One Field from Product Info Not Posting to Database

I created a new field in collect_info.php that calls a bunch of checkboxes based on a new table in my database. (Also created a new column for the information in the PRODUCT table.)

The checkboxes and labels are visible when both adding and editing a product. When I choose a checkbox and proceed to preview the product, I can see the checkbox option chosen on the previous page in the hidden fields.

My problem is that when I submit the form, it adds everything except my new field into the database. If anyone would be so kind, I need help in understanding why I can see the hidden field in the form, but it doesn't get added to the database.

Thank you in advance.

In case it will help, here is the code from collect_info.php

<?php 
$tmp_checkbox = '';
while (!$metaphysical->EOF) {
  $metaphysical_array[] = array('id' => $metaphysical->fields['metaphysical_id'],
                                'text' => $metaphysical->fields['metaphysical_material']);
$tmp_checkbox .= zen_draw_checkbox_field('metaphysical_id',$metaphysical->fields['metaphysical_id']) . $metaphysical->fields['metaphysical_material'] . "<br/>"; 
$metaphysical->MoveNext();
}
$options_name[] = $metaphysical->fields['metaphysical_material'];
$options_menu[] = $tmp_checkbox . "\n";
?>

<tr><td valign="top" class="main"><?php echo TEXT_PRODUCTS_METAPHYSICAL; ?></td>
<td class="main">
    <?php for($i=0;$i<sizeof($options_name);$i++) {
                  echo $options_menu[$i]; } ?>
</td></tr>

And from update_product.php

<?php if (!empty($_POST['metaphysical_id'][$i])) {
		$metaphysical_id = $_POST['metaphysical_id'];
		$metaphysical_id_array = '';
			foreach ($metaphysical_id as $value) {
				$metaphysical_id_array .= $value . ',';
			}
	}
?>

and under "manufacturer_id" in update_info.php

<?php
'metaphysical_id' => zen_db_prepare_input($metaphysical_id_array),
?>

kamelion0927:

My problem is that when I submit the form, it adds everything except my new field into the database. If anyone would be so kind, I need help in understanding why I can see the hidden field in the form, but it doesn't get added to the database.

Exactly where among your code snippets is the code that actually inserts the data into the database? I'm not seeing it.

Cheers
Rod

Thanks for your help Rod.

That would be the last line of code I posted. The rest of the code looks like this

 if (!defined('IS_ADMIN_FLAG')) {
    die('Illegal Access');
  }
  if (isset($_GET['pID'])) $products_id = zen_db_prepare_input($_GET['pID']);
  if (isset($_POST['edit_x']) || isset($_POST['edit_y'])) {
    $action = 'new_product';
  } elseif ($_POST['products_model'] . $_POST['products_url'] . $_POST['products_name'] . $_POST['products_description'] != '') {
    $products_date_available = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_date_available']);
    $products_date_available = (date('Y-m-d') < $products_date_available) ? $products_date_available : 'null';

    // Data-cleaning to prevent MySQL5 data-type mismatch errors:
    $tmp_value = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_quantity']);
    $products_quantity = (!zen_not_null($tmp_value) || $tmp_value=='' || $tmp_value == 0) ? 0 : $tmp_value;
    $tmp_value = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_price']);
    $products_price = (!zen_not_null($tmp_value) || $tmp_value=='' || $tmp_value == 0) ? 0 : $tmp_value;
    $tmp_value = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_weight']);
    $products_weight = (!zen_not_null($tmp_value) || $tmp_value=='' || $tmp_value == 0) ? 0 : $tmp_value;
    $tmp_value = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['manufacturers_id']);
    $manufacturers_id = (!zen_not_null($tmp_value) || $tmp_value=='' || $tmp_value == 0) ? 0 : $tmp_value;
	$tmp_value = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_shipping_type']);
    $products_shipping_type = (!zen_not_null($tmp_value) || $tmp_value=='' || $tmp_value == 0) ? 0 : $tmp_value;
	$tmp_value = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_warning']);
    $products_warning = (!zen_not_null($tmp_value) || $tmp_value=='' || $tmp_value == 0) ? 0 : $tmp_value;
	$tmp_value = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_extra_info']);
    $products_extra_info = (!zen_not_null($tmp_value) || $tmp_value=='' || $tmp_value == 0) ? 0 : $tmp_value;
	
	        if (!empty($_POST['metaphysical_id'][$i])) {
		$metaphysical_id = $_POST['metaphysical_id'];
		$metaphysical_id_array = '';
			foreach ($metaphysical_id as $value) {
				$metaphysical_id_array .= $value . ',';
			}
	}
    $sql_data_array = array('products_quantity' => $products_quantity,
                            'products_type' => zen_db_prepare_input($_GET['product_type']),
                            'products_model' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_model']),
                            'products_price' => $products_price,
                            'products_date_available' => $products_date_available,
                            'products_weight' => $products_weight,
                            'products_status' => zen_db_prepare_input((int)$_POST['products_status']),
                            'products_virtual' => zen_db_prepare_input((int)$_POST['products_virtual']),
                            'products_tax_class_id' => zen_db_prepare_input((int)$_POST['products_tax_class_id']),
                            'manufacturers_id' => $manufacturers_id,
	                    'metaphysical_id' => zen_db_prepare_input($metaphysical_id_array),
			    'products_shipping_type' => $products_shipping_type,
			    'products_warning' => $products_warning,
			    'products_extra_info' => $products_extra_info,
                            'products_quantity_order_min' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_quantity_order_min']),
                            'products_quantity_order_units' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_quantity_order_units']),
                            'products_priced_by_attribute' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_priced_by_attribute']),
                            'product_is_free' => zen_db_prepare_input((int)$_POST['product_is_free']),
                            'product_is_call' => zen_db_prepare_input((int)$_POST['product_is_call']),
                            'products_quantity_mixed' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_quantity_mixed']),
                            'product_is_always_free_shipping' => zen_db_prepare_input((int)$_POST['product_is_always_free_shipping']),
                            'products_qty_box_status' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_qty_box_status']),
                            'products_quantity_order_max' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_quantity_order_max']),
                            'products_sort_order' => (int)zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_sort_order']),
                            'products_discount_type' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_discount_type']),
                            'products_discount_type_from' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_discount_type_from']),
                            'products_price_sorter' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_price_sorter'])
                            );

    // when set to none remove from database
    // is out dated for browsers use radio only
      $sql_data_array['products_image'] = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_image']);
      $new_image= 'true';

    if ($_POST['image_delete'] == 1) {
      $sql_data_array['products_image'] = '';
      $new_image= 'false';
    }

	if ($_POST['image_delete'] == 1) {
      $sql_data_array['products_image'] = '';
      $new_image= 'false';
	}

    if ($action == 'insert_product') {
      $insert_sql_data = array( 'products_date_added' => 'now()',
                                'master_categories_id' => (int)$current_category_id);

      $sql_data_array = array_merge($sql_data_array, $insert_sql_data);

      zen_db_perform(TABLE_PRODUCTS, $sql_data_array);
      $products_id = zen_db_insert_id();

      // reset products_price_sorter for searches etc.
      zen_update_products_price_sorter($products_id);
      $db->Execute("insert into " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_TO_CATEGORIES . "
                    (products_id, categories_id)
                    values ('" . (int)$products_id . "', '" . (int)$current_category_id . "')");
    } elseif ($action == 'update_product') {
      $update_sql_data = array( 'products_last_modified' => 'now()',
                                'master_categories_id' => ($_POST['master_category'] > 0 ? zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['master_category']) : zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['master_categories_id'])));
      $sql_data_array = array_merge($sql_data_array, $update_sql_data);
      zen_db_perform(TABLE_PRODUCTS, $sql_data_array, 'update', "products_id = '" . (int)$products_id . "'");
      // reset products_price_sorter for searches etc.
      zen_update_products_price_sorter((int)$products_id);
	  

    $languages = zen_get_languages();
    for ($i=0, $n=sizeof($languages); $i<$n; $i++) {
      $language_id = $languages[$i]['id'];
      $sql_data_array = array('products_name' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_name'][$language_id]),
							  'products_tag' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_tag'][$language_id]),
							  'products_consistency' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_consistency'][$language_id]),
                              'products_sizes' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_sizes'][$language_id]),
                              'products_instructions' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_instructions'][$language_id]),
                              'products_product_type' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_product_type'][$language_id]),
                              'products_category_type' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_category_type'][$language_id]),
							  'products_color' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_color'][$language_id]),
                              'products_description' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_description'][$language_id]),
							  'products_description2' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_description2'][$language_id]),
							  'products_description3' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_description3'][$language_id]),
                              'products_url' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['products_url'][$language_id]));
      if ($action == 'insert_product') {
        $insert_sql_data = array('products_id' => (int)$products_id,
                                 'language_id' => (int)$language_id);
        $sql_data_array = array_merge($sql_data_array, $insert_sql_data);
        zen_db_perform(TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION, $sql_data_array);
      } elseif ($action == 'update_product') {
        zen_db_perform(TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION, $sql_data_array, 'update', "products_id = '" . (int)$products_id . "' and language_id = '" . (int)$language_id . "'");
      }
    }

    // add meta tags
    $languages = zen_get_languages();
    for ($i=0, $n=sizeof($languages); $i<$n; $i++) {
      $language_id = $languages[$i]['id'];

      $sql_data_array = array('metatags_title' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['metatags_title'][$language_id]),
                              'metatags_keywords' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['metatags_keywords'][$language_id]),
                              'metatags_description' => zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['metatags_description'][$language_id]));
      if ($action == 'insert_product_meta_tags') {
        $insert_sql_data = array('products_id' => (int)$products_id,
                                 'language_id' => (int)$language_id);
        $sql_data_array = array_merge($sql_data_array, $insert_sql_data);
        zen_db_perform(TABLE_META_TAGS_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION, $sql_data_array);
      } elseif ($action == 'update_product_meta_tags') {
        zen_db_perform(TABLE_META_TAGS_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION, $sql_data_array, 'update', "products_id = '" . (int)$products_id . "' and language_id = '" . (int)$language_id . "'");
      }
    }
    
    // BEGIN CEON URI MAPPING 1 of 1
    require_once(DIR_WS_CLASSES . 'class.CeonURIMappingAdminProductPages.php');
    $ceon_uri_mapping_admin = new CeonURIMappingAdminProductPages();
    $ceon_uri_mapping_admin->updateProductHandler($products_id, $zc_products->get_handler($product_type));
    // END CEON URI MAPPING 1 of 1


    zen_redirect(zen_href_link(FILENAME_CATEGORIES, 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&pID=' . $products_id . (isset($_GET['page']) ? '&page=' . $_GET['page'] : '') . (isset($_POST['search']) ? '&search=' . $_POST['search'] : '') ));
  } else {
    $messageStack->add_session(ERROR_NO_DATA_TO_SAVE, 'error');
    zen_redirect(zen_href_link(FILENAME_CATEGORIES, 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&pID=' . $products_id . (isset($_GET['page']) ? '&page=' . $_GET['page'] : '') . (isset($_POST['search']) ? '&search=' . $_POST['search'] : '') ));
  }
  }

kamelion0927:

The rest of the code looks like this
<snip>
if (!empty($_POST['metaphysical_id'][$i])) {

I note the that "$i" variable isn't being set anywhere. Perhaps that's the problem?

Cheers
Rod

RodG:

I note the that "$i" variable isn't being set anywhere. Perhaps that's the problem?

Cheers
Rod

Ooops! That was left over from some experimenting I was doing. I finally figured out what my issue was - I wasn't assigning the checkboxes a $pInfo->'metaphysical_id'. My actual code for the checkbox array should have been:

<?php 
$tmp_checkbox = '';
while (!$metaphysical->EOF) {
$tmp_checkbox .= zen_draw_checkbox_field('metaphysical_id',$metaphysical->fields['metaphysical_id'], $pInfo->metaphysical_id) . $metaphysical->fields['metaphysical_material'] . "<br/>"; 
$metaphysical->MoveNext();
}
$options_name[] = $metaphysical->fields['metaphysical_material'];
$options_menu[] = $tmp_checkbox . "\n";
?> 

which I would have known days ago if I had taken two seconds to research the function.

Thanks again for all your help - your posts have helped me out of more than one tight spot. :)

kamelion0927:

Thanks again for all your help - your posts have helped me out of more than one tight spot. :)

Always happy to help where I can.

Thanks for the feedback. Always appreciated.

Cheers
Rod