putting variable into specific rows after math - php

Question

i am trying to create a golf tourney scoreboard where i input the scores from each round and if i put in what course was played, it will go into the row of my sql database. how do i make a total score that is figured out in my php code go into a row that i specify on the form?
the form is built out like this:
<input name='name/handi/par/course/hole1/etc' type='text'>
to save space/time just short-handing the coding as much as possible. the php looks like this:
$name = $_POST['name/handi/par/course/hole1/etc'];
then i have the math broken out to figure the front 9, back 9, total score (with handicap [handi] worked in)
$totOut = ($hole1 + $hole2...etc)
$totIn = ($hole10 + $hole11 ... etc)
$total = ($totOut + $totIn) - $handi;
$o_u_total = $total - $par; (over/under for the week)
$o_u_today = $total - $par; (over/under for the day)
the total for today (b/c there are 4 rounds) and the total for the whole week. the totals for the whole week are worked out in a query on the display page:
$sql = "SELECT name,
SUM(total) AS Score,
SUM(o_u_total) AS Over_Under,
total AS Total_Today,
o_u_today AS Over_Under_Today
FROM matchplay
GROUP BY name
ORDER BY Score ASC";
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql);
and how i am trying to make the inputted value (course name) go into the specific row (designated in my sql dbase) is like this:
$ridge;
if ($_POST['course'] = 'The Ridge') {
($ridge = $total);
}
$cove;
if ($_POST['course'] = 'The Cove') {
($cove = $total);
} etc
i have a feeling that i am doing something terribly wrong with the if/else, but i don't know how else to choose what i want the $total to go into.
can anybody help me?

Answer 1

i figured it out ... thanks if anybody saw it and was in the middle of thumping me on the head with how easy it was
$ridge;
if ($_POST['course'] == 'The Ridge') {
($ridge = $total);
}
and not
$ridge;
if ($_POST['course'] = 'The Ridge') {
($ridge = $total);
}

Answer 2

Glad you did figure it out. To enhance your code and avoid multiple ifs, you can use a switch case statement.
$course_name = $_POST['course'];
switch($course_name){
case ('The Ridge'):
// your code here
break;
case ('The code'):
// an other code here
break;
}
Hope this help.