since the only information you need from the user is an identifier for the given row, you can build a simple small form into each row. Structurally it would look something like this:
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($wclaim))
{
// output your table cells
echo "<td><form method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"order_item_id\" value=\"" . $row['order_item_id'] . "\" /><input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\"></input></form></td>";
}
Note the things in that table cell:
form - Each row would have its own small form, so you're only posting just that one row's value when clicking the button.
input type="hidden" - The order_item_id value to be submitted.
input type="submit" - the submit button
You can add an action to the form to post to another page, or post back to this same page by default. When handling the post, you'd just use the value being sent from the input type="hidden":
$_POST["order_item_id"]
That would be the identifier you need to insert the record.