insert datestamp if condition is satisfied - php

Question

I would like to insert datetime stamp into a variable once the if-condition is satisfied. But I get the following error:
Notice: Undefined index: status in C:\wamp\www\business\edit_log_widget.php on line 55
The following is the php code:
<?php
include 'scripts/init.php';
include 'html/header.php';
$page = 'servers';
$id =$_SESSION['logid'];
$query = "SELECT *FROM log WHERE logid = $id";
$query_submit = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error);
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query_submit);
?>
<div class="article">
<h2><span>Edit Logs</span></h2>
<div class="clr"></div>
<form action="" method="POST" >
<p>
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td><label for="Task Name">Task Name:*</label></td>
<td><input type="text" name="task_name" size="45" value="<?php echo $row['task_name'] ?>"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="description">Problem Description:*</label></td>
<td><textarea name="description" cols="33" rows="10" ><?php echo $row['description'] ?></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="solution">Solution Description:*</label></td>
<td><textarea name="solution" cols="33" rows="10" ><?php echo $row['solution'] ?></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="status">Status:*</label></td>
<td>
<select id="Select2" name="status">
<option>-Select-</option>
<option>Resolved</option>
<option>Un-resolved</option>
<option>In-Progress</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
<p>
<td><input id="Submit" type="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
<td><input id ="Clear and Restart" type ="reset" value= "Clear and Restart" /></td>
</p>
<?php
if($_POST['status']== 'Resolved')
{
$today = DateTime::createFromFormat('!Y-m-d',date('Y-m-d')); // This is Line 55
}
if(isset($_GET['success']) && empty($_GET['sucess']))
{
echo 'the log has been captured';
}
else
{
if(empty($_POST) === false && empty($errors)=== true)
{
//Update Log details
$update_log = array(
'task_name'=>$_POST['task_name'],
'description' => $_POST['description'],
'solution' =>$_POST['solution'],
'status'=>$_POST['status'],
'closed_date'=>$today,
'userid' =>$_SESSION['userid']);
update_log($update_log);
//redirect
header('Location: edit_log_widget.php?success');
exit();
}
else if(empty($errors) === false)
{
//output errors if the errors array is not empty
echo output($errors);
}
}
?>
</form>
<?php
include 'html/side_menu.php';
include 'html/footer.php';
?>
Update: edit_log.php.
<?php
include 'scripts/init.php';
include 'html/header.php';
$page = 'servers';
$id = $_GET['logid'];
$_SESSION['logid'] = $id;
$query = "SELECT *FROM log WHERE logid = $id";
$query_submit = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error);
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query_submit);
?>
<div class="article">
<h2><span>Edit Logs</span></h2>
<div class="clr"></div>
<form action="edit_log_widget.php" method="POST" >
<p>
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td><label for="Task Name">Task Name:*</label></td>
<td><input type="text" name="task_name" size="45" value="<?php echo $row['task_name'] ?>"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="description">Problem Description:*</label></td>
<td><textarea name="description" cols="33" rows="10" ><?php echo $row['description'] ?></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="solution">Solution Description:*</label></td>
<td><textarea name="solution" cols="33" rows="10" ><?php echo $row['solution'] ?></textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="status">Status:*</label></td>
<td>
<select id="Select2" name="status">
<option>-Select-</option>
<option value="Resolved">Resolved</option>
<option value="Un-resolved">Un-resolved</option>
<option value="In-Progress">In-Progress</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
<p>
<td><input id="Submit" type="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
<td><input id ="Clear and Restart" type ="reset" value= "Clear and Restart" /></td>
</p>
</form>
<?php
include 'html/side_menu.php';
include 'html/footer.php';
?>

Answer 1

You haven't specified any value to your options ;)
<option value="Resolved">Resolved</option>

Answer 2

The PHP code is executed before the form has been submitted, and therefor $_POST['status'] has not yet been defined.

Answer 3

$_POST['status']
the entry status of the array $_POST is not defined
You are trying to access variables that are not yet set.
To avoid that you could check first, if the form was submitted before e.g.
<?php
if(!empty($_POST['Submit'])){
if($_POST['status']== 'Resolved')
{
$today = DateTime::createFromFormat('!Y-m-d',date('Y-m-d')); // This is Line 55
}
if(isset($_GET['success']) && empty($_GET['sucess']))
{
echo 'the log has been captured';
}
else
{
if(empty($_POST) === false && empty($errors)=== true)
{
//Update Log details
$update_log = array(
'task_name'=>$_POST['task_name'],
'description' => $_POST['description'],
'solution' =>$_POST['solution'],
'status'=>$_POST['status'],
'closed_date'=>$today,
'userid' =>$_SESSION['userid']);
update_log($update_log);
//redirect
header('Location: edit_log_widget.php?success');
exit();
}
else if(empty($errors) === false)
{
//output errors if the errors array is not empty
echo output($errors);
}
}
}
?>

Answer 4

You're missing some html props, your <option> must have a the value prop like so:
<td>
<select id="Select2" name="status">
<option value="0">-Select-</option>
<option value="1">Resolved</option>
<option value="2">Un-resolved</option>
<option value="3">In-Progress</option>
</select>
</td>
You're getting that error because you're missing it on your first html snippet, while you have it on your second, so there's nothing for PHP to get

Answer 5

I moved all the php to the top of the html form and now it works fine. Thanks guys for trying to help me out