problem with form
<?
include('config.php');
$conn = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass)
or die("Unable to connect to MySQL");
mysql_select_db($db);
$stid = $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS["edsgame"];
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
// if empty, go back and fill everything in
if(empty($_POST['answer'])) {
echo "No answer??";
}
else {
$cat = $_POST['cid'];
$pnt = $_POST['pnt'];
$ans = addslashes($_POST['answer']);
// insert info into database
$query = "INSERT INTO answers (studentid, catid, points, answer) VALUES ('$stid', '$cat', '$pnt', '$ans')";
mysql_query($query) or die('Error, insert failed.');
?>
Answer has been saved! You can click the link below to close the window.
<br /><br />
<a href="javascript:window.close();">CLOSE WINDOW</a>
<?
} }
else {
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Write Your Answer</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<h4>Please choose the correct category/point value and submit your answer.</h4><br>
<br /><br /><br />
<form method="post" action="answer.php">
Category:
<select name="cid" id="cid">
<option value="1">Becoming A Teacher</option>
<option value="2">Educational History</option>
<option value="3">Educational Law</option>
<option value="4">Educational Belief Systems</option>
<option value="5">First Amendment</option>
<option value="6">Special Interest/Scholarship</option>
</select>
<br>
Point Value:
<select name="pnt" id="pnt">
<option value="100">100</option>
<option value="200">200</option>
<option value="300">300</option>
<option value="400">400</option>
<option value="500">500</option>
</select>
<br>
<br>
<textarea cols="50" rows="10" id="answer" name="answer"></textarea>
<br />
<br />
<input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
<? }
mysql_close($conn);
?>
